X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp114.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([68.142.229.91] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7) with SMTP id 962851 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 31 Jan 2006 20:56:50 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.229.91; envelope-from=downing.j@sbcglobal.net Received: (qmail 79546 invoked from network); 1 Feb 2006 01:56:06 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mom) (downing.j@sbcglobal.net@69.209.98.178 with login) by smtp114.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 1 Feb 2006 01:56:06 -0000 Message-ID: <001401c626d2$cd77b580$4001a8c0@gateway.2wire.net> From: "John Downing" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: cowl openings Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 20:57:05 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0011_01C626A8.E4248E40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C626A8.E4248E40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tracy; I don't know the date on these. It is my understanding that he = installed them last winter along with the plenum that Sam sells and they = do have the aluminum inserts from Sam and Roy said they were cut on a = CNC machine. These particular ones do not have a taper that was visible = when I looked at them last fall. These may not be the latest and = greatest. Roy is in Florida until spring, so I won't see him until = then, he attends our EAA Chapter in Cadillac, MI. JohnD ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tracy Crook=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 4:03 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: cowl openings Can't tell from the picture, but does this installation have the = aluminum duct inserts that Sam James sells? They have a bell mouth that = matches the cowl hole but neck down to a smaller size duct. He has made = them in a number of sizes and the figures I mentioned are what he told = me are the latest & greatest that he has tried. As always, YMMV. Tracy ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Downing=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 12:04 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] cowl openings Tracy; The enclosed picture of the Sam James cowl is where I got = the idea of the five inch cowl openings. Sorry It appears that it goes = straight into the plenum and the ruler says 4 1/2"s. I took this = picture in October, of Roy Pinners RV-6. JohnD -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ ------=_NextPart_000_0011_01C626A8.E4248E40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Tracy;  I don't know the date on = these.  It is=20 my understanding that he installed them last winter along with the = plenum that=20 Sam sells and they do have the aluminum inserts from Sam and Roy = said they=20 were cut on a CNC machine.  These particular ones do not have a = taper that=20 was visible when I looked at them last fall.  These may not be the = latest=20 and greatest.  Roy is in Florida until spring, so I won't see = him=20 until then, he attends our EAA Chapter in Cadillac, MI.  = JohnD
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Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: cowl=20 openings

Can't tell from the picture, but does this installation have the = aluminum=20 duct inserts that Sam James sells?  They have a bell mouth that = matches=20 the cowl hole but neck down to a smaller size duct.  He has made = them in=20 a number of sizes and the figures I mentioned are what he told me are = the=20 latest & greatest that he has tried.  As always, YMMV.
 
Tracy
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From: John Downing
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: Monday, January 30, = 2006 12:04=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] cowl=20 openings

Tracy;  The enclosed picture = of the Sam=20 James cowl is where I got the idea of the five inch cowl = openings. =20 Sorry It appears that it goes straight into the plenum and the ruler = says 4=20 1/2"s.   I took this picture in October, of Roy Pinners=20 RV-6.  JohnD
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