Thu, Dec 18, 2014
One Advantage To Home Building An Airplane Is That Innovation Is Possible
Belite is providing an enhanced solution for pilots seeking real time display of fuel or liquid levels in their experimental aircraft. The Liquid Level Computer Display (L2CD) unit simultaneously shows liquid (fuel) level in gallons and also in pounds. It also shows calculated liquid (fuel) flow rate without requiring a fuel flow sensor.
The unique capabilities of the display unit are based on the technology used in the fuel probe itself. The L2CD is designed to be a companion unit to Belite's Liquid Level (Fuel) Probe, extracting and displaying more information (real time volume, weight and flow rate) and allowing the easy change of fluid types and gravimetric densities within the tank without requiring recalibration of the probe.
The liquid level probe doesn’t have any moving parts, and doesn’t intrude any appreciable distance into the tank. It just sits in a corner of the tank and tells the pilot how much fuel it detects in the tank. It works by measuring pressure, and it compensates for the sloshing in the tank, so you get an accurate reading. It is compatible with all fuel and liquid types, and it can be calibrated to any size or depth of tank, from 6” in depth to 48” in depth.
Because this system is not TSO’d, it may not be used in a type certificated aircraft, but it’s capability to be adaptable for many kinds of fluid measurement means it may have applications that go beyond the aircraft itself.
Innovation in homebuilt aircraft is what makes building your own aircraft such an interesting endeavor.
(Images provided by Belite)
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