X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:34:18 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-mb01.mx.aol.com ([64.12.207.164] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2a) with ESMTP id 4837421 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:36:02 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.207.164; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from imo-da04.mx.aol.com (imo-da04.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.202]) by imr-mb01.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id p13NZKQE005401 for ; Thu, 3 Feb 2011 18:35:20 -0500 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-da04.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.e41.7798299 (55734) for ; Thu, 3 Feb 2011 18:35:14 -0500 (EST) Received: from magic-m17.mail.aol.com (magic-m17.mail.aol.com [172.21.147.70]) by cia-md04.mx.aol.com (v129.8) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMD041-d9b64d4b3bb21d7; Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:35:14 -0500 From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 18:35:13 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Car Door Openers and Oil Doors X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_b42f6.4a280670.3a7c95b1_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.5 sub 5400 X-AOL-IP: 24.15.17.119 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Sky2high@aol.com --part1_b42f6.4a280670.3a7c95b1_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Invention constrained by experience. Ahh, been there, done the penance. Grayhawk In a message dated 2/3/2011 11:40:28 A.M. Central Standard Time, rwolf99@aol.com writes: <> Actually, Duane Hitchcock's 360 used an electric opener from, I think, a Lincoln Continental trunk. He lowered the canopy and it stayed about an inch open. He pushed the button on his remote and a little electric mtor sucked that puppy down tight with a satisfying "thunk"! Pushing the other button made it pop open again. It was truly awesome and really added a lot of class to his already beautiful airplane. Problem is, one time he had the key fob in his pocket while flying and something in his pocket pushed the button. You got it -- "thunk" and the rush of 200 mph air. He said it scared the crap out of him, so now he has an arming switch on the panel so it won't happen again. I don't think I want my oil door to do that... - Rob Wolf --part1_b42f6.4a280670.3a7c95b1_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Invention constrained by experience.

Ahh, been there, done the penance.

Grayhawk

In a message dated 2/3/2011 11:40:28 A.M. Central Standard Time,=20 rwolf99@aol.com writes:

<<Maybe there's a way to install an auto power door lock= =20 mechanism, "chirp-chirp" and the oil door opens! (I guess you'd ne= ed a=20 horn too)>>

Actually, Duane Hitchcock's 360 used an electric opener from,= I=20 think, a Lincoln Continental trunk. He lowered the canopy and it= stayed=20 about an inch open. He pushed the button on his remote and a littl= e=20 electric mtor sucked that puppy down tight with a satisfying "thunk"!&nb= sp;=20 Pushing the other button made it pop open again. It was truly awes= ome=20 and really added a lot of class to his already beautiful airplane.

Problem is, one time he had the key fob in his pocket while flying= and=20 something in his pocket pushed the button. You got it -- "thunk"= and the=20 rush of 200 mph air. He said it scared the crap out of him, so now= he=20 has an arming switch on the panel so it won't happen again.

I don't think I want my oil door to do that...

- Rob Wolf

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