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1. 06:52 AM - Re: Glasair-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 06/17/07 (John Markey)
2. 06:59 PM - Re: Re: Glasair-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 06/17/07 (Craymondw@aol.com)
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| Subject: | Re: Glasair-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 06/17/07 |
I don't understand why you need a plenum under the top cowling cover if you have
built in good air dams to deflect airflow down over the cylinder heads.
Perhaps some one could explain this?
I was looking at a brand new Cirrus S22 yesterday and noted that the plane
now has a small air fence located about 6-8 inches in front of the wing leading
edge and about 2-3 inches below the horizontal plane of the wing leading edge
on the front sides of the fuselage. Someone noted this before on a modified
Glasiar to eliminate turbulence in front of and around the leading wing roots.
The S22 front cowing and fuselage are also round - not the box design of the
Glasair.
Also, the Cirrus has circular, low drag openings in front that open up into the
top of the engine. The air is redirected by air dams around the engine perimeter
with flaps that sit against the top cowling piece. This is how my GII is
configured, except that I have the old rectangular openings.
Airflow out of the engine compartment is down through aero shaped ventes that
blend into the belly airflow. The 2 exhaust stacks also exit through these and
all are faired around the front fixed strut in a V-shape, with the strut fitted
into the crotch of the V.
This is definitely an interesting plane to look at from a design standpoint.
The wings are very complex, with stepped leading edges that aid in stall control
along with the laser drilled leading edge with the weeping anti-icing system.
There are a few air dams, but not like I saw a few weeks back on a new Columbia
- that plane had lots of air dams around the flaps and aileron splits with
turbulence tabs along the top of the wings, about 1/4 to 1/3 the way back from
the leading edge.
John flying an old GII FT at
GYY Gary, IN
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1. 07:52 PM - Re: Cooling drag stuff (Craymondw@aol.com)
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Time: 07:52:44 PM PST US
From: Craymondw@aol.com
Subject: Re: Glasair-List: Cooling drag stuff
Monte McClaine built a Glasair 2FT and used a plenum. His aircraft cruises
220 mph on a 200 hp Lyc./ MacCul prop
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| Subject: | Re: Glasair-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 06/17/07 |
Unlike the fence that was placed at the leading edge of a Glasair 2 to stop
root turbulence, I understand the Cirrus's fence is for generating turbulence
while in the landing configuration. Glasairs have the potential of going much
faster than they do. The reason why I feel this way is because Glasair's
aren't much faster than fat wing, dirty riveted RV's. Phoenix Composites wanted
to take over production of Glasairs and no doubt, would have produced a much
faster modified edition of the plane. A young Stoddard Hamilton engineer was
working of various modifications for the plane. It appears that the New
Glasair is only interested in the Glas Star.
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