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From: "Ian B. Crowe" <ian.crowe@sympatico.ca>
To: "Marvin Kaye" <lancair.list@olsusa.com>
Subject: Long Cowl (LNC2)for tuned induction Lycomings.
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 12:10:11 -0400
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I have an IO360 A3B6D ex Mooney which is hanging on the front of my LNC 2.

Two problems surfaced early on.  Firstly the engine is wider than the
standard engine specified by Lancair and interferes with the cowling
supplied at the top forward "ears" for attaching the baffles.  The second
problem is the the tuned induction runners which foul the lower cowling on
each side.

I cut out two rectangles in the way of the runners and built a glass fairing
out below the runners to clear the pipes.  I attempted to fair this back
into the lower cowl.

To solve the problem of the "ears", I put a bump in the top cowl on either
side and faired it back into the cowl and blended it into the bulge I had
built in the upper cowl  which matched the bulge in the lower cowl.  A third
and fourth problem was the fouling of the cowl and the topmost member of the
engine mount between the two top engine anti vibration pads, plus the cowl
fouled the starter ring.

To solve the above I had to graft in a tapered piece of fibreglass, 1" at
the front tapering to 0" at the rear.  This caused the air inlet openings to
becom elongated.

The net result of all the above is that the whole cowl top and bottom was
too heavy and did not even look particularly good.  I would not even use the
words "Aesthetically pleasing" within a mile of the job!

So recognizing that I needed to buy some expertise I hired a local custom
builder of fibre glass parts to make me a new cowling system.

The end result of all this is that I will be in the cowl business.  I will
be the proud possessor of the moulds (whether I need them or not) for an
engine with tuned runners fitted on the long engine mount.

I expect to have the completed cowl within the next 15 days and I will be
prepared to offer the use of the moulds free of charge to any other builder
who has the same problems as I had.  The only stipulation is that the
builder I use here will be the one to build the cowl and the purchaser will
deal directly with him.

I will be able to give a good price estimate as soon as my cowl is finished
and will post photos.  With our dollar at $0.57 US I would think that it
will be attractive.

Maybe it is only my imagination but I have a feeling that the original cowl,
as built by Lancair would not have been much of a fit with the specified
engine.

The plane is in the paint shop and then off to the airport for the final
assembly.  90% complete, how much to go?

Ian Crowe
C-FKRO

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Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com.
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