X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:31:28 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-galgo.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.61] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.8) with ESMTP id 2013519 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:05:03 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.61; envelope-from=artbertolina@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=Zu7BTuTUWI9V7CjH26TVY9QxyjNsa1P/21dCqaNhyMH3K9Aa6aVe4fn7WqdG7kHF; h=Received:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [24.121.161.23] (helo=LAPTOP2) by elasmtp-galgo.atl.sa.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1HhSvb-0001jO-1K for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:04:11 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <003001c788e5$b07def00$4e00000a@LAPTOP2> From: "Art Bertolina" X-Original-To: "Lancair list Lancair list" Subject: Cooling Drag X-Original-Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:04:08 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002D_01C788AB.03B3D210" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-ELNK-Trace: 1c57f4aab304e4a6fc8cc707cfd6285a4d2b10475b571120d54a23f5dbd319847e5bb512083f4e53dfe6209a9096b523350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 24.121.161.23 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C788AB.03B3D210 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fred I fly a L IV not pressurized with a TSIO 550, it would seem that as you go higher cooling drag becomes more of an issue, so to = optimize performance I would want to get cooling drag down as much as possible at my critical altitude. The reason for the cowl flaps would be to keep the engine cool enough to get you there?. Art ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C788AB.03B3D210 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Fred
I fly a L IV not pressurized with = a TSIO 550,=20 it would seem
that as you go higher cooling drag = becomes=20 more of an issue,  so to optimize performance I would want to=20 get
cooling drag down as much as possible = at my=20 critical
altitude. The reason for the cowl flaps = would be to=20 keep
the engine cool enough to get you=20 there?.
Art
 
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