X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:56:29 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mta11.charter.net ([216.33.127.80] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.7) with ESMTP id 4332797 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:36:37 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.33.127.80; envelope-from=troneill@charter.net Received: from imp09 ([10.20.200.9]) by mta11.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.09.02.04 201-2219-117-106-20090629) with ESMTP id <20100601163600.KAUK14520.mta11.charter.net@imp09> for ; Tue, 1 Jun 2010 12:36:00 -0400 Received: from [192.168.1.100] ([75.132.241.174]) by imp09 with smtp.charter.net id Qgbt1e00A3mUFT705gbyNc; Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:35:59 -0400 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=m4nhOYNefZEA:10 a=UBIxAjGgU1YA:10 a=d_RaHBde3zotjNsCLGkA:9 a=AX0KjGbhgHmWr6j5Q1lfm0jWYM0A:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=fUI335tnLRgOFcnt:21 a=5spZqASmbGPHYmEm:21 a=fHV6B2CXZ_cBphml99AA:9 a=kOxtkNgPsclqQRknSFcA:7 a=sbgKZrALe2gn_1OzQEXEhc0CCVUA:4 From: Terrence O'Neill Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1078) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-3-750208752 Subject: Re: [LML] Re: FW: [LML] Re: cowl flap cooling drag reduction X-Original-Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:35:52 -0500 In-Reply-To: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: X-Original-Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1078) --Apple-Mail-3-750208752 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Very interesting. Thanks. Terrence On Jun 1, 2010, at 10:33 AM, Chat Daniel wrote: > I have an RV and an ES. When RV8 guys put the 200hp Lycoming in their = planes, they had cooling problems. One interesting way they dealt with = it was to install a louver vent on the bottom of the cowl similar to = your heating vent at home. This vent had a sliding plate on the inside = to open and close it. It produced a nice low pressure pull when open = and very little drag. It was also easy to install. Just a thought. > Chat Daniel > Super ES N891AC > RV8 891AC > =20 > F --Apple-Mail-3-750208752 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Very interesting. =  Thanks.
Terrence


On Jun = 1, 2010, at 10:33 AM, Chat Daniel wrote:

I have an RV and an = ES.  When RV8 guys put the 200hp Lycoming in their planes, they had = cooling problems.  One interesting way they dealt with it was to = install a louver vent on the bottom of the cowl similar to your heating = vent at home.  This vent had a sliding plate on the inside to open = and close it.  It produced a nice low pressure pull when open and = very little drag.  It was also easy to install.  Just a = thought.
Chat = Daniel
Super = ES N891AC
RV8 = 891AC