---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 01/08/09: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:30 AM - Accident... (David Lehman) 2. 07:43 AM - Re: Dynamic Air Pressure Filter Housing (Thom Riddle) 3. 05:58 PM - Old Engine (Masqqqqqqq@aol.com) 4. 06:32 PM - Re: Old Engine (Richard Girard) 5. 06:32 PM - Re: Old Engine (Dana Hague) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:30:36 AM PST US From: "David Lehman" Subject: Kolb-List: Accident... ******************************************************************************** ** Report created 1/8/2009 Record 2 ** ******************************************************************************** IDENTIFICATION Regis#: 313JD Make/Model: EXP Description: KOLB MARK III Date: 01/07/2009 Time: 1800 Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N Damage: Unknown LOCATION City: OZARK State: AR Country: US DESCRIPTION AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF, STALLED AND CRASHED, NEAR OZARK, AR INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0 # Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: 1 # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: WEATHER: NOT REPORTED OTHER DATA Activity: Pleasure Phase: Take-off Operation: OTHER FAA FSDO: LITTLE ROCK, AR (SW11) Entry date: 01/08/2009 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:43:34 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Dynamic Air Pressure Filter Housing From: "Thom Riddle" In the 1960s I flew Mooneys a good bit and really liked a couple of their unique features. One was the "poor man's supercharger" that came standard on the early Mooneys. It was a pilot controlled RAM AIR scoop that by-passed the air-cleaner and sent RAM AIR directly to the carburetor inlet. At typical cruise speeds (160 mph or so) it added about 1" of manifold pressure. It was to be used only at altitude of course where un-filtered air was not a problem... at least not back then. At the Kolb's much slower speeds you want see this much assist but any assist at all is worthwhile when you are pinching pennies. -------- Thom Riddle N1208P RANS S6S, Tailwheel, 912UL N197BG FS1/447 -------------------- It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree. - Charles Baudelaire Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=223534#223534 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:58:18 PM PST US From: Masqqqqqqq@aol.com Subject: Kolb-List: Old Engine Got a strange engine today: New in box. New wood propeller. Prop is 48" x 22. Engine labeled Chrysler Power Bee model 82026. Single cylinder, dual carb, 2 cycle. Carbs are Tillotsons with built on fuel pumps. Belt redrive labeled CGS Powerhawk. Engine and redrive weigh about 20 lbs together. Some of the spec sheets are dated 1978, and show how to mount on an Easy Riser. A tag on the engine says it was test run to 90 pounds thrust. Anyone know the history on this engine? And........this is off the wall..........how would it work on a Kolb UltraStar? Do not archive. **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://news.aol.com?ncid=emlcntusnews00000002) ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 06:32:18 PM PST US From: "Richard Girard" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Old Engine Masqqqqqq, It's a go kart engine, about 8 or 9 HP. I had a Soarmaster power pack for my hang glider with one in the mid 70's. When the supply of Mac 101 engines, the original engine used by John Moody and CGS, everyone switched to the West bend. If it matches the one I had you can expect a 50 to 60 fpm climb rate. If you got it cheap, try it. You'll get some taxi practice at the least. Rick On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 7:56 PM, wrote: > *Got a strange engine today:* > ** > * New in box. New wood propeller. Prop is 48" x 22. Engine labeled > Chrysler Power Bee model 82026. Single cylinder, dual carb, 2 cycle. Carbs > are Tillotsons with built on fuel pumps. Belt redrive labeled CGS > Powerhawk. Engine and redrive weigh about 20 lbs together. Some of the > spec sheets are dated 1978, and show how to mount on an Easy Riser. A tag > on the engine says it was test run to 90 pounds thrust.* > * Anyone know the history on this engine? And........this is off the > wall..........how would it work on a Kolb UltraStar? * > ** > *Do not archive.* > * * > > > ------------------------------ > New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines > . > > * > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 06:32:18 PM PST US From: Dana Hague Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Old Engine At 08:56 PM 1/8/2009, Masqqqqqqq@aol.com wrote: >Got a strange engine today: > > New in box. New wood propeller. Prop is 48" x 22. Engine > labeled Chrysler Power Bee model 82026. Single cylinder, dual carb, 2 > cycle. Carbs are Tillotsons with built on fuel pumps. Belt redrive > labeled CGS Powerhawk. Engine and redrive weigh about 20 lbs > together. Some of the spec sheets are dated 1978, and show how to mount > on an Easy Riser. A tag on the engine says it was test run to 90 > pounds thrust. > Anyone know the history on this engine? And........this is off the > wall..........how would it work on a Kolb UltraStar? It would definitely not be adequate for an UltraStar, unless you used two of them, and even then it'd be marginal... I believe the original Kolb Flyer used these engines before switching to 15HP Solo 210 engines. I remember sending away to Chrysler for the data sheets back in the day, when I started building a Lazair-like ultralight (never finished) while on summer vacation from college. IIRC, the Chrysler (also known as the West Bend) engine was only about 9HP continuous. Single cylinder, dual carb? That's weird... perhaps it was hopped up to get more horsepower; 9HP is pretty marginal to fly with. -Dana -- Help Wanted: Telepath. 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