swedishCT Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 Hey Guys So I've just upfitted my old CTSW with a brand new Dynon HDX system. My CTSW is a so called "German version" with no factory installed static port. I'm thinking of resin 3d printing one. Could someone please send me some pictures of their static port and tell me where it's located on a CT? Thx alot!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 You shouldn't manufacture your own static port, they're extremely sensitive devices. On flight designs, they have air dams as part of the design. They're on the belly behind the gear leg station line a bit so installation will be a challenge as well because that's underneath the controls in the tunnel towards the tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedishCT Posted February 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 Hey Anticept, thx for the info! Thing is that I've been in contact with FD and they do not know when they can provide me with the parts. Do you have any picture of the static port? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 Nothing that would be useful to you at this time. The photos I have are skin references that I take periodically so if I ever find something, I can see if it was already an issue or developing. Really helps when you really see all the wrinkles in handbuilt airplanes under the right sunlight and need to see if it's always been there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Meade Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 When I put in my heated pitot tube, I used the one in it and disconnected the belly static port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 Is it an L type? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Meade Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 There is a discussion, part number and photo in this thread. https://www.ctflier.com/topic/6217-2006-ctsw-ifr-e-lsa/#comment-87385 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedishCT Posted February 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 Hey Jim I looked though the discussion you mentioned above and I could only see some picture of the pitot tube and no images of the belly static port, am I missing something? Perhaps you could send me some pictures of yours belly static port? Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 9 hours ago, swedishCT said: Hey Jim I looked though the discussion you mentioned above and I could only see some picture of the pitot tube and no images of the belly static port, am I missing something? Perhaps you could send me some pictures of yours belly static port? Thx The pitot he installed has the static port in the pitot mast. Look at the little holes behind the head of the mast, they are for static air pressure. He disconnected the one in the belly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedishCT Posted February 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 Oh yeah I see them now, did not realize he was refering to the swap of his pitotube! As I mentioned above, I'm looking on installing a belly static port, not swaping the entire pitotube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted February 19, 2023 Report Share Posted February 19, 2023 I really need to stress how much easier it would be to do a pitot tube swap than to try to install a belly static port. Unless your control system is already taken apart, you're in for a nightmare. They're installed in one of the most inaccessible places possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 11 hours ago, swedishCT said: Oh yeah I see them now, did not realize he was refering to the swap of his pitotube! As I mentioned above, I'm looking on installing a belly static port, not swaping the entire pitotube. Honesty the pitot change to add the static port would be a better option than adding one on the belly. I personally think there is an issue with the location of the one on the belly. I often see as much as 50 foot jumps on altitude during run ups that I can only relate to issues with the static port location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedishCT Posted February 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 Okey, does anyone know of a discussion on this forum on how to change the pitottube? How dose one remove the existing one from the wing? How is it attached to the wing? I'll study this option more carefully the next time I'm at the airfield, however it's always good the get a head start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 If you can post a picture of your pitot tube. Flight Design has used some different ones over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedishCT Posted February 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 These are the only ones I could find at the moment, I'll take some better ones the next time I'm athe the airport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 I was afraid of that, you have the smaller pitot. The pitot we have been talking about is a slide out, slide in replacement for the larger Dynon pitot. Minus the extra plumbing. I'm not 100% certain for the smaller pitot, but the larger ones just slide out of the wing leading edge. It might be possible to make one to fit the smaller hole, if your regulations allow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedishCT Posted February 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 Okey, I understand. So I still belive it would be better/easier to install the belly port rather the trying to remove my existing pitottube and trying to modify the wing so that it would fit a larger pitot-static tube. The situation now is that I have a brand new HDX setup with NO static port since my CTSW is a so-called "German version". And therefore like to install this This is what my setup used to be: And this is what it is today (sorry for the poor quality, its a screenshoot from a video, ill take a better one soon): Is there no one out there that could send me an image of their belly static port and give me an approximate placement of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 I'll have a CTSW in the shop tomorrow. I'll see if I can get a picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedishCT Posted February 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 Thx Tom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrassStripFlyBoy Posted February 21, 2023 Report Share Posted February 21, 2023 On '06 SW, static port is located 6" aft of where the gear leg fairing detail end on surface of fuselage body. Also removed the tunnel hatch in baggage compartment, this is view of interior, under the rocket frame area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedishCT Posted February 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 That's exactly what I needed! Could you please send me one final closeup picture of the port from the outside so that I can see the structure (air damms, other indentations etc?) and shape (If it's flat or convex) of it? Thanks GSFB! this is what ive modeld so far: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towner Posted February 22, 2023 Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 Sorry about the dirty belly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Flapper Posted February 22, 2023 Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 I have a question, on my static port it is oriented off centerline of the airplane. is that the orientation for most CTLS planes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towner Posted February 22, 2023 Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 Mine is an SW, but I didn’t really climb under it far enough to see if it is on centerline. It is in line with the antenna, so I would guess so. I have no clue about the LS though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Flapper Posted February 22, 2023 Report Share Posted February 22, 2023 Mine is on the centerline of the plane, I was asking if the raised side of the port is perpendicular to the center line of the airplane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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