X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.6) with ESMTP id 914942 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 05 Jan 2006 23:10:54 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.101; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-025-165.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.25.165]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id k064A74r011401 for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2006 23:10:08 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000f01c61277$1a34bd70$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: A good? flight. Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 23:10:17 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01C6124D.312A5F00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C6124D.312A5F00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To answer you question, Bill. No, got a filter and an enclosure but never found a satisfactory = location. I did have a foam covering over the intake duct (which I now = install after each flight) and I DID clean the intake duct. Took the = hose off and cleaned the interior it with a damp cloth, so the engine = was better off than I was. I simply did not think of my cockpit Naca = airscoops (or rather their ducts) being filled with the junk. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: William=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 10:58 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: A good? flight. Ed, Did you ever get that air filter for the engine installed? If (the = cockpit was immediately filled with dust and debris (straw mostly) = blown out of the duct hose) then the same was likely being sucked = through your engine. Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser # 4045 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ed Anderson=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 12:04 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] A good? flight. It was starting to get warm so I opened one of the eyeball = ventilation vents (did I mention that the construction had stirred up a = LOT of dust) and the cockpit was immediately filled with dust and = debris (straw mostly) blown out of the duct hose. The dust immediately = (static electricity?) coated the inside of the canopy which facing into = the sun dropped visibility to near zero. Immediately turned 90 deg to = the direction of the sun and could again see out the canopy. =20 Finally the dust and straw stopped flying and I had a soft cloth to = wipe off the canopy. So continued the flight. .rr.com ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C6124D.312A5F00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
To answer you question, Bill.
 
No, got a filter and an enclosure but never = found a=20 satisfactory location.   I did have a foam covering over the = intake=20 duct (which I now install after each flight)  and I DID clean the = intake=20 duct.  Took the hose off and cleaned the interior it with a = damp=20 cloth,  so the engine was better off than I was.  I simply did = not=20 think of my cockpit Naca airscoops (or rather their ducts) being filled = with the=20 junk.
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 William=20
Sent: Thursday, January 05, = 2006 10:58=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: A = good?=20 flight.

Ed,
Did you ever get that air filter for = the engine=20 installed? If (the cockpit was immediately  filled = with dust=20 and debris (straw mostly) blown out of the duct hose) then the same = was likely=20 being sucked through your engine.
 
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser # 4045
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ed Anderson
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: Thursday, January 05, = 2006 12:04=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] A good?=20 flight.
It was starting to get warm so I opened one = of the=20 eyeball ventilation vents (did I mention that the construction had = stirred=20 up a LOT of dust) and the cockpit was immediately  filled with = dust and=20 debris (straw mostly) blown out of the duct hose.  The dust = immediately=20 (static electricity?) coated the inside of the canopy which facing = into the=20 sun dropped visibility to near zero.  Immediately turned 90 deg = to the=20 direction of the sun and could again see out the canopy. =20
 
Finally the dust and straw stopped flying = and I =20 had a soft cloth to wipe off the canopy. So continued the=20 flight. .rr.com
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