Congratulations Steve.  Do you have a way to share pictures of the plane and cooling system?

Bobby

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> On Aug 11, 2019, at 5:57 PM, Stephen Izett stephen.izett@gmail.com <flyrotary@lancaironline.net> wrote:
>
> Hi People
>
> The Glasair has finally left the ground and had a successful first flight.
> I’ve attached a graph of the data. OAT was 63F
> I was really very pleased given our smallish 20in2 coolant inlet area and <9in2 oil inlet area for ~190hp.
> The temps are a bit hot (~220F) but we didn’t go beyond 110 knots. I suspect when we get the airspeed up above 150knots into her nose we’ll see some improvement.
> My hunch is we might have too much pressure in the cowl. The exit air area is approx. 30in2.
>
> Appreciate any of your thoughts from the first flight data.
>
> Cheers
>
> Steve Izett
> Glasair Super II RG Renesis 4 port RD1C EC3 EM3
> <First Flight VH-EXP6.jpeg>