Pitot Tube replacement

[Pacerfgoe]

I'm going to start looking at my wings next week, and as someone broke off my original one I need to come up with a replacement. The broken piece looks like copper....but i'm not sure how the little flange thingy that attaches the unit to the wing is cemented/soldered to the pitot tube. Would this unit from Spruce be acceptable..... http://www.aircraftspruce.ca/catalog...?clickkey=7405

Any help here is appreciated

[tnowak]

On my Vagabond I have a near identical looking pitot tube. A few years ago the soft copper bent tube came loose from the attaching "penny washer" attachment. Just had it silver soldered.
TonyN

[Len Solomon]

I have the ACS pitot tube on my Vagabond and works well.
Len

[Lownslow]

I installed the ACS tube on mine. It has a durable aluminum base and has a classy look.

Lou

[Jim Hann]

Forrest,

Do you have a 135? Because that model had the pitot and static on the wing. There are actually three different tubes, not that it matters with the ACS one, and the one I have from Univair for my 150 is not a PMA'd part, it is over $100 USD and is a repeat of the original. It came with my rebuilt wings.

Jim

[Pacerfgoe]

Forrest,

Do you have a 135? Because that model had the pitot and static on the wing. There are actually three different tubes, not that it matters with the ACS one, and the one I have from Univair for my 150 is not a PMA'd part, it is over $100 USD and is a repeat of the original. It came with my rebuilt wings.

Jim

Hi Jim,
I have a 125....no static system at all. Is the tube in my link the ACS one?? All replys refer to an ACS part but i'm not sure if that's it....

[Jim Hann]

Actually the link is for the later tube, The older one is a different part number that Univair doesn't have.

I looked at the wing drawings and the mount is the same, so it will mount up just fine, as to the performance differences (tongue firmly in cheek) I couldn't tell you and you probably wouldn't be able to tell.

[moe2goe]

Hi Forrest, I used the one you linked from Aircraft Spruce on a 1956 and it worked just like original.
Moe

[Pacerfgoe]

Hi Forrest, I used the one you linked from Aircraft Spruce on a 1956 and it worked just like original.
Moe

Thanks for that Moe...

[Clayton Harper]

Does your pitot look like this? If so, it is on the PA-15/17 Vagabond Dwg. CD. I built this one and the mount in about 2 hours.