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I am building a SkyBolt and will have either a n/a 3 rotor or a blown 2
rotor. (No turbo because of excess heat that has to be delt with and oil
return problems when inverted) I posted this same question on the
"alternate" website several months ago and did not get a response so I am
glad to see it come up here. My preliminary plan is to pick up hot/cold air
in front of and in back of the water radiator ala P-51. I ruled out a small
radiator in the cabin because I did not want any hot liquids in the cockpit.
So, my question, is the radiator exhaust air hot enough to do this ? If
there are any problems with this plan please let me know. Like most of you
guys I am here for what I can learn not what I can contribute, at least for
awhile.
Thank you very much,
Randy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:46 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Heaters/defrosters
Mark
I use the coolant through an small oil cooler in the cabin. I have a
shut off valve. I think a compromise might be to have the small heat
exchanger under the cowl (rather than in the cabin like mine) with a air
duct into the cabin. That would address your concerns about the C0 and
hot
ethylen-glycol.
Ed
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Steitle" <msteitle@mail.utexas.edu>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 7:02 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Heaters/defrosters
> Is there a "best practice" for cabin heat/defrost systems for rotary
> a/c. Those of you that are flying, how did you approach this item. It
> seems to me that with all that heat going out the tailpipe, it is a
> no-brainer... except for the carbon-monoxide thing. Then again, I don't
> want to be scalded with hot ethylene-glycol either. The exhaust muff
seems
> like the lighter and simpler solution. On the other hand, with proper
> ducting, the heater core could add extra cooling during climb-out.
>
> Comments welcome,
> Mark S. (hot oil exchanger is out of the question)
>
>
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