Return-Path: Received: from marvkaye.olsusa.com ([207.30.195.56]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with SMTP id com for ; Sun, 7 May 2000 13:47:06 -0400 Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.20000507135431.03024650@olsusa.com> Date: Sun, 07 May 2000 13:54:31 -0400 To: lancair.list@olsusa.com From: "Tracy D. Wilkins" (by way of Marvin Kaye ) Subject: Vents in LNC 360 X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> My two bits on the cooling... We were roasting in our 360 here in Virginia until we disconnnected the panel vents and replaced them with "big black ball-type vents" from Spruce. We mounted these directly to the NASA scoop - they will blow your kilt over your head! This makes it very nice when its hot and we can reach them to turn them off when it starrts raining! Flap problem: We didn't build our plane so I don't know how this happens but... Our passenger side flap skin peeled back nearest the wing tip. The distance between the flap and the wing was so close that the wind blew the skin up and it caught on the wing surface (I quess so because we didn't see this happen) and when we lowered the flap it caused a tear in the skin of the flap about 8 inches to the inside from the wingtip end... I popped it back into place and it is fine as long as we don't lower the flap all the way I quess.... We can glue it back together but that won't solve the long term problem obviously. We had heard a pop once in awhile when we raised the flaps after landing - it was the skin popping back into place. we only noticed it when the skin ripped and left the flap skin sticking out on top of the wing forward of the flap after we lowered the flap... On the other wing there is over a quarter inch of space between the flap and the wing but on the passsenger side there is zero clearance near the wing tip. Anyway to change that? Tracy Tracy Wilkins >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>