Mark and All, I have planned on using the "K&N" filter such as yours but thought I would install a round or bullet shaped replacement for the flat rubber cap........... Kelly TroyerDyke Delta_"Eventually"13B_RD1C_EC2_EM2 On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Mark Steitle <msteitle@gmail.com> wrote: Ya see? I knew there was a reason why I installed a filter. Besides, my intake is just big enough for a decent sized bird to fit through. Now that would be some nasty FOD. Mark On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 9:38 AM, <Lehanover@aol.com> wrote: While a piston engine can survive some dreadful FOD damage, a rotary cannot. Even a tiny stone can turn your engine into ballast. Many think that one rotor housing can get you home. Not the case. Extend the glide? Maybe, depending on the damage. A damaged housing may connect the firing chamber to the next mixture filled chamber and fight the running housing with lots of drag and heat. An alternate air door in the intake would eliminate the problem. It is common on production aircraft and part of a Life Extension program. Lynn E. Hanover In a message dated 7/4/2013 10:06:31 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, steveizett@me.com writes: Thanks Rich Steve On 04/07/2013, at 9:58 PM, ARGOLDMAN@aol.com wrote: The necessity of a filter may depend on where you fly from and where you expect to fly. Occasionally there are swarms of insects that we fly through (at least in my part of the country) which will be ingested. those little exoskeletons are quite abrasive. Mooney in their old "Super 21s" had a flap which allowed one to select ram air at cruise. In a carb, when operating on carb heat, the air is unfiltered. Rich In a message dated 7/4/2013 7:48:58 A.M. Central Daylight Time, rwstracy@gmail.com writes: > 2. I take it that filtering is essential. How does water effect filter material? What filter material is best.On a car, a must. On an airplane, just be careful where you put inlet ( keep it high) and don't taxi behind someone on a dry dusty taxiway. Never had an air filter. -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html --
Ya see? I knew there was a reason why I installed a filter. Besides, my intake is just big enough for a decent sized bird to fit through. Now that would be some nasty FOD. Mark On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 9:38 AM, <Lehanover@aol.com> wrote: While a piston engine can survive some dreadful FOD damage, a rotary cannot. Even a tiny stone can turn your engine into ballast. Many think that one rotor housing can get you home. Not the case. Extend the glide? Maybe, depending on the damage. A damaged housing may connect the firing chamber to the next mixture filled chamber and fight the running housing with lots of drag and heat. An alternate air door in the intake would eliminate the problem. It is common on production aircraft and part of a Life Extension program. Lynn E. Hanover In a message dated 7/4/2013 10:06:31 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, steveizett@me.com writes: Thanks Rich Steve On 04/07/2013, at 9:58 PM, ARGOLDMAN@aol.com wrote: The necessity of a filter may depend on where you fly from and where you expect to fly. Occasionally there are swarms of insects that we fly through (at least in my part of the country) which will be ingested. those little exoskeletons are quite abrasive. Mooney in their old "Super 21s" had a flap which allowed one to select ram air at cruise. In a carb, when operating on carb heat, the air is unfiltered. Rich In a message dated 7/4/2013 7:48:58 A.M. Central Daylight Time, rwstracy@gmail.com writes: > 2. I take it that filtering is essential. How does water effect filter material? What filter material is best.On a car, a must. On an airplane, just be careful where you put inlet ( keep it high) and don't taxi behind someone on a dry dusty taxiway. Never had an air filter. -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html
While a piston engine can survive some dreadful FOD damage, a rotary cannot. Even a tiny stone can turn your engine into ballast. Many think that one rotor housing can get you home. Not the case. Extend the glide? Maybe, depending on the damage. A damaged housing may connect the firing chamber to the next mixture filled chamber and fight the running housing with lots of drag and heat. An alternate air door in the intake would eliminate the problem. It is common on production aircraft and part of a Life Extension program. Lynn E. Hanover In a message dated 7/4/2013 10:06:31 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, steveizett@me.com writes: Thanks Rich Steve On 04/07/2013, at 9:58 PM, ARGOLDMAN@aol.com wrote: The necessity of a filter may depend on where you fly from and where you expect to fly. Occasionally there are swarms of insects that we fly through (at least in my part of the country) which will be ingested. those little exoskeletons are quite abrasive. Mooney in their old "Super 21s" had a flap which allowed one to select ram air at cruise. In a carb, when operating on carb heat, the air is unfiltered. Rich In a message dated 7/4/2013 7:48:58 A.M. Central Daylight Time, rwstracy@gmail.com writes: > 2. I take it that filtering is essential. How does water effect filter material? What filter material is best.On a car, a must. On an airplane, just be careful where you put inlet ( keep it high) and don't taxi behind someone on a dry dusty taxiway. Never had an air filter. -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html
Thanks Rich Steve On 04/07/2013, at 9:58 PM, ARGOLDMAN@aol.com wrote: The necessity of a filter may depend on where you fly from and where you expect to fly. Occasionally there are swarms of insects that we fly through (at least in my part of the country) which will be ingested. those little exoskeletons are quite abrasive. Mooney in their old "Super 21s" had a flap which allowed one to select ram air at cruise. In a carb, when operating on carb heat, the air is unfiltered. Rich In a message dated 7/4/2013 7:48:58 A.M. Central Daylight Time, rwstracy@gmail.com writes: > 2. I take it that filtering is essential. How does water effect filter material? What filter material is best.On a car, a must. On an airplane, just be careful where you put inlet ( keep it high) and don't taxi behind someone on a dry dusty taxiway. Never had an air filter.
The necessity of a filter may depend on where you fly from and where you expect to fly. Occasionally there are swarms of insects that we fly through (at least in my part of the country) which will be ingested. those little exoskeletons are quite abrasive. Mooney in their old "Super 21s" had a flap which allowed one to select ram air at cruise. In a carb, when operating on carb heat, the air is unfiltered. Rich In a message dated 7/4/2013 7:48:58 A.M. Central Daylight Time, rwstracy@gmail.com writes: > 2. I take it that filtering is essential. How does water effect filter material? What filter material is best.On a car, a must. On an airplane, just be careful where you put inlet ( keep it high) and don't taxi behind someone on a dry dusty taxiway. Never had an air filter.
> 2. I take it that filtering is essential. How does water effect filter material? What filter material is best.On a car, a must. On an airplane, just be careful where you put inlet ( keep it high) and don't taxi behind someone on a dry dusty taxiway. Never had an air filter.