X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mx2.netapp.com ([216.240.18.37] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.1) with ESMTPS id 4086660 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:04:50 -0500 Received-SPF: softfail receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.240.18.37; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.49,296,1262592000"; d="scan'208";a="303018653" Received: from smtp1.corp.netapp.com ([10.57.156.124]) by mx2-out.netapp.com with ESMTP; 18 Jan 2010 07:03:41 -0800 Received: from [10.62.16.83] (anduril.hq.netapp.com [10.62.16.83] (may be forged)) by smtp1.corp.netapp.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/NTAP-1.6) with ESMTP id o0IF3epx009770 for ; Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:03:41 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4B547849.50308@nc.rr.com> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:03:37 -0500 From: Ernest Christley Reply-To: echristley@nc.rr.com User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090817) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Inclined Radiators was : [FlyRotary] Re: Scoops References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Tracy Crook wrote: > A 'wedge' duct does not preclude a 'bell shaped' duct. The bell > shape DOES become distorted to the point of not being recognizable but > it still functions as one. I spent several days sculpting mine. > Wouldn't have spent that time if a simple wedge would be as good. > > Tracy According to K&W, the distorted wedge comes out looking like this: http://ernest.isa-geek.org/Delta/Pictures/OilCoolerDuctIntake.jpg