X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [208.80.144.20] (HELO mail.royell.org) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.11) with ESMTPS id 3416682 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:54:07 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=208.80.144.20; envelope-from=dvanwinkle@royell.org Received: from IBM04421E67337 ([208.80.148.124]) by mail.royell.org (IceWarp 9.3.2) with SMTP id PRJ12539 for ; Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:53:39 -0600 Message-ID: <9E8A2E9D967141D8A1F86CF1AA6FC13B@IBM04421E67337> From: "Dean Van Winkle" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Spinner size Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 10:53:30 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0034_01C9717F.57DC7220" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 090108-0, 01/08/2009), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01C9717F.57DC7220 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chris I have the James rotary cowl also for my RV-9A with 13B engine. I saw = Ben Schneider's RV-7 at Pontiac Illinois on the way to OSH in 2007. He = is using the Renesis engine, James rotary cowl, CATTO prop and the UHS = 13.5 inch spinner kit which appears to give a good match with the cowl. = The kit is P/N 05-09800 for $215.95 on page 179 in the 08-09 Aircraft = Spruce catalog.=20 Dean Van Winkle Slooow build RV-9A, 13B, RD-1B. EC2. EM2, Mistral Intake dvanwinkle@royell.org =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: The Mallorys=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 8:12 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Spinner size I have the James rotary cowl--front "face" has a 13.75" diameter. I = also have the Vans 13" spinner that is already cut to fit my CATTO prop. = This leaves about a 3/8 lip of cowl showing all the way around the = spinner. Take a look at the picture. I know any amount of lip will cause drag, but is this enough to = warrant a new spinner? UHS makes a 14" one that would probably do the = trick. =20 Chris -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01C9717F.57DC7220 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Chris
 
I have the James rotary cowl also for = my RV-9A with=20 13B engine. I saw Ben Schneider's RV-7 at Pontiac Illinois on the way to = OSH in=20 2007. He is using the Renesis engine, James rotary cowl, CATTO prop = and the=20 UHS 13.5 inch spinner kit which appears to give a good match with the=20 cowl.  The kit is P/N 05-09800 for $215.95 on page 179 in the = 08-09=20 Aircraft Spruce catalog.
 
Dean Van  Winkle
Slooow build RV-9A, 13B, RD-1B. EC2. = EM2, Mistral=20 Intake
dvanwinkle@royell.org &nbs= p;   =20  
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Subject: [FlyRotary] Spinner = size

I have the James rotary cowl--front =93face=94 = has a 13.75=94=20 diameter.  I also have the Vans 13=94 spinner that is already cut = to fit my=20 CATTO prop.  This leaves about a 3/8 lip of cowl showing all the = way=20 around the spinner.  Take a look at the picture.

I know any amount of lip will cause drag, but is = this=20 enough to warrant a new spinner?   UHS makes a 14=94 one = that would=20 probably do the trick.

 

Chris

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