fabricflyer
Well Known Member
I see Van's has a mount kit for an ELT or Whelen power supply. Where exactly are they placing this mount? Does anyone have a set of instructions for this mount?
Allen
Allen
This brings up another question about the ELT, looking at the bracket, I don't think it will stay anyway in an impact, is it advisable to add service-crash travel loops in the antenna wire? thinking if it is bouncing around, in a crash there will be enough antenna wire to stay connected to the unit? or does it even mater?
I've heard that ELTs mounted there don't stay put in crashes,
The mount gets riveted to side stringers. Vans has a plans page for it and it's on the Plans DVD.
I've heard that ELTs mounted there don't stay put in crashes, so I mounted mine to the center fuse rib that the elevator autopilot servo gets mounted to.
The mount gets riveted to side stringers. Vans has a plans page for it and it's on the Plans DVD.
I've heard that ELTs mounted there don't stay put in crashes, so I mounted mine to the center fuse rib that the elevator autopilot servo gets mounted to.
I can't recall a single failure of either of Van's engineered brackets for the strobe pack or ELT. Please, tell us more.
Please provide details regarding what you have heard.....
The reason that question is important is that the ELT/PWR MOUNT from Vans was designed using standard engineering principles. It was designed to take the load of the ELT ( <4 lbs) in a crash of 20+ G's.
(Yes, 20. VAF is full of posts of people doing their own engineering and saying "I am sure it can take 9 G's. I wont go into it here.... google it....a survivable crash is way above 9 G's) That means the mount has to take 80 lbs.
There are hundreds of RV's flying with ELT's mounted to this bracket, so if you know of problems, please share them so it can be researched.
I am guessing that the comment was more likely based on comments from peoples WAG of what a properly designed ELT mount should look like (.125 thick angles and .063 plates with 100's of rivets )
Please confirm.
Hi,
Would it be possible for you to confirm what thickness the plate is ? I assume it is .032 2024-T3 ??
I like the idea of mounting it on the stringers ...
Best regards
Jan