Subject: Re: A small article
From: "Steve Bamford ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Kaan G�k" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 00:29:06 -0700

Hi Kaan,
Thanks for sending in your pitot tube article.  I'll e-mail you when your article goes on ARC....currently articles are taking about 3 weeks from the time they are sent in until they go on ARC.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kaan Gök 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 2:21 AM
  Subject: A small article

        Replacing pitot tubes with steel needles

        Are you sick and tired of breaking the delicate plastic pitot tubes on your aircraft models? Here is a quick tip about replacing them with steel needles which are virtually unbreakable.

        1.Glue the needle to the tip of the radome and wrap tissue paper around it to give the shape. Put a couple of drops of superglue onto paper and it will absorb the superglue and harden, keeping the shape.  
       
        pic 1

        2.Refine the shape by sanding with sandpaper.
       
         pic2 

        3.After the sanding is complete give it a coat of Mr surfacer 500 or your favorite putty. Liquid putties are easier to work here but any type would do the job 
       
         pic3 

        4.Sand the putty, giving the pitot tube its final shape. 
       
         pic4 

        5.Brush on silver paint to check for irregularities, and it's done. The complete process takes 10 minutes max, and your pitot tube will not break. (OK will not break that easy :))
       
         pic5