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gilalex(at)earthlink.net
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Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 10:40 pm Post subject: Slow day --- and cracks in the horizontal.

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I always use the Black RTV 732.   It looks a lot better than the orange

stuff.


	


I guess it's not too hot there, and the black would definitely look 

better.  I'll try that this week.



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		  I've seen as much as a 30 degree drop when the cylinder baffle strap is cut

back on cyls #3 and #4.   The larger exit ramps help also.


	


It definitely helped.. but I can't read numbers on the GEM 602.... bummer, 

I like numbers...



I did discover keeping your 1800 rpm run-up short helped...  if yoou start 

the take-off with cooler cylinders, they stay cooler much longer.. hot 

cylinders take a long while to cool, even when you reach cruise....and the 

new Horizon digital tach made the mag checks easier and quicker...



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OK, I'm doing an annual on a plane that has cracks in the vertical supports

and the horizontal stiffener on the horizontal.   Gil, I think this one is

cracked like yours.   Do you know if your plane ever had damage to the 

horizontal?

   This one has had the leading edge of the horizonatl replaced.


	


Yes... mine had hangar rash on the horizontal, a dent was on the left 

leading edge as far out as possible, with some attempt at straightening.

Also some rash on the elevators trailing edges.



If you go for the inertia theory (wing stops, tail doesn't), there was also 

a fairly large dent on the wing leading edge on the left just short of the tip.



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		  I've hired a DER to help engineer a better fix than just replacing the same

parts.   If it works, I'm going to do an STC for it.


	


That would be good.... I'd like to find out if any repaired ones get 

buckled again, then we might find out what actually does it...



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		  There . . . . .   is that a good story?


	


Pretty good....



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		  or, how about



a McCauley prop for a Cheetah that has been cut down to 72 inches and pitched

to 63?   New LyCon O320, ported and polished, turns 2850 at 7500 feet.

Trues at 134 knots at 7500 feet at 2700 rpm.



or, how about



I averaged 147 knots flying to Lancaster in my Tiger.



or, how about



I'm doing an STC for my larger cooling exit ramps.



or, how about



have you seen the one piece instrument panel I did for a Tiger about 6 years

ago?   Well, I'm going to do another one.   This one will be simialr but

'better' in my opinion.



or, how about



I've eliminated all of the interior plastic except for the canopy window

trim, the rear window trim and the forward console covers.    That 

includes the

center plastic piece on the canopy and the top console cover in the 

front.   The

top console cover is made of Carbon fiber with a cup holder!


	


Hey, somewhere for your beer can!!



Any more details on the center canopy trim.. mine's getting shot...  I 

think the last interior work put in foam that was too firm...



gil in tucson



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ddmcknight(at)alltel.net
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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 4:53 pm Post subject: Slow day --- and cracks in the horizontal.

Sealing the oil cooler to baffle sounds like a good idea, how much should 

the cylinder baffle straps be trimmed back??



Dave

Tiger N880DM

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