Pitot tube

I routed the pitot and AoA tubing to the wing root, with right-angle adapters there:

Pitot and AoA tubes, routed down the side pocket to the connectors

Wing root pitot/AoA connectors on the fuselage side

On the wing side, I also attached the tube connectors (using the shortest right-angle connectors I could find so it doesn't interfere with the spar later):

Wing root pitot tube connector on the wing side

With that, I installed the pitot tube and connected the tubing on both ends:

Pitot tube installed in place, with the tubes connected to it

I had to use the borescope to see what I was doing when connecting the pitot heat wires, but it worked out, and I secured them away from the rib:

Connecting pitot heat wires, as seen through the borescope

Pitot heat wires, routed and secured away from the rib

With this, the only thing left in section 20 is installing the access covers in place, which I'll do after final assembly and end-to-end rigging of the ailerons.

Time lapse:


Total bottom wing skin rivets: 1682
Total bottom wing skin time: 111.6h

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