Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao06.cox.net ([68.230.241.33] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.5) with ESMTP id 520199 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 06 Nov 2004 01:04:56 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.33; envelope-from=ALVentures@cox.net Received: from BigAl ([68.107.116.221]) by fed1rmmtao06.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.04.00 201-2131-117-20041022) with ESMTP id <20041106060427.SDRS28622.fed1rmmtao06.cox.net@BigAl> for ; Sat, 6 Nov 2004 01:04:27 -0500 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: cowl on Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 22:04:32 -0800 Message-ID: <000001c4c3c6$7c536e80$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4C383.6E302E80" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4C383.6E302E80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: cowl on =20 Al, =20 No sweat.....Hey, I am just happy that someone occasionally looks at my = web page (which Really needs updating... =20 I down loaded that image a long time ago and had forgotten where it came from. =20 heck, I am not even in the garage any more....we moved the project to an Ellington Field (EFD) hangar two weeks ago.. It was kinda funny to look = at the pix and think hey, that looks a lot like my place/project.....wait!. That IS my project =20 David Staten has cleaned up/ported/painted our 13b and we are currently waiting for the rebuild kit to arrive. So far, the stock cowl seems to = be working on the smaller 13b..... My 20B fit fine in the stock cowl, I just didn't like the bumps on the = side meant to accommodate those horizontal cylinders, and the open back end; = all in the name of lower drag and cleaner airflow into the prop. =20 The timing of your post is funny....I started my cowl/wing transitions = this week. I am about 98% done with the structural parts of the airframe/wings/canard....I think the cowl is the last (other than some "minor" fairings)....then I gotta make it "pretty" and start the = real work, micro, sand repeat....interior, engine....and finally instruments. Geesh. Yeah; it seems like it never ends. And having the airframe complete = gives you the illusion of having an airplane; but really you have just done = the easy part. I did my filling, sanding and priming in a few steps along = the way so I wouldn't have to do it all at once. That way, having it look = nice, heightened the illusion even more :-). (I pretended it gave me more motivation.) =20 I gotta admint, yours looks way better than mine. Maybe that will be something to aspire to after we are all flying. ;-) =20 Yes; that's a point. I tend to work at getting things done the way I = want while it is still handy here in my garage. I have 3 airports, each = within 20 minutes; one runway is too short, one has no hangars available, and = the other has no hangars available, AND they won't let you land until you've flown off your 40 hours. (I always wonder how they enforce that.) So = that will put me an hour away - not a good place to work on the plane. =20 Best, =20 Al =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4C383.6E302E80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: cowl on

Al,=

No = sweat.....Hey, I am just happy that someone occasionally looks at my web page (which Really = needs updating...

I down loaded that image a long = time ago and had forgotten where it came from.

heck, I am not = even in the garage any more....we moved the project to an Ellington Field (EFD) = hangar two weeks ago.. It was kinda funny to look at the pix and think hey, = that looks a lot like my place/project.....wait!. That IS my project = <g>

David Staten has = cleaned up/ported/painted our 13b and we are currently waiting for the rebuild kit to arrive. So far, the stock cowl seems to be working = on the smaller 13b.....

My 20B fit fine in the stock = cowl, I just didn’t like the bumps on the side meant to accommodate those = horizontal cylinders, and the open back end; all in the name of lower drag and = cleaner airflow into the prop.

The timing of = your post is funny....I started my cowl/wing transitions this week. I am = about 98% done with the structural parts of the airframe/wings/canard....I think = the cowl is the last (other than some "minor" fairings)....then I gotta = make it "pretty" <g> and start the real work, micro, sand repeat....interior, engine....and finally instruments. = Geesh.

Yeah; it seems like it never = ends. And having the airframe complete gives you the illusion of having an = airplane; but really you have just done the easy part. I did my filling, sanding = and priming in a few steps along the way so I wouldn’t have to do it = all at once. That way, having it look nice, heightened the illusion even = more J. (I pretended = it gave me more motivation.)

I gotta admint, = yours looks way better than mine. Maybe that will be something to aspire = to after we are all flying. ;-)

Yes; that’s a point. = I tend to work at getting things done the way I want while it is still handy = here in my garage. I have 3 airports, each within 20 minutes; one runway = is too short, one has no hangars available, and the other has no hangars = available, AND they won’t let you land until you’ve flown off your 40 = hours. (I always wonder how they enforce that.) So that will put me an = hour away – not a good place to work on the plane.

Best,

Al

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