I'm wondering if a concentric lip projecting forward of the inlet...say maybe as much as an inch (?)...could act in such a way as to divert that vertically rising air around the inlet, reducing press
Concerning the Jabiru, there is little room between the prop and the front cylinders to provide a correct diffuser, so the inlet must be of larger size, and the efficiency will be lower. But the engi
I recall that in 1995 I asked the late Richard Cabrinha why he had changed --From a chin intake to a pair of Lo-Presti style circular intakes on his Free Spirit Mark II, for cooling a Continental IO
An investigation of the aerodynamics and cooling of horizontally opposed engine installation" SJ Miley. SAE 1977. Hi Duncan, I found the report you cite here: _http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.
Can anyone point me towards that discussion. Hi Paul, I cut my center console down. I was told at the time to keep it at least 2" above the forward portion of the seat bottom where it turns down into
Greetings Team, I saw this in the most recent EAA ehotline newsletter and I thought I'd forward it to the list: SKY-TEC HAS ROTAX STARTERS Sky-Tec, manufacturer of lightweight starters for general av
If you are unlucky like us in the green state of Florida many of our stations are adding 10% ethanol to all blends, they are supposed to post it on the pumps so be careful. Greetings Bud and all, I h
1) Any problems I should look out for. Any gotchas? Hello Martin, I've got a GRT EIS with graphical interface mated to my Jab 3300 in N245E. I'm overall very pleased with the performance of the GRT E
Greetings team, FWIW, my Ximango has shrouds on the cylinder barrels. Air is fed to them by a single, 3" opening at the front of the cowl that is loosely fit into 4" SCAT tubing connected to the shro
Greetings team, Can anybody provide a link to info about this change in approved oils? I checked the Rotax Owners Group and didn't see anything new. I've been running Pennzoil 3888 motorcycle oil, as
Greetings team, I received the following response from Dean at Lockwood's Aerotechnical Institute regarding Pennzoil and it's apparent drop from the Rotax approved oils list. I've been given permissi
Just some thoughts from a fellow who has been in "da o'l bidness" (as they used to say in Louisiana) for 30+ years. Hello Bob, I spoke with an Amoco rep last fall about ethanol in their mogas. Appare
Have others had difficulity with the dipole in the rudder causing problems? Hi Jim, FWIW, I installed an AAE (available from ACS) dipole COM on the rear my sternpost, forward of the rudder. I install
Aircraft Spruce list clear PVC pipe, used in Quickie as fuel level gauge, p/n 03-54100, however the diameter is larger, and I could not see an easy way of plumbing it in without risking a further sou
Before I head off to Asia, I plan to put aluminium mesh right along the aileron and flap close outs joining to the rear lift pin to allow wing tip to wing tip lightning travel Hi David, FWIW, my wife
Not sure thats a terribly good idea. Hi Carl, et al, Apparently, the FAA and Aeromot think it is a good idea. The Ximango is a certified aircraft, has aluminum fuel tanks and they, too, are bonded to
Secondly - Stall and spin accidents on approach. Low down and in the pattern, these are often fatal. Hi John and All, Adding to John's excellent commentary, over the years while I was operating a gli
So far I have the following folks as attendees for the fly in. For anyone else attending could you please let me know so I can communicate it to everyone. Hi Paul, I'll be there with N245E, weather p
Hi David, Although I'm not familiar with your particular Garmin, I have a Garmin 250XL installed in my Europa. The 250XL has a provision to allow remote toggling of the active and standby COM channel
Hello Fran and all, I installed "Ultimate Ventilators" below my panel in N245E where the Europa supplied NACA vents would normally go. I love 'em! You get a nice blast of air from them both on the gr