
Jabiru J450 Constructors Manual
Pre-Paint>Wings>Fit pitot tube to strut
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
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Pre-Paint>Wings>Fit pitot tube to strut
Objectives of this task:
To fit the Pitot head and tube to the right-hand strut prior to painting.
Take the right hand strut and measure down 340mm from the upper/wing end of the airfoil-
shaped section, mark and drill a 10mm hole in the front of the strut.
Feed the supplied ¼” ID plastic tubing into
the hole and down the strut until it can be
seen at the bottom, then fit the top end of the
tube over the pitot fitting and superglue and
lock wire the tube in place as shown at right.
Feed all the tube into the strut until the pitot
head mounting plate sits against the strut
then pop rivet the plate in place as shown in
the photo below.
Refer the drawing on the next page for
details.
Tie the excess plastic tube to the outside of
the strut and set the strut aside for test fitting
and painting.
340mm
Pitot
head
Lock
wire