----- Original Message -----

From: sqpilot@earthlink

To: Rotary motors in aircraft

Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 9:45 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fiberfrax?

Hi, 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 -----

From: Russell Duffy

To: Rotary motors in aircraft

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. 

 

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.