Bill, thanks again, you are a great reference.
So, the incident is recounted in the book. (I'm sure I read it when I read the book but the details about the carb heat aren't as I remember. I __vaguely__ remember Fred telling us this story at a flyin. I'm not sure. In "From the Ground, Up The Autobiography of an Aeronautical Engineer," Page 186-187 Fred wrote, "We did not know nearly as much about carburetor icing then as we do now. I had thought that rather than put the complication of an extra carburetor heater on the airplane I would simply draw off the carburetor air from a warm place inside the engine compartment and let that do the heating job of the carburetor, even if it cost us a slight amount of power. Obviously, that turned out to be an oversimplification. In this case, the long oil warm-up run was just the wrong thing to do - for it in fact had set up the carburetor icing." OK, that still leaves open the question was/is there an "automatic carb heat" on some Coupes? If it does exist, should it be there? Ed _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of William R. Bayne Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 1:25 AM To: ety list Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Use of carb heat... Hi Ed, You will find the experience was in the 310/jeep. Fred relates it starting on page 186 of the "From the Ground UP" autobiography. That part you got right ;<) You're most welcome. WRB
