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OK, Rusty, you asked for it.
Why don't you just cut a hole in the
cowling and put a 180 degree "scoop" on like Tracy and Bernie?
If it doesn't
increase performance, surely patching the hole in the cowling whould be a lot
less work than what you've already gone through.
Finn
Hi
Finn,
I expect to
use the 40mm TB that I have now on the single rotor, so it will need to get
removed from the RV-3 at some point. One option is to make a similar
intake, but with larger runners, and leave them just a few inches
shorter. I could have proper airhorns extending out from the TB
then. I could also close in the bottom of the area as an airbox,
then seal the top to the cowl itself with the flexible seals that every Lycoming
powered plane uses on the baffles. Add a proper ram air scoop to the
cowl, and it should be quite an improvement. The only problem is
there's no room in that plan for a filter.
I have
lots of ideas, just don't know which way to go yet. Fortunately,
the current intake is fine for now, and I finally fixed my oil leak even.
Had a totally uneventful tour of the beach
today.
Cheers,
Rusty (association comments
withheld)
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