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Thanks, Jarrett. The Velocity aircraft use
that type of system. They put their oil cooler in the nose, and with a "flap"
type mechanism, send the heated air either into the cockpit, or back into the
airstream. Paul Conner
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Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:26
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Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Success
Paul another possibility is to build a small
'valve' if you want to call it that, which dumps the heat overboard when you
don't want it. That way you could use the heater all the time and not have the
heat. I'm sure someone else on here [building a Cozy] has mentioned this in
the past.
Jarrett Johnson
Hi,
Rusty....The heater core/fan unit weighs 5 pounds. I am going to have an
in-line heater valve so that I can turn it ON when it's 100 degrees
outside....It will act as another radiator. (Well,
maybe....depends on how my engine temps are running). It is, however a
good emergency back-up cooling system if needed. In a car, if you
are stuck in traffic at an idle, with the airconditioning system
operating, and you find your car is overheating, you can bring it back
under control by turning off the AC and turning on the car's heater.
I'll just open the cockpit air vents, and have a cool face and hot feet.
But, if it allows me to do a full power climb, I just might put up with
the heat for 5 minutes. Take care. Paul
Conner
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