X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com From: "Jeff Whaley" Received: from hub026-NJ-4.exch026.serverdata.net ([206.225.166.167] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.2) with ESMTPS id 7699476 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 19 May 2015 08:15:26 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.225.166.167; envelope-from=jwhaley@datacast.com Received: from MBX026-E1-NJ-2.exch026.domain.local ([10.240.14.52]) by HUB026-NJ-4.exch026.domain.local ([10.240.14.39]) with mapi id 14.03.0224.002; Tue, 19 May 2015 05:14:51 -0700 To: Bill Bradburry Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Return to Flight - 2 Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Re: Return to Flight - 2 Thread-Index: AQHQkhrBNlcuPX/p7kSl5gFK3LI4/p2DNdMw Date: Tue, 19 May 2015 12:14:50 +0000 Message-ID: <234B758DE9A64449BEB6BB5D1345CA7A48EC649B@mbx026-e1-nj-2.exch026.domain.local> References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-CA, en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [209.87.232.162] Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_234B758DE9A64449BEB6BB5D1345CA7A48EC649Bmbx026e1nj2exch_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_234B758DE9A64449BEB6BB5D1345CA7A48EC649Bmbx026e1nj2exch_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Bill, no I haven't checked the airflow distribution yet. Once I'm done = tinkering around with the exit area I'll check that to see how the divider = performs and overall airflow across the core. Jeff From: Bill Bradburry [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 9:27 AM Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Return to Flight - 2 Jeff, It would be a good time to check the airflow distribution across the face o= f the radiator with a leaf blower and a tuft of yarn on a stick as was desc= ribed by Bobby the other day. Did you check this prior to adding the divid= ing vane? Bill ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 7:54 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Return to Flight - 2 I spent several hours yesterday working on the inlet plenum. First the pin= ch was removed and reprofiled with a gentle slope. Then I decided to divid= e the airflow front and back by adding a divide vane. I simply cut a notch= on both sides of the plenum, slipped in a sheet of aluminum and glassed ov= er the seams. Also added some foam core on the inside to aid the back half= of the core ... see attached photos. Still have to examine the outlet dif= fuser (or none) and/or cowl flap, plus check cowling to see if any inlet ar= ea is being wasted. Jeff This message, and the documents attached hereto, is intended only for the a= ddressee and may contain privileged or confidential information. Any unauth= orized disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message= in error, please notify us immediately so that we may correct our internal= records. Please then delete the original message. Thank you. --_000_234B758DE9A64449BEB6BB5D1345CA7A48EC649Bmbx026e1nj2exch_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Bill, no I haven’= ;t checked the airflow distribution yet.  Once I’m done tinkerin= g around with the exit area I’ll check that to see how the divider pe= rforms and overall airflow across the core.

Jeff

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From: Bill Bra= dburry [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 9:27 AM
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Return to Flight - 2<= /p>

 

Jeff,

It would be a good time to che= ck the airflow distribution across the face of the radiator with a leaf blo= wer and a tuft of yarn on a stick as was described by Bobby the other day.  Did you check this prior to adding the dividing vane?=

 

Bill

 

From: Rotary m= otors in aircraft [mailto:fl= yrotary@lancaironline.net]
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 7:54 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Return to Flight - 2

 

I spent several hours yester= day working on the inlet plenum.  First the pinch was removed and repr= ofiled with a gentle slope.  Then I decided to divide the airflow front and back by adding a divide vane.  I simply cut a notch on both= sides of the plenum, slipped in a sheet of aluminum and glassed over the s= eams.  Also added some foam core on the inside to aid the back half of= the core ... see attached photos.  Still have to examine the outlet diffuser (or none) and/or cowl flap, plus check= cowling to see if any inlet area is being wasted.
Jeff

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