---------------------------------------------------------- TeamGrumman-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 09/17/12: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:40 AM - Re: FW: Jaguar cowling (Gary L Vogt) 2. 12:42 PM - High CHTs (Gary Vogt) 3. 01:32 PM - Re: High CHTs (FLYaDIVE) 4. 01:52 PM - Re: High CHTs (Airport Bum) 5. 06:15 PM - Re: FW: Jaguar cowling (Phil Kelsey) 6. 07:33 PM - Re: High CHTs (Ronald Millman CPA) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:40:12 AM PST US Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: FW: Jaguar cowling From: Gary L Vogt The standard configuration keeps the same split upper cowling. View some of t he pics on AuCountry.com. Gary Sent from my iPad On Sep 16, 2012, at 9:30 AM, "Hosler, John" wrote: > Phil: > > The cowling looks great. I notice that you can open each side of the top c owling individually (as in original design). Is this configuration standard for the Jaguar cowling or did you have to modify it? > > John Hosler > (Statesville, NC) > > From: owner-teamgrumman-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-teamgrumma n-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Phil Kelsey > Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 11:09 AM > To: teamgrumman-list@matronics.com > Subject: TeamGrumman-List: FW: Jaguar cowling > > > Gary asked that I post my jaguar cowling thoughts/results for you all to r ead. I field installed the cowling in late 2011 finally doing the first fli ght in December 2011. Since then I have flown my 1979 Tiger about 150 hours . I commute from Connecticut to South Carolina plus my pilots use the plane when I=99m not. Feel free to email me with any questions. > > > Phil Kelsey > Reliant Air > Danbury, CT > > Cowling and baffle install: > > I found the overall quality of the cowling as delivered to be excellent. I probably spent well over 120 hours installing it but that=99s in part due to not being able to devote full time to fitting and installing.. The b affling parts all fit well except for the right rear transition for the air f ilter duct. Spent considerable time getting it to fit exactly the way I wan ted it. I also wanted to have a flush landing light cover so I fabricated i t out of lexan. I used a camloc in the front instead of a screw. It worked out really well. I did have to fabricate my own front top of engine to cow l baffling. I also used 10 pound struts to hold the cowl lids open. They a re designed so that they are over center therefore applying slight closing p ressure on the cowl lid when it is closed. > > Performance. > > My Tiger is equipped with EI gauges and all before and after readings are from the EI gauges. All reading are averages in level flight at 2650 rpm ov er the last 18 months or about 150 hours of flying. > > Altitude > IAS > OAT =81=B0F > Fuel Flow > TAS > #1 CYL/EGT > #2 CYL/EGT > #3 CYL/EGT > #3 CYL/EGT > PowerFlow only > > > > > > > 6500 > 120 > 60 > 11.4 > 140 > 327/1283 > 344/1388 > 371/1326 > 376/1310 > Powerflow and Cowl > > > > > > > 6500 > 129 > 36 > 12.0 > 142 > 327/1490 > 332/1444 > 336/1413 > 322/1336 > > I really have only seen a small speed increase with the cow (about 2 knot s)l. I have seen a dramatic decrease in the spread between hottest and cold est cylinders. The cowling takes me less than half the time to remove and i nstall versus the old one. It seems to be holding up very well. I did use t he new baffling material from aircraft spruce which has a Teflon coating on o ne side which seems to help chafing. > > I was concerned with landing light replacement so I installed an LED one w hich should last pretty much forever. > > I am glad I installed the cowl, would do it again. It wasn=99t ine xpensive but what in aviation is. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ====== > Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. > (Email Guard: 9.0.0.2308, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.20620) > http://www.pctools.com > ====== > =17=1D3=0BI4H<=EF=BDQ=10=EF=BD=EF=BD=EF=BDq=EF=BD0=EF=BD =EF=BDD=EF=BD=EF=BD5=11=0F- ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 12:42:18 PM PST US From: Gary Vogt Subject: TeamGrumman-List: High CHTs I need someone who has really high CHTs (and is too cheap to buy a JagCowl . . . grin) to try one of my special fairings. -=0A=0AYou must have 4-cyl inder CHT/EGT (and I mean a real one, not some Westach, Falcon, Micro or so mething else that has no relevance to the real world)=0A=0AYou need to have good historical data for a before and after comparison.=0A=0AYou'll need t o remove your nose gear strut to get the boot off. -The fairing screws in place. -This should make R&R of the cowling easier too. ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 01:32:18 PM PST US Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: High CHTs From: FLYaDIVE Gary: Love to help. Tiger with standard cowl, EI with 4 EGT & 4 CHT and extra 4 Temp Probe locations on switch. Also have extra Probes for placement within cowl or boot area. Barry On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Gary Vogt wrote: > I need someone who has really high CHTs (and is too cheap to buy a JagCowl > . . . grin) to try one of my special fairings. > > You must have 4-cylinder CHT/EGT (and I mean a real one, not some Westach, > Falcon, Micro or something else that has no relevance to the real world) > > You need to have good historical data for a before and after comparison. > > You'll need to remove your nose gear strut to get the boot off. The > fairing screws in place. This should make R&R of the cowling easier too. > > * > > * > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 01:52:17 PM PST US Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: High CHTs From: Airport Bum Shoo one to me and ill let you know the results. Kevin Gary Vogt wrote: >I need someone who has really high CHTs (and is too cheap to buy a JagCowl . . . grin) to try one of my special fairings. > >You must have 4-cylinder CHT/EGT (and I mean a real one, not some Westach, Falcon, Micro or something else that has no relevance to the real world) > >You need to have good historical data for a before and after comparison. > >You'll need to remove your nose gear strut to get the boot off. The fairing screws in place. This should make R&R of the cowling easier too. ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 06:15:51 PM PST US From: "Phil Kelsey" Subject: RE: TeamGrumman-List: FW: Jaguar cowling Thanks, I=99ll look at the numbers again maybe I screwed up the spreadsheet somehow. Phil From: owner-teamgrumman-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-teamgrumman-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of FLYaDIVE Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2012 18:50 Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: FW: Jaguar cowling Hello Phil: Using your supplied numbers, there is an inconsistency. I don't know if that is the proper term but further investigation is required. All your EGT reading went UP and your GPH also went UP. If you were to hold the same altitude and lean in both flights to the same EGT [at least on one cylinder] the numbers would be more comparable. Examples: 1 - EGT - Usually cylinders #3 & 4 run the hottest on both CHT & EGT yet in your second flight the EGT was hotter than the first flight. They ALL increased - And Cyl #2 jumped UP a whooping 207 F. And - The OAT was just about HALF of that of the first flight. And - There was a very slight increase in fuel flow - Less than 1% If fuel flow increases the EGT usually drops. IF your timing was off more raw fuel could been dumped into the exhaust and that could account for higher EGT's. 2 - CHT - Well, there you did pretty good. There was a DROP in CHT on #2, 3 & 4 but #1 remained the same. WHY? OAT was lower and speed was higher as well as the fuel flow being slightly higher. All of thei s should be reflected in lower CHT's 3 - Now let's take a look at temp spreads: Flight #1 Delta of CHT was: 49 F Flight #2 Delta of CHT was: 14 F This would indicated a BETTER uniform flow of air with the cowl. And since there was a reduction in CHT [all but Cyl #1] I would say the cowling is doing good. Flight #1 Delta of EGT was: 105 F Flight #2 Delta of EGT was: 154 F I don't know what this indicates... My first guess and it really is that a guess; is your baffling needs some work, not much just some. I sew the overlaps of the side and back rubber seal together. In such a manor that there is no space and they are sprung up to force against the cowl. How is the baffling between and under the cylinders? What do the ware marks of the baffling against the cowl show, are they uniform without any spaces? Any idea why the jump in EGT's from First Flight to Second? The cowl seems to be working. Are you flying in the Power Band of the Power Flow Exhaust? AHhhh! That brings up another question: Why the INCREASE on fuel flow - Doesn't PF advertise a reduction in fuel flow? Barry On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Phil Kelsey wrote: Gary asked that I post my jaguar cowling thoughts/results for you all to read. I field installed the cowling in late 2011 finally doing the first flight in December 2011. Since then I have flown my 1979 Tiger about 150 hours. I commute from Connecticut to South Carolina plus my pilots use the plane when I=99m not. Feel free to email me with any questions. Phil Kelsey Reliant Air Danbury, CT Cowling and baffle install: I found the overall quality of the cowling as delivered to be excellent. I probably spent well over 120 hours installing it but that=99s in part due to not being able to devote full time to fitting and installing.. The baffling parts all fit well except for the right rear transition for the air filter duct. Spent considerable time getting it to fit exactly the way I wanted it. I also wanted to have a flush landing light cover so I fabricated it out of lexan. I used a camloc in the front instead of a screw. It worked out really well. I did have to fabricate my own front top of engine to cowl baffling. I also used 10 pound struts to hold the cowl lids open. They are designed so that they are over center therefore applying slight closing pressure on the cowl lid when it is closed. Performance. My Tiger is equipped with EI gauges and all before and after readings are from the EI gauges. All reading are averages in level flight at 2650 rpm over the last 18 months or about 150 hours of flying. Altitude IAS OAT =81=B0F Fuel Flow TAS #1 CYL/EGT #2 CYL/EGT #3 CYL/EGT #3 CYL/EGT PowerFlow only 6500 120 60 11.4 140 327/1283 344/1388 371/1326 376/1310 Powerflow and Cowl 6500 129 36 12.0 142 327/1490 332/1444 336/1413 322/1336 I really have only seen a small speed increase with the cow (about 2 knots)l. I have seen a dramatic decrease in the spread between hottest and coldest cylinders. The cowling takes me less than half the time to remove and install versus the old one. It seems to be holding up very well. I did use the new baffling material from aircraft spruce which has a Teflon coating on one side which seems to help chafing. I was concerned with landing light replacement so I installed an LED one which should last pretty much forever. I am glad I installed the cowl, would do it again. It wasn=99t inexpensive but what in aviation is. Image removed by sender. GRUMMAN COWL INSTALL 002.jpgImage removed by sender. GRUMMAN COWL INSTALL 007.jpgImage removed by sender. 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Stock cowl.Ron Millman=2C CPA Glendale=2C CA AA5B @KWHP (Los Angeles)818- 241-3286 Date: Mon=2C 17 Sep 2012 16:32:02 -0400 Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: High CHTs From: flyadive@gmail.com Gary: Love to help. Tiger with standard cowl=2C EI with 4 EGT & 4 CHT and extra 4 Temp Probe lo cations on switch.Also have extra Probes for placement within cowl or boot area. Barry On Mon=2C Sep 17=2C 2012 at 3:41 PM=2C Gary Vogt wr ote: I need someone who has really high CHTs (and is too cheap to buy a JagCowl . . . grin) to try one of my special fairings. You must have 4-cylinder CHT/EGT (and I mean a real one=2C not some Westach =2C Falcon=2C Micro or something else that has no relevance to the real wor ld) You need to have good historical data for a before and after comparison. You'll need to remove your nose gear strut to get the boot off. The fairin g screws in place. 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