backcountry
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I understand there’s VOR antennas that can be bonded on the inside fiberglass and wonder if anyone has tried that inside the RV-12 engine cowling?
I understand there’s VOR antennas that can be bonded on the inside fiberglass and wonder if anyone has tried that inside the RV-12 engine cowling?
Why put one of these ugly eye pokers on your airplane when a wingtip VOR/LOC/GS antenna fits the bill? Mine works to 100nm+ out and LOC/GS way beyond practical range.Why not just mount the antenna on the vertical fin like many other aircraft?
Like Carl, my wingtip mounted 30-year old Archer nav antenna works to a longer distance than needed.Why put one of these ugly eye pokers on your airplane when a wingtip VOR/LOC/GS antenna fits the bill? Mine works to 100nm+ out and LOC/GS way beyond practical range.
Carl
Do you recommend putting your wingtip antenna inside or outside the RV-12 metal wingtip?Why put one of these ugly eye pokers on your airplane when a wingtip VOR/LOC/GS antenna fits the bill? Mine works to 100nm+ out and LOC/GS way beyond practical range.
I haven't done it (I'm going the WAAS GPS only route) but I understand routing that antenna cable up through the tail is a non-trivial task.Why not just mount the antenna on the vertical fin like many other aircraft?
My intention was to show an alternative approach to the VOR/LOC/GS antenna installation for the RV-12. Thin wires bonded to the inside of the aft canopy is an easy installation. Routing the cable to the receiver is also easy compared to a wing tip or vertical stab installation. And the antenna performance is every bit as good as the conventional locations.I haven't done it (I'm going the WAAS GPS only route) but I understand routing that antenna cable up through the tail is a non-trivial task.
Cool...How much does the departure from the horizontal plane effect efficiency?My intention was to show an alternative approach to the VOR/LOC/GS antenna installation for the RV-12. Thin wires bonded to the inside of the aft canopy is an easy installation. Routing the cable to the receiver is also easy compared to a wing tip or vertical stab installation. And the antenna performance is every bit as good as the conventional locations.
Well shoot fire, I learned something today.Do you recommend putting your wingtip antenna inside or outside the RV-12 metal wingtip?
Cool...How much does the departure from the horizontal plane effect efficiency?
Just thinking out-loud -- I can't think of a reason that you couldn't repurpose the "boomerang" VOR antenna from a Beech ABEFGV-33/35/36 and mounting it under the belly of the -12 in a suitable spot...
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Or, use the Comant CI-120 "blades" up on the vertical stab ala Mooney.
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Both of the aforementioned are available from the various aircraft salvage companies for much much less than new, and you get to give new life/purpose to something...
Cheers!
dont think the vertical fin structure would support blades without a lot of beefing up (rv12)