Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 00:16:05 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.12] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2774410 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 26 Nov 2003 22:50:31 -0500 Received: from user-33qt5h2.dialup.mindspring.com ([199.174.150.34] helo=Carol) by harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1APDAi-0003Wa-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 26 Nov 2003 19:50:29 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <003401c3b499$8d62bc40$0000a398@Carol> From: "sqpilot@earthlink" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: radiator size X-Original-Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 21:50:07 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0031_01C3B467.41AC7C00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01C3B467.41AC7C00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Geez.....I did say in front of the NACA duct, didn't I? Obvious = correction.....It is behind the NACA duct. 7 inches behind it to be = exact. Thanks for the correction. Also thanks to Ed for his detailed = explanation, and also to Perry Mick. Since he has had a ride in Al = Wick's canard, his info was very interesting. I guess if I were to just = take off and climb out at half throttle, I might be OK. (Yeah, = right)....I'm obviously going to have to increase the size of my planned = radiator. Wishful thinking had me hoping to size the radiator similar = to Al Wick's so it could go directly behind the NACA duct and eliminate = a whole bunch of plenum work. I guess there is no free ride. I now am = considering just placing the oil cooler there, (it would fit nicely), = and use the two upper factory cowling scoops for a pair of = airconditioning evaporators, one on each side. The nice part about using = a radiator would have been the ability to have a Spal fan = thermostatically controlled. Thanks again, Ed, Perry, John, David, etc. = for saving me a lot of money and wasted time trying to make a radiator = with insufficient surface area cool my rotary. Back to the drawing = board. It's cheaper to do it over again on paper than on the aircraft. = Paul Conner ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tracy Crook=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 7:42 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: radiator size > > Hi, Jim....sorry for the delay in responding. Regarding Al Wick's radiator installation, he broke all the rules. He just put the = darned radiator in front of the NACA inlet scoop, and has NO exit plenum. = After the air passes thru the radiator, it just slowly finds it's way out the = rear of the cowling. Odd thing is that he can do extended full power climbs = without overheating. Go figure ! I should be so lucky. Paul Conner Really? In *front* of the scoop? =20 Tracy ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01C3B467.41AC7C00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Geez.....I did say in front of the NACA duct, = didn't=20 I?   Obvious correction.....It is behind the NACA duct. 7 = inches=20 behind it to be exact. Thanks for the correction.  Also thanks to = Ed for=20 his detailed explanation, and also to Perry Mick. Since he has had a = ride in Al=20 Wick's canard, his info was very interesting. I guess if I were to just = take off=20 and climb out at half throttle, I might be OK.  (Yeah, = right)....I'm=20 obviously going to have to increase the size of my planned = radiator. =20 Wishful thinking had me hoping to size the radiator similar to Al Wick's = so it=20 could go directly behind the NACA duct and eliminate a whole bunch of = plenum=20 work.  I guess there is no free ride.  I now am considering = just=20 placing the oil cooler there, (it would fit nicely), and use the two = upper=20 factory cowling scoops for a pair of airconditioning evaporators, one on = each=20 side. The nice part about using a radiator would have been the ability = to have a=20 Spal fan thermostatically controlled.  Thanks again, Ed, Perry, = John,=20 David, etc. for saving me a lot of money and wasted time trying to make = a=20 radiator with insufficient surface area cool my rotary. Back to the = drawing=20 board.  It's cheaper to do it over again on paper than on the=20 aircraft.   Paul Conner
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Tracy = Crook
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, = 2003 7:42=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = radiator=20 size

 
 


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> Hi, Jim....sorry for the delay in = responding. =20 Regarding Al Wick's
radiator installation, he broke all the = rules. =20 He just put the darned
radiator in front of the NACA inlet scoop, = and has=20 NO exit plenum. After the
air passes thru the radiator, it just = slowly=20 finds it's way out the rear of
the cowling. Odd thing is that he = can do=20 extended full power climbs without
overheating. Go figure ! I = should be=20 so lucky.  Paul Conner

Really?   In *front* of the scoop? 

Tracy

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