X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost05.isp.att.net ([207.115.11.55] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.7) with ESMTP id 4327591 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 26 May 2010 22:38:40 -0400 Received-SPF: softfail receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.115.11.55; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com Received: from [192.168.1.1] (adsl-69-156-28.rmo.bellsouth.net[98.69.156.28]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc05) with ESMTP id <20100527023803H0500rpedre>; Thu, 27 May 2010 02:38:03 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [98.69.156.28] Message-ID: <4BFDDBDC.9060005@nc.rr.com> Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 22:41:32 -0400 From: Ernest Christley User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090817) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Builder displays mediocre sheet metal skills References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Ed Anderson wrote: > > Verrrrryyyyyy Interrreessstttttinnnng! Ernest. > > One thing you will want to place close attention to – while the 0.02 > stainless will doubtless handle the heat – those large flat panels are > going to be severely test by the rotary’s powerful exhaust pulse. > > I can’t tell for sure , but there does not appear to be any > interconnection between the opposing sides of those wide expanses of > sheet metal or is this just the SS covering and will not see anything > other than heat? > DOH!! I left out a few very important pictures. The latter is correct. The .020 is just a duct/shield to contain the heat. I'd taken quite a few pictures of the muffler sitting inside the shield, but for the life of me I can't find them now. I think they might be on my work computer, which is, conveniently at work.