'Still say..Ellison ona money on this one. ... "Summary, For certificated aircraft, FAR 23.1093 requires that the intake air heat system must provide a heat...
For what it's worth... Today I flew an AeroVee with AeroCarb from Detroit to Kansas City. The weather was cloudy, high humidity, and cool temperatures for...
... Were you drawing air intake directly from the outside, or from inside the cowl Sonex-style? How close is the carb to any heat source like the exhaust...
... The ... the ... Yes, the Sonex has the carb inside the cowl and draws air that has been heated by the engine. The carb also sits between the exhaust...
Not the best of all worlds. Might get more power if cooler air is drawn in from outside. Hot air does not combust well with its low density. Hal ... From:...
Asked a bud of mine about this.. Said: "The `pre-heat' is referring to the cuff or muff on the muffler that creates some preheat for the alternate air inlet to...
Usually carb ice is not a problem at or below 75% power. The butterfly valve on most carbs is where the fuel in sucked into the air stream going to the...
What Brand or Model of Carb is the best to use on a VW1835 CC Air setup with a 2:1 belt reduction unit. I have talked to my buddy and he uses Webers on his...
To All: Mark Langford has recently posted an excellent article on an episode of detonation he experienced with his Corvair engine. Well worth the read. ...
Is that "POSA," or is there also a "Posi flow carb"? My KR2 came with a POSA carb (sliding throttle plate and metering needle) feeding a HAPI 1835 VW. I...
... Thanks for the heads up Bob, my sube detonates on 96 octane fuel, it cannot be heard over the prop noise, but manifests itself as: lower power, higher...
Great Plains has released a flywheel drive version of their kit engines. They call it "a lighter... less expensive way... to drive the prop on a VW engine." It...
Looks like they finally got smart. I guess that $895 is not too bad for the package as it includes the complete conversion with flywheel, starter, and hub...
... To All: I've placed a copy of the photo from the Great Plains catalog in the PHOTO archive of this Group. As some of you know, this method of attaching the...
I spoke to Steve Bennett at Oshkosh when I saw this at his booth. Looks like a pretty good setup for those of us who wanted a flywheel direct drive system....
... Dear Mike (and the Group), You're welcome. Years ago when I thought I knew everything about VW engines I had some really bad experiences due to detonation...
I wonder why it took Steve so long to come up with this and why he went thru all the trouble of trying to develop his RDS (Rear Drive System) which is...
Not to worry.. http://www.greatplainsas.com/scrdrvpix.html jon ... went thru all the trouble of trying to develop his RDS (Rear Drive System) which is...
Two possible reasons I can of... To provide an extension for a plane like a Sonerai I. A rear drive in a plane like that would require about an 8 inch...
Seems that if the RDS system is omitted in favor of the Direct system, one would save about 20 lbs of weight and could move the engine forward 4 inches to...
One of the questions I have always had about the rear drive is how long of an extension would be safe? Anyone have any related experience with this? Jeff ... ...
There is lots of variation here. Nominally, 4" is about as much as one wants to go. And even then there may be some vibrations at certain rpms which one...
... how ... As short as possible. The spools I use are sized to clear the exhaust stacks and give a clean streamline with a 12" dia spinner. Also see the type...
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