Hinged pitot tube protector will open automatically in take off at speed of about 40 MPH and close automatically at end of landing roll. Fits pitot tube with 1/2" O.D. |
Worked with safety wire, not the screw included.
Pitot Tube Protector 1/2 O.D.
We now have homeless bugs who once nested in the pitot tube.
Pitot Tube Protector 1/2 O.D.
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Pitot Tube Protector 1/2 O.D.
Installed two on a Cessna 182 for pitot & D-100 angle of attack probe. Worked get.
I really like the pitot tube protector. It would be better if the legs were longer to accommodate larger pitot tubes. I had to add them to mine to make it fit.
Has a cotterpin for the hinge pin wants to be sticky sometimes replaced with a roll pin much better operational
Pitot Tube Protector 1/2 O.D.
Works great but is made for a very small pitot tube. I had to modify it to fit my pitot tube.
The cotter key hinge does not reliably permit free movement of the mechanism. Im not going to leave it installed and will instead continue to employ a remove before flight cover.
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