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1. 01:04 AM - Re: Re: Wingtank.com tank install, ongoing (michael paton)
2. 08:52 AM - heater fan (catz631@aol.com)
3. 09:44 AM - Re: heater fan (Aluminum Flyer)
4. 11:13 AM - Re: heater fan (Lynn Matteson)
5. 11:20 AM - Re: heater fan (Pete Christensen)
6. 11:37 AM - Re: heater fan (akflyer)
7. 01:48 PM - Ram Air (Robert Rivard)
8. 03:16 PM - Mod ll, major parts Needed (larry copas)
9. 03:39 PM - Milk more power from the 532? (larry copas)
10. 07:52 PM - Re: heater fan (Guy Buchanan)
11. 09:10 PM - Fw: New Kitfox Video- your Kitfox is in it Guy. (Guy Buchanan)
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| Subject: | Re: Wingtank.com tank install, ongoing |
life is like flying, it is all about balance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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From: akflyer <akflyer_2000@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sat, January 9, 2010 5:36:15 AM
Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Wingtank.com tank install, ongoing
when I get on a project i dont stop for anything... 5:00 am in the shop, quit
when your done.. Things progress quickly like that.
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Leonard Perry aka SNAKE
Soldotna AK
Avid "C" / Mk IV
582 (100 hrs and counting on the rebuild)
IVO IFA
Full Lotus 1450
#1 snake oil salesman since 1-22-2009
I would rather die trying to live, than to live trying not to die....
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I was out flying yesterday and the OAT was 25 degrees. That's pretty cold
for Fl so I rapidly froze my butt off (I wish !) The little muffin fan in my
heater was not putting out enough air. It was warm enough but not enough
flow. Any ideas for a replacement fan that has a reasonably low amp draw?
Thanks,
Dick Maddux
Rotax 912
Milton,Fl
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We don't use a heater at 25 degrees. We fly at work up to -40 degrees
F. Now that is cold!
Manitoba, Canada
Currently 16 degrees F.
On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 10:12 AM, <catz631@aol.com> wrote:
> I was out flying yesterday and the OAT was 25 degrees. That's pretty cold
> for Fl so I rapidly froze my butt off (I wish !) The little muffin fan in my
> heaterwas not putting out enough air. It was warm enough but not enough
> flow. Any ideas for a replacement fan that has a reasonably low amp draw?
> Thanks,
> Dick Maddux
> Rotax 912
> Milton,Fl
>
>
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I was flying yesterday, (6 degrees F) and today at about 3 degrees
F....up from minus 3 F, and I was warm enough. I had found a Dr.
Scholl's back pad vibrator and warmer that draws 1000mA...yup, 1 amp.
I only use the heating part and it feels good....you might look into
one of these.
As an aside, I was flying into what looked like low fog/clouds at
about 2500 MSL, and the visibility was getting worse, so I turned
around and headed back home. When I got on the ground, I found about
3/16" of ice on the prop, upper corners of the windshield, and about
1/16" along the front of the wing, just above and just below the
leading edge. There was ice on the jury struts, the landing gear, the
lift struts....just about everywhere. When I started to fly, the sky
was clear, and the sun was out in spots. No indication of foul
weather on the local airport reports, but I was 15 miles from the
reporting station. I had noticed that the visibility was fairly good
out both sides of the plane, but not so good straight ahead. Then I
noticed the ice building on the upper corners of the windshield, near
the spar-to-windshield covers, and I realized that the reason that
the vis wasn't so good straight ahead was because I was trying to see
through an iced up windshield. Ski flying is great, but sometimes you
run into stuff like that.
Got the skis on yet, Dick? : )
Lynn Matteson
Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
Jabiru 2200, #2062, 834.5 hrs
Countdown to 1000 hrs~167 to go
Sensenich 62"x46" Wood prop
Electroair direct-fire ignition system
Rotec TBI-40 injection
Status: flying (and learning)
do not archive
On Jan 10, 2010, at 11:12 AM, catz631@aol.com wrote:
> I was out flying yesterday and the OAT was 25 degrees. That's
> pretty cold for Fl so I rapidly froze my butt off (I wish !) The
> little muffin fan in my heater was not putting out enough air. It
> was warm enough but not enough flow. Any ideas for a replacement
> fan that has a reasonably low amp draw?
> Thanks,
> Dick Maddux
> Rotax 912
> Milton,Fl
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What was your water temp? I tape my radiator when it is that cold to
keep the water temp up. I too have a muffin fan.
Pete
Kitfox III, 912, grove
N. of Austin, TX
----- Original Message -----
From: catz631@aol.com
To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 10:12 AM
Subject: Kitfox-List: heater fan
I was out flying yesterday and the OAT was 25 degrees. That's pretty
cold for Fl so I rapidly froze my butt off (I wish !) The little muffin
fan in my heater was not putting out enough air. It was warm enough but
not enough flow. Any ideas for a replacement fan that has a reasonably
low amp draw?
Thanks,
Dick Maddux
Rotax 912
Milton,Fl
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some of the high power CPU cooling fans move alot more air than the stock fan that
comes with the KF. You can also make a heat muff in about an hour out of
some thin aluminum.
I will get some pics of the install I did on a buddy's Avid that took about an
hour. in the mean time, I will give a quick description.
.060 aluminum cut to the max length you can get between the muffler hangers. 3
lengths of the fiber rope that goes around fireplace doors. wrap a length around
each end of the muffler to seal the ends off using the glue / paste that
they provide with the rope. cut out an inlet and outlet hole and make nozzles
with scrap aluminum by wrapping it around a chunk of wood the size of the scat
tubing. few pop rivets and some high temp RTV and and you have the nozzles.
Run a length of the rope from one end of the shroud to the other between the
nozzles so the air has to go all the way around the muffler to get to the outlet.
The secret I found was wrapping the heat muff with a foil backed muffler
wrap to stop the cold air from hitting the outside of the heat muff. I found
some wrap in the performance section of the local auto-parts store. It came
in a blanket about 30" X 70" and was sort of spendy, but it has done 3 planes
with enough left over to do a couple more.
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Leonard Perry aka SNAKE
Soldotna AK
Avid "C" / Mk IV
582 (100 hrs and counting on the rebuild)
IVO IFA
Full Lotus 1450
#1 snake oil salesman since 1-22-2009
I would rather die trying to live, than to live trying not to die....
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=280925#280925
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I have a Kit Fox 4-Classic with a 2200 Jabiru engine.Is there a problem m
ounting the air filter on the firewall using scat hose to connect to carb?
The carb-vacuum line would be attached to the filter.-I-do not have e
nough room to mount the Jabiru factory filter box for ram air.-
BOB
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| Subject: | Mod ll, major parts Needed |
Left Landing Gear,- L. wing,- L. flaperon
Thanks, Larry Copas Tucson, Az.
lbcopas@yahoo.com
520-323-9080
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| Subject: | Milk more power from the 532? |
What's the BIGGEST carb for the 532?-- I read about tuned exhaust but s
uch a narrow power band - (usually, where you don't need it) OR, melting pi
stons or disturbing the neighbors...- How about larger carbs?- .. Which
,- Where?- How much?------ Tnx,- Larry
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At 08:12 AM 1/10/2010, you wrote:
>It was warm enough but not enough flow. Any ideas for a replacement
>fan that has a reasonably low amp draw?
Any way you can force feed it some outside air? Or do you want to
stick with a recirc system?
Guy Buchanan
San Diego, CA
K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 400 hrs. and counting
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| Subject: | Fwd: New Kitfox Video- your Kitfox is in it Guy. |
All,
Steve allowed me to post this to our list. I haven't seen it
but I believe this video is the result of the professional John hired
to shoot the 25th Kitfox birthday fly-in.
>From: "ariz66" <ariz66@cox.net>
>To: "Guy Buchanan" <bnn@nethere.com>
>Subject: New Kitfox Video- your Kitfox is in it Guy.
>Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 23:12:19 -0700
>
>Guy.
>
>First off- Happy New Year.
>Hope you have a great 2010.
>Looking forward to seeing you soon.
>
>John and Deb have a new video out which was shot over the 2009
>Kitfox Factory fly-in.
>You and your beautiful model 4 are in it as am I and several other
>guys we know.
>Take a look Guy and hope you enjoy it. John was excited about it and
>called me this evening
>to let me know it was posted on Kitfox Aircraft's homepage. Click on
>the link below in blue.
>Stay well and fly safe and let's have a fun 2010. See you soon I hope.
>Best wishes,
>
>Steve Kellander
><http://www.kitfoxaircraft.com/>http://www.kitfoxaircraft.com/
>
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