Getting the Pitot tube into the fuselage

20 Mar 2005 Getting the Pitot tube into the fuselage

Here’s how I got the pitot tube from the wing into the fuselage. I couldn’t find anything in the manual about this, so I just improvised. Seems to have turned out ok.

Here’s the view from the outside of the fuselage. Note that I use the plastic tube here, but I’ve flared it for the connection to the aluminium tube that runs to the pitot.

Here’s the aluminium tube in the wings. Strange looking bends, I know, but it seems to be ok.

Here’s where the plastic tube comes into the fuselage and runs up to the instrument panel.