X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp105.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([68.142.229.100] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7) with SMTP id 963505 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:26:43 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.229.100; envelope-from=downing.j@sbcglobal.net Received: (qmail 30201 invoked from network); 1 Feb 2006 16:25:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mom) (downing.j@sbcglobal.net@69.209.98.178 with login) by smtp105.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 1 Feb 2006 16:25:57 -0000 Message-ID: <001e01c6274c$530e9460$4001a8c0@gateway.2wire.net> From: "John Downing" To: "flyrotary" Subject: Air inlets Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:26:58 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001B_01C62722.69DB7840" 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_001B_01C62722.69DB7840 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tracy; While scanning old issues for information on cowling = construction, I came across an article in the March 1986 Sport Aviation, = explaining air inlets in round configurations. While I don't understand = the engineering aspects, there is a drawing of the various shapes of = inlets and their efficiency. The bell shape is pictured as the best = followed by the tapered one. So your assumption of this subject being = something to argue about is certainly correct. JohnD From the farm ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C62722.69DB7840 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Tracy; While scanning old issues = for=20 information on cowling construction, I came across an article in the = March 1986=20 Sport Aviation, explaining air inlets in round configurations. = While I=20 don't understand the engineering aspects, there is a drawing of the = various=20 shapes of inlets and their efficiency. The bell shape is pictured = as the=20 best followed by the tapered one. So your assumption of this = subject being=20 something to argue about is certainly correct. JohnD = From the=20 farm

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