Static port location- consensus?

[dgapilot]

That is where Piper put it, no doubt from flight testing to find the area that induced the least error.


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[Subsonic]

That's where mine is...Just Forward of the hellhole door. I spent time hooking mine up/restoring function, after some period of being disconnected. It stabilized my Airspeed indicator, which used to jump around.

[wyandot jim]

Our 1952 Pacer had the static port located on the right side of the boot cowl. Seemed to work fine and easy to get to. Cub Crafters locates theirs on the left side of the boot cowl.

[jbh-in-sc]

I have a question about the later model static port(s) from the factory. It seems to use this part just pressed up against the inside of the belly fabric:
https://www.univair.com/piper/parts/...0-piper-plate/

My A&P and I are testing the static lines, and every piece of the line checks out fine except this junction. How is this sealed? It seems air is always able to enter the system between the fabric and the plate. It's like it needs some kind of glue or sealant.

thanks

[Kenlsa]

Mine were just pressed up against the fabric, and I have just replaced the fabric and used some new seam to ensue they don’t ‘flap in the breeze’ . I used a fuselage envelope so had to crawl inside to move them around so they were flush as they must have got knocked around at some stage. That wouldn’t have been a problem if I had used fabric off the role as I would have had access as it would have been the first section that was covered. The old fabric was repaired many times around the ports and I wonder how effective it was with all the tapes and patches around it. I hope my method works.

[jbh-in-sc]

that doesn't seem like it would ever pass a leak test or an IFR test

[Steve Pierce]

The static port should be glued to the fabric. Stick a hole through the fabric with a pin.

[jbh-in-sc]

glue the fabric.....yikes...
is this in a shop manual?

[Steve Pierce]

Do you want the static pressure read from inside the fuselage or outside. Piper glued the static port to the fabric like a Cessna has it riveted to the skin. No shop manual for a Pacer/Tri-Pacer.

[mmoyle]

I believe using a couple screws if your stingers are fir would work as well.


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