X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:30:27 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [64.12.136.171] (HELO imo-m12.mail.aol.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2511129 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:24:49 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.136.171; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m12.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.c0f.156b1631 (14457) for ; Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:21:35 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:21:34 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Removing ram air duct from 360 cowling X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1196364094" X-Mailer: AOL 9.0 VR sub 5006 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1196364094 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/29/2007 10:29:31 A.M. Central Standard Time, kneadedpleasures@sbcglobal.net writes: Oh, yes, did I say that I never (except for test) use the ram air feature in flight? Greg, Too bad. At your cruise speed ram air could give you a gain of 1.5+ inches of MAP. It's for free. Let's see, approximately (RPM x MAP)/constant = HP. In other words, the plane is flying at a less draggy higher latitude whilst the engine is flying 1500 feet lower. Grayhawk Free power is cheap. **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) -------------------------------1196364094 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 11/29/2007 10:29:31 A.M. Central Standard Time,=20 kneadedpleasures@sbcglobal.net writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>Oh, yes,=20 did I say that I never (except for test) use the ram air feature in=20 flight?
Greg,
 
Too bad.  At your cruise speed ram air could give you a gain=20 of 1.5+ inches of MAP. It's for free.  Let's see, approxima= tely=20 (RPM x MAP)/constant =3D HP.  In other words, the plane is flying=20= at a=20 less draggy higher latitude whilst the engine is flying 1500=20 feet lower.
 
Grayhawk
Free power is cheap.



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