X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:05:41 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d22.mx.aol.com ([205.188.144.208] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with ESMTP id 2272460 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:12:08 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.144.208; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-d22.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.2.) id q.c46.1c01d21c (14457) for ; Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:11:28 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 14:11:28 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Oil Filler access door on Legacy X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1187547088" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5373 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1187547088 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 8/18/2007 10:33:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time, sportform@cox.net writes: And, NO Greyhawk, I won't slow down Barry, Grayhawk has never suggested slowing down to any Lancair pilot except for ultimately landing in order to get more fuel. You should also taxi fast to keep the dust from settling on the fuselage although you will have to eventually stop to put it in the hangar. However, you do have a problem. The cowl pressure is too great because the cowl air exit is not large enough or the inlets are too large or the air is being overheated or there is a rag stuffed in the lower cowl or the door has not been made to stand up under pressure. Make a new one out of aluminum, use more rivets and polish it so it shines like chrome. This eliminates cosmetic body work that you seem to avoid like the plague. If you want further suggestions, send pictures of the remaining hole. If we can get three guys to look into the hole while wearing hard hats, the repair job fits the definition of a well-managed "multi-modal transportation construction project" and may qualify for Fed financial aid if you promise to use 15W50 corn-oil. Grayhawk PS: Mine remains attached at dive speeds up to 240 KIAS. It has a riveted hidden hinge (idea copied from a Skymaster), a Camloc "push the button thru the finger hole to release" latching mechanism, cowl lips to kiss the door when closed, interesting door erector stays to keep it up when I want it up and a temperature strip indicator on the inside to tell me the back cowl temp upon opening. So there. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour -------------------------------1187547088 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 8/18/2007 10:33:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 sportform@cox.net writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>And, NO=20 Greyhawk, I won't slow down
Barry,
 
Grayhawk has never suggested slowing down to any=20 Lancair pilot except for ultimately landing in order to get m= ore=20 fuel.  You should also taxi fast to keep the dust from settling on= the=20 fuselage although you will have to eventually stop to put it in the=20 hangar.
 
However, you do have a problem.  The cowl pressure is too great=20 because the cowl air exit is not large enough or the inlets are too large or= the=20 air is being overheated or there is a rag stuffed in the lower cowl or the d= oor=20 has not been made to stand up under pressure.  Make a new one out of=20 aluminum,  use more rivets and polish it so it shines like chrome. = ;=20 This eliminates cosmetic body work that you seem to avoid like the plague.
 
If you want further suggestions, send pictures of the=20 remaining hole.  If we can get three guys to look into the hole wh= ile=20 wearing hard hats, the repair job fits the definition of a=20 well-managed "multi-modal transportation construction project" and= may=20 qualify for Fed financial aid if you promise to use 15W50 corn-oil. 
 
Grayhawk
 
PS: Mine remains attached at dive speeds up to 240 KIAS.  It has a= =20 riveted hidden hinge (idea copied from a Skymaster), a Camloc "push the= =20 button thru the finger hole to release" latching mechanism, cowl lips t= o=20 kiss the door when closed, interesting door erector stays to keep it up=20 when I want it up and a temperature strip indicator on t= he=20 inside to tell me the back cowl temp upon opening.  So=20 there.



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