X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:20:51 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma04.mx.aol.com ([64.12.206.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4363621 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:41:07 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.206.42; envelope-from=RWolf99@aol.com Received: from imo-ma04.mx.aol.com (imo-ma04.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.139]) by imr-ma04.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o5JNePdp016422 for ; Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:40:25 -0400 Received: from RWolf99@aol.com by imo-ma04.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.e61.36b4878 (44666) for ; Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:40:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtprly-dd02.mx.aol.com (smtprly-dd02.mx.aol.com [205.188.84.130]) by cia-mc01.mx.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMC015-d4044c1d556234d; Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:40:20 -0400 Received: from webmail-m061 (webmail-m061.sim.aol.com [64.12.158.161]) by smtprly-dd02.mx.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILSMTPRLYDD028-d4044c1d556234d; Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:40:18 -0400 X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Eyeball Air Hoses X-Original-Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:40:18 -0400 X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI X-AOL-IP: 174.18.254.89 X-MB-Message-Type: User MIME-Version: 1.0 From: rwolf99@aol.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8CCDE1FE8B56F1D_DCC_306ED_webmail-m061.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 31888-STANDARD Received: from 174.18.254.89 by webmail-m061.sysops.aol.com (64.12.158.161) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:40:18 -0400 X-Original-Message-Id: <8CCDE1FE8B0AC5B-DCC-196EE@webmail-m061.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: RWolf99@aol.com ----------MB_8CCDE1FE8B56F1D_DCC_306ED_webmail-m061.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Greyhawk - Yes, my eyeball air hoses are 1.5 inch SCAT. Reports from earlier Lancair= builders suggested that the panel-mounted air vents provided insufficient= air. Many builders mounted the eyeball vents directly to the sidewall NA= CA ducts to get more air. But you know all this -- you were part of the= early crowd. The eyeball vents from Lancair came with a cap for a tiny, tiny SCAT tube= coming in from the side. Maybe 3/4 inch. Small. I bought adapters from= Jon Pastusek (also available from aircraft spruce) which allowed a 1.5 in= ch SCAT tube to go directly to the back of the vent -- no 90 degree turn= required. I hope to have plenty of air. If it's too much, I'll close it partway. But I live in Arizona now and I= suspect that I'll have it wide open. - Rob Wolf ----------MB_8CCDE1FE8B56F1D_DCC_306ED_webmail-m061.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
Greyhawk -
 
Yes, my eyeball air hoses are 1.5 inch SCAT.  Reports from earli= er Lancair builders suggested that the panel-mounted air vents provided in= sufficient air.  Many builders mounted the eyeball vents directly to= the sidewall NACA ducts to get more air.  But you know all this --= you were part of the early crowd.
 
The eyeball vents from Lancair came with a cap for a  tiny,= tiny SCAT tube coming in from the side.  Maybe 3/4 inch.  Small= .  I bought adapters from Jon Pastusek (also available from aircraft= spruce) which allowed a 1.5 inch SCAT tube to go directly to the back of= the vent -- no 90 degree turn required.  I hope to have plenty of ai= r.
 
If it's too much, I'll close it partway.  But I live in Arizona= now and I suspect that I'll have it wide open.
 
- Rob Wolf

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