X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [208.145.81.85] (HELO mail.link77.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c1) with ESMTPS id 683182 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 16:43:03 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=208.145.81.85; envelope-from=ralph_reed@sil.org X-Scanned-By: RAE MPP/Clamd http://raeinternet.com/mpp Received: from [200.66.166.135] (account ralph_reed@sil.org HELO DJ2B2561) by mail.link77.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP-TLS id 83198834 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 26 Aug 2005 16:42:11 -0400 Message-ID: <007001c5aa7e$a1a05e10$87a642c8@DJ2B2561> From: "Ralph Reed" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: big cowl exits was Re: Any word from Buly or John? Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 15:41:53 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_006C_01C5AA54.AEEC6570" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2527 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_006C_01C5AA54.AEEC6570 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageNone of the three photos give it away that it is a rotary, just = water cooled. Blessings, Ralh=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 2:41 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: big cowl exits was Re: Any word from Buly or = John? Bernie, my exit is now 120 inch square with cowl door closed Rusty=20 Sounds like you've got me beat Bernie. Is this a newer, untested = size, or the one you've recently tested? =20 Since I never posted pics of the latest cowl, and cowl baffle, I = figured I'd take a chance now. Attached is a pic of the new oil scoop, = which is still in an unfinished stage. It does appear to be about the = right size, but could be reduced a bit, and perhaps made more oval = (wider than tall) to look better. Rounding out the front of the scoop = would improve it's performance enough to make up for some reduction in = size also. =20 The cowl baffle is something I'm reasonably proud of. As you can see, = the bottom rear of the cowl had to be extended downward to make up for = the larger, and lower mounted oil cooler. I open the baffle for = takeoff, close it once at altitude, then never open it again. =20 As is, I can run full throttle, max rate of climb (about 90 mph), on a = 100 degree day, until I run out of oxygen. The oil temps never quite = hit 190F, and the Evan's coolant never makes 220F. Aside from some = cosmetic improvements, I'd end up leaving the cooling system just as it = is. =20 Cheers, Rusty (expecting more psychiatric counseling from Doctor Dave) -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ ------=_NextPart_000_006C_01C5AA54.AEEC6570 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
None of the three photos give it away = that it is a=20 rotary, just water cooled.
 
Blessings, Ralh
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Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: big = cowl exits=20 was Re: Any word from Buly or John?

Bernie, my exit is now 120 inch square with cowl door closed = Rusty 

Sounds like=20 you've got me beat Bernie.  Is this a newer, untested size,=20 or the one you've recently tested?  

Since I never=20 posted pics of the latest cowl, and cowl baffle, I figured I'd = take a=20 chance now.  Attached is a pic of the new oil scoop, which = is still=20 in an unfinished stage.  It does appear to be about the = right size,=20 but could be reduced a bit, and perhaps made more oval (wider than = tall) to=20 look better.  Rounding out the front of the scoop would = improve it's=20 performance enough to make up for some reduction in size=20 also.  

The cowl=20 baffle is something I'm reasonably proud of.  As you can see,=20 the bottom rear of the cowl had to be extended downward to = make up=20 for the larger, and lower mounted oil cooler.  I open the = baffle for=20 takeoff, close it once at altitude, then never open it = again. =20

As is, I can=20 run full throttle, max rate of climb (about 90 mph), on a 100 degree = day,=20 until I run out of oxygen.  The oil temps never quite hit = 190F, and=20 the Evan's coolant never makes 220F.  Aside from some = cosmetic=20 improvements, I'd end up leaving the cooling system just as it=20 is.  

Cheers,

Rusty=20 (expecting more psychiatric counseling from Doctor = Dave)

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