On 2020-04-23, at 06:21, Tony Renshaw <tonyrenshaw268@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have my instrument panel such that it sits on small rubber mounts
> Ive also been advised to cut the lip off the top of the panel which I have
> addressed
by building an inverted, internal flange, so I can do this, but other
than weight saving Im wondering if that is a common thing to do
Tony - I think it probably is common, although perhaps not much reported. Here
is a link to a picture of my instrument module (F14) with a flange similar to
what you describe:
http://www.rowlandcarson.org.uk/aviation/europa_435/im_inner_flange.php
Although I have now discarded the mechanical gyros I originally intended to fit:
http://www.rowlandcarson.org.uk/aviation/europa_435/subpanel.php
I am retaining the anti-vibration bushes on which the main aluminium panel is
mounted.
I feel that the mechanical movements of the ASI, altimeter & VSI would
probably live a bit longer with some vibration damping. Here is a link to a
picture
of the unpopulated aluminium panels:
http://www.rowlandcarson.org.uk/aviation/europa_435/laser_etching.php
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Rowland
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