Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:33:55 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao05.cox.net ([68.230.241.34] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 474448 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:06:25 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.34; envelope-from=WarbirdAeroPress@cox.net Received: from DELL ([68.98.122.127]) by fed1rmmtao05.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.04 201-2131-111-106-20040729) with SMTP id <20041015180555.EJFQ3459.fed1rmmtao05.cox.net@DELL> for ; Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:05:55 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <004701c4b2e1$985d8cf0$6601a8c0@DELL> From: "Scotty G" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Keeping Ada Cooling Cool X-Original-Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:05:46 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0044_01C4B2A6.EBD6E1A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0044_01C4B2A6.EBD6E1A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Farnsworth wrote: Darry Greenamyer has a plenum on his #33 Legacy that he races at Reno. = Not only does it cool very well, I think Darryl would be the first to = say that the cooling drag reduction it provides is one of the reasons he = goes as fast as he does. I think that the points made about poor baffling vs. good baffling can = be be said about a plenum.=20 I agree with that, too. It just seems there is a tradeoff: 1. Good/Great baffling is cheaper and does the job. It probably would be = easier to make this a better system than redo an entire plenum. 2. Good/Great plenum costs a lot more and does the job vs. 3. A bad plenum costs a lot and doesn't do the job. Just looking at a cost/time vs investment return curve, a really good = baffling job gives you more bang for the buck and is easier to do right = and understand off the bat. Scotty G Dago Red Unlimited Air Race Team Unleashed Sport Class Air Race Team WarbirdAeroPress.com All mail is scanned for viruses. ------=_NextPart_000_0044_01C4B2A6.EBD6E1A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Farnsworth wrote:
 
Darry=20 Greenamyer has a plenum on his #33 Legacy that he races at Reno. Not = only does=20 it cool very well, I think Darryl would be the first to say that the = cooling=20 drag reduction it provides is one of the reasons he goes as fast as he=20 does.
 
I=20 think that the points made about poor baffling vs. good baffling can be = be said=20 about a plenum.
 
I agree with that, too. It just seems there is a=20 tradeoff:
 
1. Good/Great baffling is cheaper and does the job. = It=20 probably would be easier to make this a better system than redo an = entire=20 plenum.
2. Good/Great plenum costs a lot more and does the=20 job
vs.
3. A bad plenum costs a lot and doesn't do the=20 job.
 
Just looking at a cost/time vs investment return = curve, a=20 really good baffling job gives you more bang for the buck and is easier = to do=20 right and understand off the bat.
 
Scotty G
Dago Red Unlimited Air Race = Team
Unleashed=20 Sport Class Air Race Team
WarbirdAeroPress.com
 
All mail is scanned for = viruses.
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