| Submitted By: | ElleryWeld(at)aol.com | ||
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| Name: | Ellery Weld | ||
| Date: | Oct 21 2006 | ||
| Subject: | Cabin Heater on a Fan Cooled Engine | ||
| Description: | Here are the pictures of the Cabin Heater that I make out of thin stainless steel for the 447 and the 503 engines You other cold weather flyers will be more comfortable in the cold flying weather with this setup and this is worth a bunch more than you just paid for it. Trust me!! | ||
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Picture1.jpg | Here I am getting heat in the cockpit with the valve closed. | |
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Picture2.jpg | In this picture I am letting the heat escape to the atmosphere with the valve open, see the cable attachment point to control the system. | |
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Picture3.jpg | Here's the other end of that same cable in the cockpit in a handy place. | |
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Picture4.jpg | 2" skeet tube going to where you want the heat applied I have one pointed from under the seat to the nose cone to keep my feet warm and the other to keep my throttle hand warm. | |
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Picture5.jpg | I leave this system on all year I do live in MAINE you know and it doesn't affect engine temps in hot weather and it is very light weight so you will not notice any flight carictristics change and you could add carb heat with another small valve in the skeet tube between the air cleaner and the carb. | |