Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #47713
From: Tracy Crook <tracy@rotaryaviation.com>
Sender: <rwstracy@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Moving muffler to belly
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:09:48 -0400
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Mine is less than 1" from the belly to keep it in the turbulent slipstream behind the cooling exit and avoid drag.  A .007" thick piece of SS heat shield is riveted to the belly in this area.  The SS expands when heated and creates its own airgap for insulation.

Tracy 

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Bobby J. Hughes <bhughes@qnsi.net> wrote:
I've had the plane down for a few weeks making several changes. I would like to move my muffler out of the cowl to the airframe belly. How much space should I leave between the top of the muffler and bottom skin? My exit fairing hangs down about 5" below the airframe. What have others done for heat shielding \ paint protection? Since the floor pans are installed any riveting will have to be with blind rivets. Don't really want to put a bunch of extra holes in the skin for this experiment. Any advice or pictures would be appreciated.
 
Thanks,
 
Bobby Hughes
RV-10

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