7.12
P
ITOT
-
STATIC SYSTEM
T
HE PITOT SYSTEM PROVIDES PITOT PRESSURE TO THE
ADHARS
(
AIRSPEED AND ANGLE OF ATTACK
)
AND THE STANDBY EFIS
.
T
HE
HEATED PITOT TUBE IS LOCATED UNDER THE LEFT WING
,
ABOUT TWO
THIRDS OF THE WAY ALONG THE SPAN
.
T
HE PITOT HEAT
,
POWERED
FROM THE
M
AIN
B
US
,
IS CONTROLLED BY THE
PITOT
HEAT
SWITCH
ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL
.
T
HE STATIC SYSTEM SUPPLIES STATIC
PRESSURE TO THE
ADHARS,
STAND BY EFIS
(
A
IRSPEED
,
VERTICAL
SPEED
,
ALTIMETER
)
AND ENCODER
(
WHICH PROVIDES ALTITUDE
INFORMATION TO THE TRANSPONDER
).
T
HE STATIC PRESSURE PORTS
ARE ON THE REAR SIDES OF THE FUSELAGE AND ARE POSITIONED TO
SELF DRAIN
.
7.13
H
EATING AND
V
ENTILATION
T
HE
C
ABIN HEAT IS PROVIDED VIA ONE HEAT MUFFS ATTACHED TO
THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND FED WITH HIGH PRESSURE AIR TAKEN
FROM THE BAFFLING BEHIND
#3
CYLINDER
.
T
HE HEATED AIR IS
DUCTED THROUGH THE FIREWALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUDDER
PEDALS
.
T
HE HEAT IS CONTROLLED BY A PUSH
/
PULL CABLES ON THE
LEFT SIDE OF LOWER INSTRUMENT PANEL
.
V
ENTILATION AIR IS
SUPPLIED FROM TWO
NACA
INLETS
:
ONE ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE
OF THE FUSELAGE FOR THE PILOT
,
AND ONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF
THE FUSOLAGE FOR THE PASSENGER
.
T
HE VENTILATION AIR IS FED TO
TWO EYEBALL ALUMINUM VENT ON THE SIDE OF THE LOWER
INSTRUMENT PANEL
.
Van’s RV7
Aircraft Flight
Manual
Rev 0.1
S/N 74141
Aircraft Flight
Manual
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