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Old May 12th 09, 01:00 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Brian Whatcott
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Default Building an electronic Angle of Attack indicator

Morgans wrote:
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There is one central location that is not subject to prop blast,
exactly: - that's the nose cone of the prop.
Visualize a small hole set about an inch back from the front.
Use a local pressure sensor chip and a wireless transmitter.

The flow from off axis would module the air pressure slightly
one cycle per revolution, with amplitude in proportion to
AofA (maybe :-)



Yeah, that sounds eaaaaasssy, and cheeeep, too!

NoT ! ! ! ;-)


I'm the one who likes the mouth organ reed, tube and wing slot approach
- but Experimental class is dedicated to folks who don't take the cheap,
easy approach!

Brian W