Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.69] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2927927 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 11 Jan 2004 13:35:26 -0500 Received: from rad ([68.155.99.73]) by imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20040111183521.ISOM1948.imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Sun, 11 Jan 2004 13:35:21 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Radiator ducting Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:33:19 -0600 Message-ID: <001301c3d871$632ea050$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0014_01C3D83F.18943050" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C3D83F.18943050 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Where do I find some 5" diameter tubing that will stretch to 12" = diameter (or 9" x 10" square)? Finn If you find one, make sure you do it BEFORE I have to make mine out of fiberglass :-) =20 Speaking of wacky ideas, I briefly thought about using some sort of = airtight fabric to make the duct. I imagined having it sealed to the core, then attached to a removable cone that would mount inside the air inlet. Unfortunately, I'm not sure this would be easier to make, and you'd have = to worry about it rubbing on the cowl, and getting holes in it. I haven't completely given up on this idea, partly because I hate fiberglass so = much, but mostly because I want to make Ed try to calculate it :-) =20 Rusty (sanded so much blue foam that I look like a smurf) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C3D83F.18943050 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Where do I find some 5" diameter tubing that will stretch to 12" = diameter=20 (or 9" x 10" square)?

Finn

 If you find one, make sure you do = it BEFORE=20 I have to make mine out of fiberglass :-)
 
Speaking of=20 wacky ideas, I briefly thought about using some sort of airtight fabric = to make=20 the duct.  I imagined having it sealed to the core, then = attached to a=20 removable cone that would mount inside the air inlet.  = Unfortunately, I'm=20 not sure this would be easier to make, and you'd have to worry about it = rubbing=20 on the cowl, and getting holes in it.  I haven't completely = given up=20 on this idea, partly because I hate fiberglass so much, but mostly = because I=20 want to make Ed try to calculate it :-)
 
Rusty (sanded=20 so much blue foam that I look like a=20 smurf)   
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