installing a vor antenna on zenith’s “flying rudder” by bill bartlett cutout hole using the...
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Installing a VOR Antenna on Zenith’s “Flying Rudder” by Bill Bartlett How it looks when the rudder is attached to the fuselage. Coaxial cable is routed inside the leading edge skin.TRANSCRIPT
Installing a VOR Antenna on Zenith’s “Flying Rudder”by Bill Bartlett
• Cutout hole using the antenna gasket as a template.
• Dill two holes to accommodate appropriate nut-plates or rivnuts.
• Deburr and smooth edges.• Check antenna connections clearance
with cut out.• Antenna connections must not come in
contact with the rudder.• Add a dielectric edge protection if
required.• Or, coat your connections with
electrician’s liquid tape.• I used a nut-plate for the forward hole;
and, a rivnut for the aft hole.• 6T4-4 Vertical Tail Spar wouldn’t allow
room for a nut plate.
Installing a VOR Antenna on Zenith’s “Flying Rudder”by Bill Bartlett
• VOR antenna installed on top 6T4-2 Tip Rib.
• Close up view of “AN” bolts attaching the antenna to the Top Rib.
Installing a VOR Antenna on Zenith’s “Flying Rudder”by Bill Bartlett
• How it looks when the rudder is attached to the fuselage.
• Coaxial cable is routed inside the leading edge skin.
Installing a VOR Antenna on Zenith’s “Flying Rudder”by Bill Bartlett
• Coaxial cable is routed through the 6T4-1 Nose Rib.
• Add grommet to hole through the nose rib.
• I placed a small clear tube around cable to help protect the cable fit the clamp.