X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from QMTA07.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.13) with ESMTP id 3540208 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:32:44 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.62.64; envelope-from=gregw@onestopdesign.biz Received: from OMTA11.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.36]) by QMTA07.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id R36h1b0030mv7h0573Y8MX; Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:32:08 +0000 Received: from osd1 ([24.6.40.29]) by OMTA11.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id R3Y71b0030dkeQQ3X3Y7iC; Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:32:08 +0000 Message-ID: From: "Greg Ward" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: [FlyRotary] progress on N178RG Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 08:36:47 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0065_01C9A092.2F6AAF40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0065_01C9A092.2F6AAF40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey Mark; Yeah, it's a Legacy, and to flip it over, we have to wheel it outside, = and crank the rotisserie as high as it will go, lotta' fun. As to the = turbo and exhaust, they occupy the whole lower left area of the cowl, = and exit directly out the side, and as I said below, we are leaving the = stock exhaust bubbles in the lower cowl intact for heat to exit. Tests = will tell how effective this is. =20 Greg Ward ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mark Steitle=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 5:18 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: [FlyRotary] progress on N178RG Greg,=20 That is a cool looking scoop. I'm looking forward to seeing the side = profile. This is a Lancair Legacy, correct? (BTW, how do you flip it = over inside the garage?) One comment... don't underestimate the heat generated by the 20B = exhaust. I think one of the big benefits of having the radiator inside = the cowl is that the airflow helps to cool the white-hot exhaust. = Without that airflow, you risk melting anything within sight of the = exhaust. =20 Mark S. On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Greg Ward = wrote: ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Greg Ward=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 7:06 PM Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] progress on N178RG A few shots of our cooling system finally mounted as far as the = firewall. The two 1-1/2" cooling lines will be covered with 3" 1/2 = round plastic covers, 2" smaller in diameter than the exhaust outlets on = the cowling, which will continue to let heat from the engine exit. You = can't see the oil cooler, as it is mounted inside the scoop, in a = similiar fashion as the P-51. We are awaiting final engine dyno tests, and then we can mate the = whole mess up, and start on the next phase. Greg Ward; Lancair 20B N178RG in progress -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_0065_01C9A092.2F6AAF40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hey Mark;
Yeah, it's a Legacy, and to flip it over, we = have to=20 wheel it outside, and crank the rotisserie as high as it will go, lotta' = fun.  As to the turbo and exhaust, they occupy the whole lower left = area of=20 the cowl, and exit directly out the side,  and as I said below, we = are=20 leaving the stock exhaust bubbles in the lower cowl intact for heat to = exit.=20 Tests will tell how effective this is. 
Greg Ward
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Mark = Steitle=20
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 = 5:18=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: = [FlyRotary]=20 progress on N178RG

Greg,
 
That is a cool looking scoop.  I'm looking forward to = seeing=20 the side profile.  This is a Lancair Legacy, correct?  (BTW, = how do=20 you flip it over inside the garage?)
One comment... don't underestimate the heat generated by the 20B=20 exhaust.  I think one of the big benefits of having the radiator = inside=20 the cowl is that the airflow helps to cool the=20 white-hot exhaust.  Without that airflow, you risk melting = anything=20 within sight of the exhaust. 
 
Mark S.
On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Greg Ward = <gregw@onestopdesign.biz>=20 wrote:
 
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Greg Ward
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] progress on N178RG

A few shots of our cooling system = finally=20 mounted as far as the firewall.  The two 1-1/2" = cooling=20 lines will be covered with 3" 1/2 round plastic covers, 2" = smaller in=20 diameter than the exhaust outlets on the cowling, which will = continue to let=20 heat from the engine exit.  You can't see the oil cooler, as it = is=20 mounted inside the scoop, in a similiar fashion as the=20 P-51.
We are awaiting final engine dyno tests, = and then=20 we can mate the whole mess up, and start on the next=20 phase.
Greg Ward;
Lancair 20B N178RG in=20 progress

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