X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [66.219.56.248] (HELO qnsi-xch.qnsi.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 1045225 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:08:25 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.219.56.248; envelope-from=bhughes@qnsi.net Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Return-Receipt-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Disposition-Notification-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.6944.0 Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Test Stand and FWF pics Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:09:26 -0600 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Test Stand and FWF pics Thread-Index: AcZPXJB5k4kGitleRLuHOngH3NwQ0QAAA+yg From: "Bobby J. Hughes" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Ernest, RV10. Skinny front tapered to the firewall. The sides are lower pressure than the nose on a conventional cowl. In this arrangement I think NACA's may work well. Bobby=20 -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Ernest Christley Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 10:01 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Test Stand and FWF pics Bobby J. Hughes wrote: > Here are a few pics of my test stand and fwf mockup. I am considering=20 > two radiators by the firewall with NACA's feeding them from the side. > This would eliminate the scoop under the nose. I believe one of the=20 > ducts could be angled for climb attitude. Visualize the rotary cowl=20 > without the scoop using NACA's on the side for cooling. Bobby, what are you building? The cowl sides are a very low pressure area on a conventional fuselage. So low in fact that they're often recommended as the best area for the radiator exits. --=20 ,|"|"|, Ernest Christley | ----=3D=3D=3D<{{(oQo)}}>=3D=3D=3D---- Dyke Delta Builder | o| d |o www.ernest.isa-geek.org | -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/