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     1. 11:33 PM - Re: Re: New/Prototype Grumman front air vent airbox  (teamgrumman@aol.com)
 
 
 
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Time: 11:33:38 PM PST US
Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: Re: New/Prototype Grumman front air vent airbox
From: teamgrumman@aol.com

if you look at the panel on the world's most perfect Tiger on my web site, R
estoration page, I installed 2 round eyeball vents on each side in 2001. 
=C2-They work great.


-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Bowman <jbowman90@YAHOO.COM>
Sent: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 4:54 am
Subject: TeamGrumman-List: Re: New/Prototype Grumman front air vent airbox




> Any one concerned about the lack of paperwork and the legality of 
> installing these parts?

It wouldn't stop me from flying, but something so obvious I would try seekin
g 
legality sooner than later.  A field approval shouldn't be hard if properly 
documented.  You even might be able to argue that it is a minor alteration. 

You're just replacing one piece of non-structural, non-flight safety critica
l 
piece of plastic with another, and it's just an air vent for people not 
equipment cooling.

For my new panel, I've purchased anodized aluminum eyeball vents from Stein 
Air, 
probably similar to the ones from Vans.  I just have to construct a fibergla
ss 
piece to mate with the existing rectangular NACA inlet on one side and a 2 i
nch 
SCAT tube on the other.  Bob S suggested that a 2 inch vent may not suffice 
on 
really hot days.  Since I'm not sure a 3" vent exists, I may experiment with
 two 
2" vents per side.

Jason


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