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GrummanDude

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Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 10:05 pm Post subject: Slow day --- and cracks in the horizontal.

In a message dated 5/1/06 9:39:05 PM, gilalex(at)earthlink.net writes:

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		   Is it standard practice to add red RTV to seal the upper and lower edges of

 the oil cooler at the baffle?

 


	


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

stuff.   



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.   



----- 

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.   



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.



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



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!



Gary

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Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 10:19 pm Post subject: Slow day --- and cracks in the horizontal.

Thanks Gary, now I am not bored anymore although I'm watching Jon Stewart

and he is tough competition even for stabilizer cracks.



Rick



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Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 2:34 am Post subject: Slow day --- and cracks in the horizontal.

Works for me!

Bruce

On May 2, 2006, at 2:04 AM, TeamGrumman(at)aol.com wrote:

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 In a message dated 5/1/06 9:39:05 PM, gilalex(at)earthlink.net writes:

> Is it standard practice to add red RTV to seal the upper and lower  

> edges of

> the oil cooler at the baffle?

>

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

 orange

 stuff.

 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.

 -----

 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.

 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.

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

 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!

 Gary

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