Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.5) with ESMTP id 2635764 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Oct 2003 20:41:48 -0400 Received: from rad ([68.212.14.231]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20031014004147.JDMY1789.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Mon, 13 Oct 2003 20:41:47 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "Flyrotary List" Subject: cooling test Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 19:41:50 -0500 Message-ID: <000001c391eb$f49c9370$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C391C2.0BC68B70" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C391C2.0BC68B70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings, =20 I made it out for a few laps around the field today. I had the lower = cowl exit opening blocked off, so all the air had to exit the cheeks. = Happily, I didn't notice any difference in the temps. Still 180/180. I probably = need to pull the thermostat out to see what the water really wants to do. = The next step will be to start choking off the huge inlet to the = radiator/oil cooler. =20 =20 One interesting thing that I noticed was how hot the left side of the fuselage was. There's clearly more hot air coming out the cheek than before. It's quite likely that I didn't have enough left rudder during climb since I don't recall looking at the ball. Naturally, my mind = starts to thing of how welcome this heat will be in the winter. Then I think = of how to control it. Let's see, right rudder heats the left side, and = left rudder doesn't :-) =20 =20 Finally, I adjusted my relief valve to only allow 5 psi of boost. That means that I can use full throttle, and 5 psi at the same time finally. = The result- zoom zoom! The RV-8 never pulled like this :-) Boy do I need a = VSI (or an EM-2). =20 Cheers, Rusty =20 =20 PS- Hey Toddzan, me want more flight test reports :-) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C391C2.0BC68B70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Greetings,
 
I made it out = for a few=20 laps around the field today.  I had the lower cowl exit = opening=20 blocked off, so all the air had to exit the cheeks.  Happily, = I didn't=20 notice any difference in the temps.  Still 180/180.  I = probably need=20 to pull the thermostat out to see what the water really wants to = do.  The=20 next step will be to start choking off the huge inlet to the = radiator/oil=20 cooler.  
 
One interesting = thing that=20 I noticed was how hot the left side of the fuselage was.  There's = clearly=20 more hot air coming out the cheek than before.  It's quite = likely=20 that I didn't have enough left rudder during climb since I don't = recall=20 looking at the ball.  Naturally, my mind starts to thing of how = welcome=20 this heat will be in the winter.  Then I think of how to control = it. =20 Let's see, right rudder heats the left side, and left rudder doesn't = :-) =20
 
Finally, I = adjusted my=20 relief valve to only allow 5 psi of boost.  That means that I = can use=20 full throttle, and 5 psi at the same time finally.  The result- = zoom=20 zoom!  The RV-8 never pulled like this :-)  Boy do I need a = VSI (or an=20 EM-2).
 
Cheers,
Rusty  
 
PS- Hey = Toddzan, me want=20 more flight test reports :-) 
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