From: keltro@att.net
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: RD1C to FC Housing
Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 01:47:33 +0000
Message-Id: <052520040147.23836.40B2A5B50004619400005D1C2160466648FF908D8B939A@att.net>


> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: keltro@att.net
> Date: Monday, May 24, 2004 2:11 pm
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: RD1C to FC Housing
> 
> >  Jim,
> > 
> >   I do not have all the numbers in front of me at
> the moment
> > 
> > as to the weight. The FC housing is a pressure
> casting and
> > 
> > relatively light. The primary difference will be a
> forward
> > 
> > (Tractor A/C) movement of the 13B C/G. My motive
> is to put
> > 
> > the prop forward and have the eng cowl fair
> directly into
> > 
> > the radius of the 16 inch spinner.
> > 
> >    Kelly
> > 
> > Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2 
> >        	
> 
> Kelly, I was thinking about doing the same thing and
> greatly reducing the size of the nose airscoops. 
> Have you given any thought to that this will  do to
> the aerodynamics of the nose?  John made some noise
> about Tom Bauer having some problems when he
> switched his engine air intake from the bottom  to
> one of the nose openings, but it was never clear
> what that problem was.
> 
   Ernest,

    The current plan is still to have radiators in the

 strakes behind the firewall. The only air inlets in the 

 eng cowl will be for the oil cooler and engine intake

 air. I have not discussed this with John and I am not 

 clear about what problems Tom Bauer had with his changes. 

    Perhaps this is something to explore with Tom and/or John.

    Kelly