X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao11.cox.net ([68.230.241.28] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1111518 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 12 May 2006 21:26:42 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.28; envelope-from=ALVentures@cox.net Received: from BigAl ([72.192.132.90]) by fed1rmmtao11.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.06.01 201-2131-130-101-20060113) with ESMTP id <20060513012556.ICTC9215.fed1rmmtao11.cox.net@BigAl> for ; Fri, 12 May 2006 21:25:56 -0400 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Airworthiness Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 18:26:10 -0700 Message-ID: <000001c6762c$378046b0$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C675F1.8B216EB0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C675F1.8B216EB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That IS good news Al, I've been waiting for more results from your = coolers. I think they are still a great idea, and I wondering if it wouldn't be possible to plumb in some small fan's for cooling during ground running? When I was helping my father re-built a VW bug, we put these niffty = little fans in the heating system to increase the airflow, they were in a 2 = 1/2" PVC pipe [ I think..], they came w/ mounts to mount them down etc, all = you'd need to do is plumb them [ I know.. into a closed wing..] so that they = dump air into the cooler plenum and give you some level of cooling? They can = flow something like 300CFM. Getting all the air to flow through the cooler might take a bit more = work,=20 I think that is more than a bit of work; plumbing in the little blower = and; you have to close the air inlet. A hinged baffle that closes by gavity, = and held open by airflow? 300 cfm would handle about 12-14 hp engine = output. Could help. Where do you get the little blowers? Al -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C675F1.8B216EB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

That IS good news Al, I've been waiting for = more results from your coolers. I think they are still a great idea, and I = wondering if it wouldn't be possible to plumb in some small fan's for cooling = during ground running? When I was helping my father re-built a VW bug, we put = these niffty little fans in the heating system to increase the airflow, they = were in a 2 1/2" PVC pipe [ I think..], they came w/ mounts to mount them = down etc, all you'd need to do is plumb them [ I know.. into a closed wing..] = so that they dump air into the cooler plenum and give you some level of = cooling? They can flow something like 300CFM.

 Getting all the air to flow through the = cooler might take a bit more work,

I think that is more than a bit of work; plumbing in the little blower and; you have to close the air inlet. =  A hinged baffle that closes by gavity, and held open by airflow?  300 = cfm would handle about 12-14 hp engine output. Could help.  Where do = you get the little blowers?

 Al

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