Netters;
Before I installed my manually operated belly board, I was wondering about
3 issues in relation to it's operations:
1) How hard would it be to pull the handle? I found that it wasn't much
harder to pull the handle at 150 mph than when I was sitting on the ramp.
2) What effect would it have if I forgot to raise it while doing touch and
goes? Almost unnoticeable since,I'm getting about 130 hp on takeoff from my
Subie EJ-22 with PSRU. It would probably have a bigger effect if I was using a
smaller engine.
3) What effect would it have in cruise flight? It cost me 10 mph in speed and
my water temp goes up about 10 degrees F.
By the way, I am trying a new belly mounted radiator. I'll let all of you know
how it works. I'm hoping it runs cooler and causes less drag.
RV
