X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 09 May 2007 19:08:41 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d03.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.35] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.8) with ESMTP id 2034893 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 09 May 2007 18:39:25 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.35; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-d03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.2.) id q.d42.8c659f3 (29678) for ; Wed, 9 May 2007 18:38:42 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 18:38:42 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: IO-550 fuel injection - NACA Fuel Vents X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1178750322" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5365 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1178750322 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 5/9/2007 4:56:38 P.M. Central Daylight Time, tom.gourley@verizon.net writes: I seem to recall reading an article that said NACA scoops aren't really designed to convert a fast moving air stream into high static pressure. They're designed to bring in a high volume of air while creating minimal drag but produce very little ram air pressure. Is this not correct? Tom, Egads, another experiment is looming. When possible, I will move my pressure pickup to the oil cooler plenum to see if my giant NACA produces more than just big air. Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) Darwinian culling phrase: Watch This! ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -------------------------------1178750322 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 5/9/2007 4:56:38 P.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 tom.gourley@verizon.net writes:

<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>I seem=20 to recall reading an article that said NACA scoops aren't really
desig= ned=20 to convert a fast moving air stream into high static pressure.
They're= =20 designed to bring in a high volume of air while creating minimal
drag=20= but=20 produce very little ram air pressure. Is this not=20 correct?

Tom,

Egads, another experiment is looming. When possible, I will move=20= my=20 pressure pickup to the oil cooler plenum to see if my giant NACA produces mo= re=20 than just big air. =20

Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL=20 (KARR)

Darwinian culling phrase: Watch=20 This!

See wha= t's free at AOL.co= m.

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