---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 08/24/15: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:05 AM - Re: Cooling (Bud Yerly) 2. 11:05 AM - Borrow a Monowheel Trailer (italianjon) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:05:09 AM PST US From: "Bud Yerly" Subject: Re: Europa-List: Cooling Will, I=99m attaching photos here and will post to your off line email if you can=99t see them here... Again, in the US we can modify from the manual so consult your country=99s rules. This works really well for cooling and maintenance. First photo in the album is the firewall installed with Aircraft Spruce Firewall 2000 kit (P/N 05-00950) material. This can be smooth, depending on the customers patience. See the 2nd to last photo. Next is the back side of the plywood panel, fuel and brake install details, then more firewall close ups and interior tunnel details... I also make a brake support bracket for those not wanting to cut the tunnel top. I made this for 12AY when I went from Kart brakes to Matco=99s. I=99m happy (which is rare). The 2nd to last photo is of a all stainless steel cover I did over my Aircraft Spruce Firewall material. Overkill but pretty and no slivers as it is all installed with smooth fasteners. Time consuming. I simply make the cutout for the mono per the manual and then expand it a bit in the aft as I=99m lazy and like more room for inserting the springs. Install the gear frame per the manual and drill it in but don=99t bolt it in yet. Remove the frame and cut a piece of ply to allow the gear frame to be clear, and lean it toward the front to allow room for throttle and brakes. Flox the corners and glass the front side of the ply with two layers of glass. I glass the back side also for a very strong bulkhead, but glass on the front is all you need. I also plan a lower access hole to assure maintenance access. For those who desire to do the reinforcing and cut the top of the tunnel off and make an access panel read on: I install my brakes on a C shaped support and fit my Matco or Jamar brakes, parking brake, conduits, fuel lines, filters and all that stuff before I put on the top. For any install: Install the rudder pedals and plan your rudder cables. You can see I sheath mine in nylaflow tube I then remove it and fit in my firewall panels sides then top, finally the back piece. Use the tube of Fire seal 2000 supplied in the Aircraft Spruce kit. Being a purest I normally cut the pieces 1/2 inch over sized, then trim off the back aluminum and fireproofing material, and fold over the stainless over the ugly end. Very neat. We normally line the entire front side with .016 stainless to make a neat fuel proof seal around the leading edge. I leave a lip of 1/2 inch around the bottom of the cutout to be able to seal the firewall material at the bottom and make a nice clean belly exit. Install your rub blocks and press on. Regards, Bud Yerly Re: Europa-List: Cooling https://onedrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=2161856909618aa7&page=browse &resid=2161856909618AA7!754&parId=2161856909618AA7!130&type=5&authk ey=!AJMmyEAlI6FgRr8&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos From: Bud Yerly Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 4:25 PM Subject: Re: Europa-List: Cooling Will, I'll dig up some photos when I get back next week. Pretty easy to do with the engine off. If you want to leave the firewall alone, consider making the exit of the cowl wider as in Cooling 101. Bud Yerly, Custom Flight Creations, Inc. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID On Aug 11, 2015 6:58 PM, William Daniell wrote: Thanks again Bud, The thing is that I have the engine installed and the firewall done per the manual. Id be loath to undo it all however if thats what it takes..... Do you have an instruction of how to put the firewall behind the nose gear frame? Or a picture at least. I can imagine roughly how it might be done...im thinking putting in a bulkhead and lining it and the tunnel with firewall blanket. I assume the bottom is not covered allowing the air to exhaust. Thanks Will On Aug 11, 2015 4:33 PM, "Bud Yerly" wrote: Will, Only the sealing of the radiators and the opening up of the exit area by moving the firewall are necessary, provided you increase climb speed on long duration climbs. 12AY and most others still cool quite well with just sealing the radiator gaps, leaving the cowl stock, and moving the firewall to behind the nose wheel. Mono's can use our flat firewall to increase cooling exit air. If you have long ground taxi, must do max performance angles of climb in 30C or hotter weather, is engine plenum ducting necessary. Regards, Bud Yerly Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID On Aug 11, 2015 9:17 AM, William Daniell wrote: Buds instructions are pretty comprehensive as usual I shall move the round intake holes up to level with the spinner as suggested. I would very much like to see any pics of cooling shrouds/ducts. the aluminium shrouds on Bud's website look like a lot of work. thanks Will William Daniell LONGPORT +57 310 295 0744 >http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List onics.com ww.matronics.com/contribution arget="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List tp://forums.matronics.com _blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution >http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List onics.com ww.matronics.com/contribution ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 11:05:41 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Borrow a Monowheel Trailer From: "italianjon" Hi All, I am not sure if I will need it for aircraft recovery, but things seem to be going that way... Just in case, does anyone in Germany; Benelux; or Eastern France have a Monowheel trailer that I could borrow, for up to 2 or 3 weeks? 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