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Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 19:56:29 -0500
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: P51 scoop - splitting feeds?
From: Bulent Aliev <atlasyts@bellsouth.net>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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On 3/19/04 7:51 PM, "Chad Robinson" <crobinson@rfgonline.com> wrote:

> Bulent Aliev wrote:
>> On 3/19/04 10:55 AM, "Chad Robinson" <crobinson@rfgonline.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> How are people splitting air from scoops into intake, cabin cooling, and
>>> radiator feeds? Are you just partitioning the scoop into separate output
>>> feeds? If so, how large should I make the feed to the intake air for the
>>> engine, and should it have a bypass to allow unused air to escape, or should
>>> I
>>> just feed it to the engine compartment/cowl and let the intake pull out what
>>> it will?
>>> 
>>> I'm planning a single P51-style scoop that drops below the boundary layer,
>>> and
>>> I'd like to avoid having separate/extra armpit or similar scoops for other
>>> air
>>> supplies.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Chad
>>> 
>> 
>> What airplane are you building Chad?
> 
> This is for a Cozy MKIV. This scoop is not set in stone but of all the methods
> I've seen I like it the best so far. If I can make the scoop an inch larger on
> one dimension and avoid an armpit scoop or similar for intake air, for
> instance, that would make me happy. But I don't know if it's enough to simply
> partition the scoop to achieve this, or something else is required. If a
> partition is the way to go, how close to the mouth of the scoop should it be?
> 
> Regards,
> Chad
> 
> 

I built such a scoop for my cozy, but can not guarantee that it will work?
After I'm finished the painting I will start doing the engine work.

--
Bulent Aliev
Stretched CZ MK-IV W/Turbo Rotary
Ft Lauderdale, FL FXE
http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-MyPlane