X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m14.mx.aol.com ([64.12.138.204] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with ESMTP id 1111538 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 12 May 2006 22:07:22 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.138.204; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-m14.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.5.) id q.367.3f24d7d (1320) for ; Fri, 12 May 2006 22:06:30 -0400 (EDT) From: WRJJRS@aol.com Message-ID: <367.3f24d7d.31969925@aol.com> Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 22:06:29 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Airworthiness To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1147485989" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5027 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1147485989 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 5/12/2006 6:27:15 PM Pacific Standard Time, ALVentures@cox.net writes: 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 Al, One source for small high flow fans is motorcycles. They usually use one that covers only 1/4 of the core. 12V of course which is convienient. Bill Jepson -------------------------------1147485989 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 5/12/2006 6:27:15 PM Pacific Standard Time,=20 ALVentures@cox.net writes:

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That IS good news Al, I've been waiting for more= =20 results from your coolers. I think they are still a great idea, and I=20 wondering if it wouldn't be possible to plumb in some small fan's for cool= ing=20 during ground running? When I was helping my father re-built a VW bug, we=20= put=20 these niffty little fans in the heating system to increase the airflow, th= ey=20 were in a 2 1/2" PVC pipe [ I think..], they came w/ mounts to mount them=20= down=20 etc, all you'd need to do is plumb them [ I know.. into a closed wing..] s= o=20 that they dump air into the cooler plenum and give you some level of cooli= ng?=20 They can flow something like 300CFM.

Getting all the air to flow through the co= oler=20 might take a bit more work,

I think that=20= is=20 more than a bit of work; plumbing in the little blower and; you have to cl= ose=20 the air inlet. A hinged baffle that closes by gavity, and held open=20= by=20 airflow? 300 cfm would handle about 12-14 hp engine output. Could=20 help. Where do you get the little blowers?

Al

Al,

One source for small high flow fans is motorcycles. They usually use on= e=20 that covers only 1/4 of the core. 12V of course which is convienient.

Bill Jepson

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