Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2972580 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 03 Feb 2004 06:29:04 -0500 Received: from edward (clt78-020.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.20]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i13BT1q4003863 for ; Tue, 3 Feb 2004 06:29:02 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <006301c3ea48$ed2b5210$2402a8c0@edward> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Exit louvers Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 06:29:03 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0060_01C3EA1F.0419A0A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0060_01C3EA1F.0419A0A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Todd, Yes, they are aluminum, got them from a fellow in New York back in = the mid 1990s who did them for Hot Rods. Very reasonably priced and = yes, I would do it the same. I initially added the louvers when I was = having oil temp problems (before I moved the oil cooler up under the = spinner). They now probably help on the hottest days and after = shutdown. =20 Here is the URL http://www.norwich.net/canfield/canfield/samples.htm = you might look in his "samples" section and see examples on an aircraft. Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Haywire=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 11:22 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Exit louvers Hi Ed; In the attached pic of your plane, is your louvers. I currently = have my cowl at home as I'm making a few changes, (not as big a change = as Rusty :-), so I'm considering adding some exit louvers as currently = my exit area is only 1.2 times the inlet. My cooling has been fine due = mainly to the venturi effect that I think (hope) that I'm getting from = the exhaust pipe through my muffler housing. However I'd like to get a = little better since I hope to visit some really hot places (wanna go = back to Mexico :-). So my question is; Where did you get your louvers? Are they = aluminium? Would you do it the same way again? S. Todd Bartrim Turbo 13B RV-9Endurance C-FSTB http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm "Whatever you vividly imagine, Ardently desire, Sincerely believe = in, Enthusiastically act upon, Must inevitably come to pass".=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_0060_01C3EA1F.0419A0A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Todd,

Yes, they are = aluminum, got them=20 from a fellow in New York back in the mid 1990s who did them for Hot = Rods. =20 Very reasonably priced and yes, I would do it the same. I = initially added=20 the louvers when I was having oil temp problems (before I moved the oil = cooler=20 up under the spinner). They now probably help on the hottest = days and=20 after shutdown.

Here is the URL http://www.= norwich.net/canfield/canfield/samples.htm =20 you might look in his "samples" section and see examples on an=20 aircraft.

Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC

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From:=20 Haywire

To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 = 11:22=20 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Exit = louvers

Hi=20 Ed;

In the attached pic of your plane, is your louvers. I = currently have my=20 cowl at home as I'm making a few changes, (not as big a change as = Rusty :-),=20 so I'm considering adding some exit louvers as currently my exit area = is only=20 1.2 times the inlet. My cooling has been fine due mainly to the=20 venturi effect that I think (hope) that I'm getting from the = exhaust pipe=20 through my muffler housing. However I'd like to get a little better = since I=20 hope to visit some really hot places (wanna go back to Mexico=20 :-).

So my question is; Where did you get your louvers? Are they = aluminium?=20 Would you do it the same way again?

S. Todd Bartrim
Turbo 13B = RV-9Endurance
C-FSTB
http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm

= =20 "Whatever you vividly imagine, Ardently desire, Sincerely believe in,=20 Enthusiastically act upon, Must inevitably come to pass".

>> Homepage: =20 http://www.flyrotary.com/
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