X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.5) with ESMTP id 1448351 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 07 Oct 2006 15:00:51 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.72; envelope-from=rusty@radrotary.com Received: from ibm70aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20061007190025.TFRI15396.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm70aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Sat, 7 Oct 2006 15:00:25 -0400 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm70aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20061007190020.RXHT5444.ibm70aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Sat, 7 Oct 2006 15:00:20 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: PSRU Drain Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 14:00:12 -0500 Message-ID: <000701c6ea42$d643da70$6e01a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01C6EA18.ED6DD270" 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 V6.00.2900.2962 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C6EA18.ED6DD270 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If you arent using a turbo, and have the turbo oil return on the front.. you could pipe the return up to there and bolt onto it.. but thats a long run, and would have to avoid the heat of the exhaust. =20 This method worked fine in the RV-3, but I'd be worried about doing it = with a canard. In an extended climb, the oil will be trying to drain uphill. = =20 =20 On one iteration of the RV-3, I ran the drain back to a fitting = installed in the oil pan drain bolt hole. That worked fine as well, but is far from ideal. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (moving the RV-8 to the airport Monday)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C6EA18.ED6DD270 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

If you arent using a turbo, and have the turbo oil = return on the=20 front..
you could pipe the return up to there and bolt onto it.. but = thats=20 a
long run, and would have to avoid the heat of the = exhaust.

 
This = method worked fine=20 in the RV-3, but I'd be worried about doing it with a canard.  In = an=20 extended climb, the oil will be trying to drain uphill. =20
 
On one = iteration of the=20 RV-3, I ran the drain back to a fitting installed in the oil pan drain = bolt=20 hole.  That worked fine as well, but is far from=20 ideal.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty = (moving the RV-8=20 to the airport Monday) 



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