Here's the screen - this was just made out of a kitchen sieve that was donated to the airplane project. (Thanks, mom!)
Here's the view from the outside - this was the original plan, which was modified after it proved to be problematic the for the reasons detailed below.
At this point, I realized that it was going to be easier to put this over the back (panel-mounted) vent rather than the NACA scoop. Here was the reasoning behind this:
- First, the screen is going to cause a certain amount of resistance as wind hits it. When this happens, if it's on the front vent, it'll have a tendency to pull back. Because of this, it may eventually have a tendency to pull itself off of the NACA vent, which could lead to a pretty drafty cockpit, especially if you wanted the vent closed.
- Also, these guys are held on by the stainless steel clamps. The screen has a tendency to slide off easier than the tube does, and it would sure be nice to be able to clamp down on the screen end really tightly without breaking anything - the panel-mounted vents are metal, and the other ends are plastic.
Still playing with putting this on the front - this is how it goes on either end, though.
Here's the final configuration - you can see the screen through the vent in the panel.
After that, it was just putting the scat tube over the screen, and then putting the stainless steel clamp on top of that. These should be good to go!
Wires - we've finished drilling holes in the spar webbing, which we had started just the other day, and now we've got Altrak wires running up here. Should be able to get that done quickly, now.
In addition, the strobe wire for the tail is back here now, and the wires for the Dynon remote compass. Sweet!
