---------------------------------------------------------- RV6-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 07/17/06: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:07 AM - Oil temps?? (Larry Rush) 2. 08:30 AM - Re: Oil temps?? (Konrad L. Werner) 3. 08:41 AM - Fw: Aerobatics (MnwPeeps@aol.com) 4. 05:12 PM - Re: Fw: Aerobatics (Tedd McHenry) 5. 08:21 PM - Re: Fw: Aerobatics (Kelly Patterson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:07:43 AM PST US From: Larry Rush Subject: RV6-List: Oil temps?? I'm flying a RV-6A I built a few years ago and have always had oil temps ab out 220=C2=B0F on 90=C2=B0 days.. I am wondering what the difference is between the RV-6 and 6A that causes m any 6A's to have elevated oil temps. Besides the nose wheel structure in t he cowling air exit that is. If you have a tri gear and experience the sam e malady, do you have the intersection fairing between the nose wheel strut and the lower cowl?? I do not as of now. My baffles are sealed about as w ell as I can get them also. That is a high pressure area during flight an d I wonder if enough air is leaking into the cowl to raise the pressure in the lower section, i.e. less flow. If you have the fairing and have "norma l" temps I would appreciate feedback also. Thanks fellas, Larry , RV-6A N939LT at 2R2 "LIMA TANGO SENDS" ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:30:18 AM PST US From: "Konrad L. Werner" Subject: Re: RV6-List: Oil temps?? You may consider building an exit ramp inside the cowling that looks like a fairing around the whole nosegear cluster. This should smooth the hot exit airflow quite a bit... How are you CHT's doing when the oil is at 220 degrees? Perhaps you just need a better oil-cooler arrangement if all else is in the green, but not the oil. do not archive ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Rush To: rv6-list@matronics.com Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 8:04 AM Subject: RV6-List: Oil temps?? I'm flying a RV-6A I built a few years ago and have always had oil temps about 220=C2=B0F on 90=C2=B0 days.. I am wondering what the difference is between the RV-6 and 6A that causes many 6A's to have elevated oil temps. Besides the nose wheel structure in the cowling air exit that is. If you have a tri gear and experience the same malady, do you have the intersection fairing between the nose wheel strut and the lower cowl?? I do not as of now. My baffles are sealed about as well as I can get them also. That is a high pressure area during flight and I wonder if enough air is leaking into the cowl to raise the pressure in the lower section, i.e. less flow. If you have the fairing and have "normal" temps I would appreciate feedback also. Thanks fellas, Larry , RV-6A N939LT at 2R2 "LIMA TANGO SENDS" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- No virus found in this incoming message. 7/14/2006 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:41:05 AM PST US From: MnwPeeps@aol.com Subject: RV6-List: Fwd: Aerobatics Return-path: Full-name: MnwPeeps MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1153103694" -------------------------------1153103694 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Can anybody out there in Matronicsland give me the real pitch on allowable aerobatic maneuvers in the 6A? I gather the factory has fairly recently said "no recreational spinning," but I wonder if that is some kind of a CYA recco. I gather the 6A winds-up fast in a spin, but is it truly unsafe to spin two or three turns? The other two I miss from my Yak-52 days are snap rolls and hammerheads. What's the scoop? I'm starting to bore myself...... Thanks - Mike -------------------------------1153103694 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Can anybody out there in Matronicsland give me the real pitch on allowable aerobatic maneuvers in the 6A?
 
I gather the factory has fairly recently said "no recreational spinning ," but I wonder if that is some kind of a CYA recco. I gather the 6A winds-up f ast in a spin, but is it truly unsafe to spin two or three turns?
 
The other two I miss from my Yak-52 days are snap rolls and hammerheads.
 
What's the scoop? I'm starting to bore myself......
   
             ;            &nb sp;            & nbsp;             ;            &nb sp;     Thanks  -     Mike
 -------------------------------1153103694-- ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 05:12:34 PM PST US From: Tedd McHenry Subject: Re: RV6-List: Fwd: Aerobatics --> RV6-List message posted by: Tedd McHenry Mike: Van's does indeed recommend "no recreational spins" for the -6, but that doesn't mean "no spins." Van's specifically recommends that you spin test your -6 if you're going to do aerobatics, which it sounds like you plan to do. Since aeros could lead to an inadvertent spin I think that's sound advice, and they put some guidelines in the plans for doing it. --- Tedd McHenry Surrey, BC, Canada ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 08:21:23 PM PST US From: "Kelly Patterson" Subject: RE: RV6-List: Fwd: Aerobatics --> RV6-List message posted by: "Kelly Patterson" FYI - I've got a 6A with the standard 'small' tail. I have spun it both right & left - no big deal. I didn't wind it up, only a turn or 2. That was enough for me to prove it during testing. I would have no problems doing recreational spins for a good time. Get some training if you need to - Mike Seager trained me in Van's 6A serial #1 (old blue). We looped, rolled and had a ball without stressing out the plane. It also has the small tail. I have not tried the full hammerhead, since a tail slide could be nasty. I'm not an aero pilot, just want to know the limits and actions of the plane. Kelly Patterson N716K RV-6A 70 hours PHX,AZ >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-rv6-list-server@matronics.com >[mailto:owner-rv6-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Tedd McHenry >Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 5:10 PM >To: rv6-list@matronics.com >Subject: Re: RV6-List: Fwd: Aerobatics > > >--> RV6-List message posted by: Tedd McHenry > >Mike: > >Van's does indeed recommend "no recreational spins" for the >-6, but that doesn't mean "no spins." Van's specifically >recommends that you spin test your -6 if you're going to do >aerobatics, which it sounds like you plan to do. Since aeros >could lead to an inadvertent spin I think that's sound advice, >and they put some guidelines in the plans for doing it. > >--- > >Tedd McHenry >Surrey, BC, Canada > > > > > > >