Today's Message Index:
----------------------
0. 12:16 AM - PLEASE READ - List Fund Raiser Kickoff! (Matt Dralle)
1. 01:18 AM - AW: Canopy Skirt Buzz... (Stephan Servatius)
Message 0
| PREVIOUS | Skip to PREVIOUS Message |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | PLEASE READ - List Fund Raiser Kickoff! |
Dear Listers,
Each November I hold a PBS-like fund raiser to support the continued operation
and upgrade of the List services at Matronics. It's solely through the Contributions
of List members that these Matronics Lists are possible. There is NO
advertising to support the Lists. You might have noticed the conspicuous lack
of flashing banners and annoying pop-ups on the Matronics Email List email messages
and web site pages including:
* Matronics List Forums http://forums.matronics.com
* Matronics List List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com
* Matronics List Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search
* Matronics List Browser http://www.matronics.com/listbrowse
You don't find advertising on any of these pages because I believe in a List experience
that is completely about the sport we all enjoy - namely Airplanes and
not about annoying advertisements.
During the month of November I will be sending out List messages every couple of
days reminding everyone that the Fund Raiser is underway. I ask for your patience
and understanding during the Fund Raiser and throughout these regular messages.
The Fund Raiser is only financial support mechanism I have to pay all
of the bills associated with running these Lists. Your personal Contribution
counts!
Once again, this year I've got a terrific line up of free gifts to go along with
the various Contribution levels. Most all of these gifts have been provided
by some of the vary members and vendors that you'll find on Matronics Lists and
have been either donated or provided at substantially discounted rates.
This year, these generous people include:
* Bob Nuckolls of the AeroElectric Connection http://www.aeroelectric.com
* Andy Gold of the Builder's Bookstore http://www.buildersbooks.com
* Jon Croke of HomebuiltHELP http://www.homebuilthelp.com
These are extremely generous guys and I encourage you to visit their respective
web sites. Each one offers a unique and very useful aviation-related product
line. I would like publicly to thank Bob, Andy, and Jon for their generous support
of the Lists again this year!!
You can make your List Contribution using any one of three secure methods including
using a credit card, PayPal, or by personal check. All three methods afford
you the opportunity to select one of this year's free gifts with a qualifying
Contribution amount!!
To make your Contribution, please visit the secure site below:
http://www.matronics.com/contribution
I would like to thank everyone in advance for their generous financial AND moral
support over the years!
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Administrator
RV-8 Builder and Flyer
Message 1
| INDEX | Back to Main INDEX |
| NEXT | Skip to NEXT Message |
| LIST | Reply to LIST Regarding this Message |
| SENDER | Reply to SENDER Regarding this Message |
|
| Subject: | Canopy Skirt Buzz... |
Use felt, it doesn't hurt the painting and slips over the surface.
-----Ursprngliche Nachricht-----
Von: owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com] Im Auftrag von Vince Himsl
Gesendet: Sonntag, 31. Oktober 2010 19:43
An: rv8-list@matronics.com
Betreff: RE: RV8-List: Canopy Skirt Buzz...
I use the more expensive p-channel door seal from Home Depot, meaning it is
not. Trick is, I heat the tape glue with a heat gun before applying it. Same
for Velco. Stuff doesn't budge.
You could use the 1/4 inch sound damping foam (sandwich of foil, foam, glue)
from ACS on the underside of the turtle deck to stiffen up it up. Come to
think of it, this may be just that, a turtle deck problem rather than a
canopy skirt problem.
My skirt doesn't buzz either. But then, I used super sound proofing and the
above mentioned foam wherever I suspected 'oil canning' might be a problem.
Regards,
Vince H.
Washington State
RV8 69.5 hours & still stalling on the wheel pants, fairings, and paint.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv8-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Matt Dralle
Sent: October 30, 2010 6:12 PM
Subject: RV8-List: Canopy Skirt Buzz...
Hello Listers,
After the very first flight on the RV-8, I discovered that the fiberglass
skirts around the canopy loved to buzz against the turtle deck skin at
anything over about 100mph. To soften the intersection between the skirt
and the skin I added a row of Velcro-brand "loops" tape all the way around
the base of the canopy skirt on the inside including around the bottom of
the windscreen so that when the canopy was closed any skin to skirt areas
were cushioned with a thickness of the Velcro.
That worked great and totally eliminated the buzzing and also sealed up the
cabin nicely. I was pleased.
But, after a Summer in California and 112 hours of flying, the Velcro just
didn't hold up. In the Summer sun, the glue became gooey and the tape
slipped out of position along the curve behind the passenger and looked like
grandma's slip was showing. Along the extreme rear where the skirts come
together and the fit is pretty tight, the glue squeezed out from the heat
and kind of goo-ed all around on the metal.
So, I removed the skirts a couple of weekends ago and literally spend a
whole weekend removing the Velcro and all of the glue. I was lucky and the
in the process I didn't remove any of the textured paint on the skirts or
windscreen frame - whew, that was a scary two days.
This weekend I finally got to take her out for a flight after the oil cooler
replacement (all went fine, btw) and try out the new "tape-less"
installation.
Holy COW!! It was SOOOOOO noisy! At 200mph I took the headphones off and
couldn't believe the DB level. I really couldn't stand the noise level with
the headphone ON, and without then it just plain hurt. I slowed down to
about 150mph and the noise decreased slightly, but not that much. I slowed
down to a stall and finally the buzzing stopped, but as soon as I pushed the
nose over and speeded up a little it started again.
Obviously I'm going to have to put something like the Velco back on the
inside of the canopy frame. But what? I'm guessing that all RV-8's must
have this issue. I surprised there isn't something in the plans to deal
with it. Is there some magic tape/insulator that people are using for this
that will hold up in the heat of the Summer sun?
Thanks in advance!
-
Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV
http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's RV-8 Construction Blog
http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel
Status: 112+ Hours Total Time Since May 2 2010 Test Flight!
Other Matronics Email List Services
These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.
-- Please support this service by making your Contribution today! --
|