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| Subject: | Fw: Jaguar Cowling |
=0A=0A=0A----- Forwarded Message -----=0AFrom: Andrew Kerans <aksnarek@gmai
l.com>=0ATo: Gary L Vogt <teamgrumman@yahoo.com> =0ASent: Saturday, October
6, 2012 12:27 AM=0ASubject: Re: Jaguar Cowling=0A =0A=0AGary=0A=C2-=0AYe
s, I guess about 5 knots (which I use to offset fuel).=0A=C2-=0AThe big t
hing is even temps.=C2- My CHTs have evened out.=C2- #3 used to be hot.
=C2- Now it as cooled about 15F and evened out, which is good in the weat
her we fly in.=0A=C2-=0AAndrew=0A=0A=0AOn Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Ga
ry L Vogt <teamgrumman@yahoo.com> wrote:=0A=0ALooks real good Andrew. Thank
s for the pics.=C2-=0A>=0A>=0A>Any flight experiences with it yet?=0A>=0A
>=0A>GarySent from my iPad=0A>=0A>On Oct 5, 2012, at 8:53 PM, Andrew Kerans
<aksnarek@gmail.com> wrote:=0A>=0A>=0A>Hi Gary=0A>>=C2-=0A>>Here are som
e fitting pics.=C2- I did take post painting pics, but now I can't find t
hem :(=C2- Sorry it took so long, since LA I have been to Singapore and D
a Nang.=C2- Bridget is now in LA!!=0A>>=C2-=0A>>Will keep looking.=0A>>
=C2-=0A>>By the way, I glued 'zircoflex' beneath the powerflow at the fro
nt, it really keeps the cowl cool now.=C2- I know you think it wasn't nee
ded, but I took some temp probe readings in the cowl in flight and from in
front of the cowl and showed the to the materials guys at the Uni where I a
m adjunct, they said that eventually the fibreglass may break down or disto
rt.=C2- So it went on ;)=0A>>=C2-=0A>>It is quite cheap and easy to do
with cowls off.=C2- In Aust it is like your 347, just a logbook entry as
it doesn't alter th actual cowl in any way.=0A>>=C2-=0A>>Andrew=0A>>=0A>>
=0A>>On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 6:34 AM, Gary Vogt <teamgrumman@yahoo.com> wro
te:=0A>>=0A>>Thanks Andrew,=0A>>>=0A>>>=0A>>>I'll update the web page. =C2
-When you get a chance, send a pic.=0A>>>=0A>>>Gary=0A>>>=0A>>>=0A>>>=0A>
>>________________________________=0A>>> From: Ak <aksnarek@gmail.com>=0A>>
>To: Gary Vogt <teamgrumman@yahoo.com> =0A>>>Sent: Thursday, August 9, 2012
5:47 PM=0A>>>Subject: Re: Jaguar Cowling=0A>>> =0A>>>=0A>>>=0A>>>Hi=0A>>>
=0A>>>=0A>>>Yes i have a lot of fitting and pot painting pics, they are at
home, I am on holidays in the North because I have had enough of winter.
=C2-We took the Grumman, its a ten hour flight.=0A>>>=0A>>>=0A>>>Comments
so far:=0A>>>=0A>>>=0A>>>I guesstimate a 5 knot TAS improvement.=0A>>>=0A>
>>=0A>>>CHTs are now all below 420 even on climb. =C2-Previously my #3 wo
uld exceed 450 unless climb was faster than 90 kt.=0A>>>=0A>>>=0A>>>Fitting
went well, I have since had an EDM 830 fitted, the LAME (A & P) found the
cowl easy to remove/replace.=0A>>>=0A>>>=0A>>>Original fit the LAME allowed
breather to drain to cowl. =C2-Yuk! =C2-I have since added air oil sep
arator and the breather goes through gear leg opening.=0A>>>=0A>>>=0A>>>In
hot air (30C) front of cowl got very hot. =C2-We added teflon heat shield
from aircraft spruce and it is now fine. (zircoflex).=0A>>>=0A>>>=0A>>>Sug
gested improvements? =C2-I would reinforce and add camlock instead of scr
ew for upper cowl.=0A>>>=0A>>>=0A>>>Andrew=0A>>>=0A>>>Sent from my iPad=0A>
>>=0A>>>On 08/08/2012, at 13:10, Gary Vogt <teamgrumman@yahoo.com> wrote:
=0A>>>=0A>>>=0A>>>Andrew,=0A>>>>=0A>>>>=0A>>>>I'm working on a new web page
for my web site.=C2- It's going to have pics and comments from the owner
s and installers.=C2- If you could, please, send me some pics and comment
s on your experiences with the cowling.=0A>>>>=0A>>>>=0A>>>>I'm looking for
things like:=0A>>>>=0A>>>>=0A>>>>=C2- =C2-=A2 ease of maintenanc
e=0A>>>>=C2- =C2-=A2=C2-quality of fabrication on the cowling
=0A>>>>=C2- =C2-=A2=C2-CHT spread=0A>>>>=C2- =C2-=A2
=C2-change in fuel consumption=0A>>>>=C2- =C2-=A2=C2-change i
n cruise speed=0A>>>>=C2- =C2-=A2=C2-installation instructions,
clear or not=0A>>>>=C2- =C2-=A2=C2-any problems with the cowli
ng=0A>>>>=C2-=C2- =A2 reason for wanting/buying the cowling=0A>>>
>=0A>>>>=0A>>>>Thanks Andrew.=C2- I appreciate the support.=C2- Looking
forward to hearing from you and your experiences with the Jaguar Cowling.
=0A>>>>Gary=0A>>>>PS, if you have a pic of your plane with the cowling, sen
d it.=C2- I'll put it on the internet.=0A>>>=0A>>>=0A>>=0A><cannon 722.jp
g>=0A><cannon 725.jpg>=0A><cannon 729.jpg>
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