thanks for your comments - the only static vent I've seen on a europa was
aft of the port wing about half way up the fuselage - a series of quite
small holes in a circle? Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: david joyce <davidjoyce@beeb.net>
Subject: Re: pitot/static lines
> Peter, As you are only 5 away from my kit number I guess the same solution
> should apply to both of us. The pitot/static head is fitted under the wing
> in the preformed recess. It has two elements: the open ended tube which is
> the pitot and the tube with a black plastic bullet in its end with lateral
> small holes in it which is the static. You bring the supplied plastic line
> back from both through holes in the ribs (whose positioning is described
in
> my manual) out through the wing root to terminate in quick release
> connectors (supplied). Corresponding connectorsare attached to lines
running
> through the fuselage side to route back to the panel. The routing of these
> lines was the only thing not described in the manual. I drilled two holes
in
> the horizontal surface just outboard of the head rest and threaded a wire
> down each to emerge at the wing root hole in the fuselage side and then
used
> this wire to guide the poly tube through the two holes, repeating for the
> second tube. You can route these tubes forwards neatly under the door
sill,
> possibly making a tunnel for them through the front lift pin strengthening
> bit if you haven't made that yet. Give me a ring if still unclear. David
> Joyce 402
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jacqui <jacqui@idsl.freeserve.co.uk>
> Subject: pitot/static lines
>
>
> after 3/4 hour looking through entire manual for reference to the lines
> within the fuselage, factory tell me they havn't written this bit yet!!
How
> many kits have they sold?
>
> Anyway, as several of you are flying, there presumably is a solution as to
> where the static vent is placed and the routing bor both lines? any
answers
> would be helpful, thanks. Peter Mileham 407
>
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