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Old 4th Jan 2019, 08:53
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Originally Posted by CONSO
Since the sensor shown seems to be for the left side,is there a different dash number for the right side or is the change taken care of by mounting ' upside down ' on right side and acomodated via electrical ?
Given that, as posted earlier, the physical movement limits of the AoA vane are the same in both directions, there is no need for the sensor to be handed. The aircraft is clever enough to understand that clockwise rotation of one vane means the same as anticlockwise rotation of the one on the other side.

The other giveaway is that the Part Description on vendors' and MRO websites doesn't include a "LH" or "RH" qualifier:

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