X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [24.227.161.51] (HELO qnsi-xch.qnsi.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 890060 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 20 Apr 2005 13:00:15 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.227.161.51; envelope-from=bhughes@qnsi.net X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.6944.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Return-Receipt-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C545CA.D8E51CB2" Disposition-Notification-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Custom RV10 cowl...update Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:03:17 -0500 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Custom RV10 cowl...update Thread-Index: AcVFyLMl1uM3z/uSTiGHKC17iycKlgAAPI2A From: "Bobby J. Hughes" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C545CA.D8E51CB2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mark, =20 Yes... and not sure. =20 The idea is to have one cowl that is long enough for the Renesis and could be trimmed shorter for a 20B. Not sure about the electric M/T prop setback. How is it different from the Hartzell constant speed the factory 10 is using?=20 =20 Bobby ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mark R Steitle Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 11:43 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Custom RV10 cowl...update Sounds like you're making some real progress. Not sure I understand that you would need to trim the cowl to fit the 20B. The 20B is 6 inches longer than the 13B. With the 13B moved forward 2-4 inches, it still seem that you would need to lengthen the cowl by 2" for the 20B. Something must have gotten lost in the translation. Are you taking into account the 3.5" setback for the M/T prop? That one got me big time. ;-( =20 Mark =20 ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bobby J. Hughes Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 11:40 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Custom RV10 cowl...update =20 I found a local glass shop in the Austin area that is making RV fairings and F1 Rocket parts. Extreme Composites. I spoke with the owner Jim this morning and he is willing to work with us to develop a RV10 cowl. The RV10 engine mount is being made in house by Vans. I will try to purchase an engine mount frame without the lyc hardware next week when Darrel returns from SNF. I have planned to build a FWF mockup on a trailer for fitting and engine testing before final install in the aircraft. So...... I would be able to take the mockup to his shop for proper fitting. The engine mount will be designed to use Custom Concepts mounting plate. Fred will be designing the mount so he will have one for both the 13 and 20B's with correct CG. The cowl could be made long enough to use with the 13B and could be trimmed to fit a 20B installation. The Renesis will have to be moved forward between 2 and 4 inches in the RV10 with dual batteries on the firewall.=20 =20 I also have an email into James Aircraft to see if the front half of their RV6 rotary cowl could be mated to the back half of the new RV10 Lyc cowl them are making. They needed five order for a new design so this might be a viable alternative to a complete new cowl. =20 =20 =20 Bobby Hughes ------_=_NextPart_001_01C545CA.D8E51CB2 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Mark,

Yes... and not sure.

The idea is to have one cowl that is long = enough for=20 the Renesis and could be trimmed shorter for a 20B. Not sure about = the=20 electric M/T prop setback. How is it different from the Hartzell = constant speed=20 the factory 10 is using?

Bobby

From: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mark R=20 Steitle
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 11:43 AM
To: = Rotary=20 motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Custom RV10=20 cowl...update

Sounds like = you’re=20 making some real progress. Not sure I understand that you would = need to=20 trim the cowl to fit the 20B. The 20B is 6 inches longer than the=20 13B. With the 13B moved forward 2-4 inches, it still seem that you = would=20 need to lengthen the cowl by 2” for the 20B. Something must = have gotten=20 lost in the translation. Are you taking into account the = 3.5” setback for=20 the M/T prop? That one got me big time. =20 ;-(

Mark

From:=20 Rotary motors in aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On=20 Behalf Of Bobby J. Hughes
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 = 11:40=20 AM
To: = Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Custom RV10=20 cowl...update

I found a local glass shop = in the=20 Austin area that=20 is making RV fairings and F1 Rocket parts. Extreme Composites. I spoke = with the=20 owner Jim this morning and he is willing to work with us to develop a = RV10 cowl.=20 The RV10 engine mount is being made in house by Vans. I will try to = purchase an engine mount frame without the lyc hardware next week when = Darrel=20 returns from SNF. I have planned to build a FWF mockup on a trailer for = fitting=20 and engine testing before final install in the aircraft. So...... I = would be=20 able to take the mockup to his shop for proper fitting. The engine mount = will be=20 designed to use Custom Concepts mounting plate. Fred will be designing = the mount=20 so he will have one for both the 13 and 20B's with correct CG. The cowl = could be=20 made long enough to use with the 13B and could be trimmed to fit a 20B=20 installation. The Renesis will have to be moved forward between 2 and 4 = inches=20 in the RV10 with dual batteries on the firewall.=20

I also have an email into = James=20 Aircraft to see if the front half of their RV6 = rotary cowl=20 could be mated to the back half of the new RV10 Lyc cowl them are = making. They=20 needed five order for a new design so this might be a viable alternative = to a=20 complete new cowl.

Bobby=20 Hughes

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