Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 19:02:16 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [32.97.166.31] (HELO prserv.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 3.5.9) with ESMTP id 1211058 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 02 May 2002 17:48:10 -0400 Received: from oemcomputer (slip-32-100-204-107.tx.us.prserv.net[32.100.204.107]) by prserv.net (out1) with SMTP id <20020502214808201046o6vne>; Thu, 2 May 2002 21:48:09 +0000 From: "Larry Henney" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Bending exhaust tip for clean belly X-Original-Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 16:51:47 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <000001c1f223$8fd89ec0$6bcc6420@oemcomputer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Bill, I purchased a pair of 45 degree SS joints. We held them about where the bend would be exiting the cowl and cut off the existing straight pipes about 4-5 inches. After welding the 45's on we looked at an extended line created by the lower cowl and made a guess. Without looking at it today, I recall the leading edge of the cut was about 1 inch below the extended lower cowl line. The angle was 25 -30 degrees to the straight pipes. This did put the trailing edge slightly above the extended lower cowl line. On my plane that puts the trailing edge about 3 inches below the belly of the plane. I was delighted to see this was adequate. I've seen numerous other tip bends that take the whole pipe well below the extended lower cowl line. This scenario just looked a little to draggy from my perspective. The effort on this project was the numerous fit checks removing and reinstalling the last section of pipe. Mine are coated and rather tight to install and remove. Hope this wordy blurb describes it well. Let me know if I can be more clear. Larry