X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2011 06:17:47 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-gy0-f180.google.com ([209.85.160.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with ESMTPS id 5145674 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:59:38 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.160.180; envelope-from=air.peter@googlemail.com Received: by gyd8 with SMTP id 8so1916440gyd.25 for ; Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:59:01 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.22.40 with SMTP id 40mr1826401ybv.395.1317776341071; Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:59:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.151.10.3 with HTTP; Tue, 4 Oct 2011 17:59:01 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: X-Original-Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 02:59:01 +0200 X-Original-Message-ID: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Engine data From: Peter Sokolowski X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000e0cd6b1dcb3f90c04ae82b661 --000e0cd6b1dcb3f90c04ae82b661 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thanks to all who replied. Yes, I should have written tow bar. It was just a 1:1 translation and I could have made better. Any drawings or suggestions how to build it myself ? Again - I can design my own, but why to re-invent the wheel ? Thanks and all the best, Peter LCN2 (O360, MKII, 95 % ?) 2011/10/4 > Pull rod? Do you mean "tow bar"? Lancair may sell these separately. > > Jeff > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 3, 2011, at 3:10 PM, Brent Regan wrote: > > > Peter asks: > > > > <<<<<1 . CHTs are all around 185 with the exeption of no. 3. It is also > the one where EGT is only 620 wheras all others are at 790. That should not > be the case and I am surching the reason. > > > > 2. Engine cowling is quite close to the exhaust - what is the recommended > minimum distance? > > > > 3. In case I want to isolate the exhaust for heat isolation, is it better > to isolate the exhaust or to put some isolating material to the cowling ? > > > > 4. Any recomentations for a pull rod for the Lancair 360 ? Finally is > decided that I need one and do not want to reinvent the wheel.>>>>>> > > > > 1) Ground runs will not give you an accurate indication of what will > happen at high power settings. You can try to swap injectors to see if the > low temperature follows the injector but I suspect these readings will > become meaningful at higher power settings. Monitor these readings carefully > during early flight testing. > > > > 2) This depends on how much cooling is available. An effective product to > use is Zetex A600. It is a cloth material that has one face covered in thin > aluminum. You can make your own by using spray adhesive (3M #90) to bond > heavy duty cooking aluminum foil to class cloth and then bonding that to > your cowling. Seal the edges with RTV. > > > > 3) Do NOT insulate the exhaust pipe. This causes the pipe to get hot and > can lead to failure. > > > > 4) I can't help you with this one. > > > > I hope this helps. In what country are you building your aircraft? > > > > Regards > > Brent Regan > > > > -- > > For archives and unsub > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html > > -- > For archives and unsub > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html > --000e0cd6b1dcb3f90c04ae82b661 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks to all who replied.

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Yes, I should have written tow bar. It was just a 1:1 translation and = I could have made better.

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Any drawings or suggestions how to build it myself ? Again - I can des= ign my own, but why to re-invent the wheel ?

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Thanks and all the best,

=A0

Peter

LCN2 (O360, MKII, 95 % ?)

2011/10/4 <vtailjeff@aol.com>

Pull rod? Do you mean "tow = bar"? =A0Lancair may sell these separately.

Jeff

Sent fr= om my iPad

On Oct 3, 2011, at 3:10 PM, Brent Regan <brent@regandesigns.com> wrote:
> Peter asks:
>
> <<<<<1 . CHTs are all = around 185 with the exeption of no. 3. It is also the one where EGT is only= 620 wheras all others are at 790. That should not be the case and I am sur= ching the reason.
>
> 2. Engine cowling is quite close to the exhaust - what is the = recommended minimum distance?
>
> 3. In case I want to isolate = the exhaust for heat isolation, is it better to isolate the exhaust or to p= ut some isolating material to the cowling ?
>
> 4. Any recomentations for a pull rod =A0for the Lancair 360 ? = Finally is decided that I need one and do not want to reinvent the wheel.&g= t;>>>>>
>
> 1) Ground runs will not give you an = accurate indication of what will happen at high power settings. You can try= to swap injectors to see if the low temperature follows the injector but I= suspect these readings will become meaningful at higher power settings. Mo= nitor these readings carefully during early flight testing.
>
> 2) This depends on how much cooling is available. An effective= product to use is Zetex A600. It is a cloth material that has one face cov= ered in thin aluminum. You can make your own by using spray adhesive (3M #9= 0) to bond heavy duty cooking aluminum foil to class cloth and then bonding= that to your cowling. Seal the edges with RTV.
>
> 3) Do NOT insulate the exhaust pipe. This causes the pipe to g= et hot and can lead to failure.
>
> 4) I can't help you wit= h this one.
>
> I hope this helps. In what country are you buil= ding your aircraft?
>
> Regards
> Brent Regan
>
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