I cant find any mention in any of my build manuals of the NACA scoop mouldings
that came with my XS kit, or how and where to fit them.
I notice that other builders appear to have made their own choices of location
- see the composite picture in my dropbox at:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hkyd4ldm1x634id/scoop_locations.jpg?dl=0
Id like to site my scoops in a way that makes it easy to fit eyeball vents on
the
inside; as the eyeball vents Ive got have their own on-off control I dont plan
to use the adjustment feature supplied (one of which broke anyway within minutes
of unwrapping it). Id prefer to avoid the need to construct serpentine
ductwork (as related recently in The Europa Flyer) and want to keep the eyeball
vents clear of my knees. I imagine that lower locations are more likely to be
high-pressure and higher locations less so or even low-pressure, but I wonder
if there are any real no-go areas.
The fitting instructions packed with the scoops (made by Ayton & Co & supplied
through Aircraft Spruce) show how to fit the scoops on the inside face of the
aircraft skin, but as the flange is only about 2mm recessed from the outer
surface
of the scoops I think it will be necessary to cut back the inner skin to
allow them to sit flush with the outer skin.
All input on this topic welcome!
in friendship
Rowland
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