Return-Path: Received: from avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.50] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.1) with ESMTP id 2530767 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 16 Aug 2003 22:45:46 -0400 Received: from user-33qt1d5.dialup.mindspring.com ([199.174.133.165] helo=Carol) by avocet.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 19oDXt-0005Ra-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 16 Aug 2003 19:45:29 -0700 Message-ID: <002301c36469$92a66d30$0000a398@Carol> From: "sqpilot@earthlink" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Fiberfrax? Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 21:45:07 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0020_01C3643F.A8DF9C90" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01C3643F.A8DF9C90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageHi, Russell.....here's an interesting web site regarding heat = shield material. www.tamfg.com/new/fb/fb.html I have some fibrefrax = here. I used it between my firewall and the aluminum firewall covering. = I will also use it between the brake disc and the nylaflow brake line = tubing. Works very well as a heat shield, for what it's worth. The = Renesis engine will probably sell for higher than it is now.....I had = considered 4500.00 as the most I wanted to pay. Hope this helps. Paul = Conner ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 7:50 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Fiberfrax? Regarding my need for turbo insulation, a quick look through my Spruce = catalog came up with this cool stuff, and now that I see it, I believe = Tommy told me about this before. Supposedly, it's good for 2300 degrees = continuous, and comes in 1/16" and 1/8" thicknesses. I'd have to say = the 1/8" thickness of this stuff is the leading candidate for turbo = wrap. There's also an aluminized heat shield material that is made my = Thermo-tec, but since their exhaust wrap clearly doesn't stand up to = 2000 degrees like they claim, I don't think I can believe any other = Thermo-tec advertising. =20 Any experience with this Fiberfrax stuff? Thanks, Rusty 13 minutes left on the Renesis engine auction. It's at $5000 now, and = I'm guessing it will go at $6200. =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01C3643F.A8DF9C90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Hi, Russell.....here's an interesting = web site=20 regarding heat shield material.  www.tamfg.com/new/fb/fb.html=   =20 I have some fibrefrax here. I used it between my firewall and the = aluminum=20 firewall covering. I will also use it between the brake disc and the = nylaflow=20 brake line tubing.  Works very well as a heat shield, for what it's = worth.   The Renesis engine will probably sell for higher than = it is=20 now.....I had considered 4500.00 as the most I wanted to pay.  Hope = this=20 helps. Paul Conner
 
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 = 7:50=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] = Fiberfrax?

Regarding my = need for=20 turbo insulation, a quick look through my Spruce catalog came up with = this=20 cool stuff, and now that I see it, I believe Tommy told me about this=20 before.  Supposedly, it's good for 2300 degrees continuous, and = comes in=20 1/16" and 1/8" thicknesses.  I'd have to say the 1/8" thickness = of this=20 stuff is the leading candidate for turbo wrap.  There's also an=20 aluminized heat shield material that is made my Thermo-tec, but since = their=20 exhaust wrap clearly doesn't stand up to 2000 degrees like they claim, = I don't=20 think I can believe any other Thermo-tec advertising. =20
 
Any = experience with this=20 Fiberfrax stuff?
 
Thanks,
Rusty
 
13 minutes = left on the=20 Renesis engine auction.  It's at $5000 now, and I'm guessing it = will go=20 at $6200. 
 
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