X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.103] (HELO ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 933021 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 04 May 2005 21:45:10 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.103; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-189-178.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.189.178]) by ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j451iML5015944 for ; Wed, 4 May 2005 21:44:22 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000a01c55113$fa367ab0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Duct Nearly Finished Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 21:44:27 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01C550F2.71E30BE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C550F2.71E30BE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Got the new duct nearly finished. Just need to pop rivet the hinge = halves on it, sand some of the worst bumps off, paint it and put it on. = Then ready to go fly and try out the new duct and engine. Took two = days, to make the mold, fiberglass the outside and contour the inside = for that trumpet shape - it would have taken me two weeks 5 years ago - = but still prefer metal {:>). Now just have to whip up a combination filter holder and Plenum and I'm = done with mods for the summer (I think). Tracy got the apex seals for analysis but just headed out to Colorado = like he had planned rather than postpone his trip to play with the seals = - just don't know about some folks {:>). Sure makes me wonder why airline builders use all of those expensive = circuit breakers rather than cheap fuses - must be something I'm = missing. Fortunately, we have the right to make the choice that suits = our preferences (and pocket book). Ed Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C550F2.71E30BE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Got the new duct nearly finished.  = Just need=20 to pop rivet the hinge halves on it, sand some of the worst bumps off, = paint it=20 and put it on.  Then ready to go fly and try out the new duct and=20 engine.  Took two days, to make the mold, fiberglass the outside = and=20 contour the inside for that trumpet shape - it would have taken me two = weeks 5=20 years ago - but still prefer metal {:>).
 
Now just have to whip up a combination = filter=20 holder and Plenum and I'm done with mods for the summer (I = think).
 
Tracy got the apex seals for = analysis but just=20 headed out to Colorado like he had planned rather than postpone his trip = to play=20 with the seals - just don't know about some folks {:>).
 
Sure makes me wonder why airline = builders use all=20 of those expensive circuit breakers rather than cheap fuses - must be = something=20 I'm missing.  Fortunately, we have the right to make the choice = that suits=20 our preferences (and pocket book).
 
Ed
 
Ed
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary=20 Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
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