KR> Fw: Re: Ram air fuel venting
LArry Bell wrote> The chatter on air >locks was good too and I am going to try to get all my tubes straight. >Larry Bell Larry - don't just try to eliminate air locks in the fuel line. try to make it all slope up hill towards the tank so air that may ever get in for what ever reason rises naturally to the tank. I was able to do it even though it is very slight and depending on wether it is a tail dragger or nose dragger. It is easier for a nose wheel because it is always close to flying attitude. (yes this is assuming that it is gravity feed from a header tank)Joe horton Old School Yearbook Pics View Class Yearbooks Online Free. Search by School & Year. Look Now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5345c7d959eb747d93ac1st01duc
KR> Ram air fuel venting
Oscar,Your math is just about spot on as I see .9 to 1.2 lbs depending on the actual fuel level in the tank in cruise flight.Joe Do THIS before eating carbs every time 1 EASY tip to increase fat-burning, lower blood sugar & decrease fat storage http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5345c0b3835c240b3321ast04duc
KR> Canopy shade
Just a thought; soft foam, over coat with 'cotton' and flood with wood glue or some other non-structural adhesive that can be sanded and painted. Maybe 'form' with soft wire (copper, solid core, thin). It is after all just a shade. JMHO Mark W. N952MW (still res.) -Original Message- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-bounces at list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of Mark Langford Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 5:42 AM To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Canopy shade Dene Collett wrote: > Guys I see a lot of talk about displays that are barely readable in > sunlight but I have yet to see anybody create a glare shield over > their panel. > Everybody seems to just put their panel at the end of the deck. Why > not just extend the deck a few inches over the top of the panel and > create some shade? It might not be a total elimination of the problem > but it would surely help to solve it. One consideration on having a lip overhanging the panel is that in a crash scenario, anything stiff and part of the front deck could cut into your skull when your forehead hits it. to change options --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
KR> Fw: Re: Ram air fuel venting
Thanks, Joe, I'll do that. I admire your airplane, Larry Sent from Samsung tablet Original message
KR> Canopy shade
This stuff looks interesting. ?I wonder if it would smooth out on a double contour canopy?? Paul Visk Belleville, Il 618-406-4705 Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S?4 Original message From: Craig Williams Date:04/09/2014 11:06 AM (GMT-06:00) To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Canopy shade Here is what I am looking to use on my canopy. Its the Zenith 601 bubble and I will need a shade or something like this. http://www.windowtint.com/Plexi-Window-Films/ Craig www.kr2seafury.com On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 10:46 AM, peter wrote: Jeff; Nice! But try it on a scrap piece of plexiglass first... wait a month. Solvents (paint vehicle) are unpredictable. Peter ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
KR> Canopy shade
Krypton makes a paint called "stained glass".? They say on the can that "it may be used on some plastics".? I have used it on acrylic with good results.? Comes in yellow , red and blue.?? I will try it on my old Colt windshield and report back. Craig Www.kr2seafury.com Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
KR> Canopy shade
> "For what its worth, I bought a can of VHT Nite Shades to spray on the inside of my canopy above my head." I tried a can of Testor's translucent black tint on some scrap canopy material (actually Lexan) when I was working on getting some shade in the cockpit. The VHT product might work better but my experience with my spray can of Testor's was that it came out splotchy looking. I think it would have worked to darken the interior but I don't think it would have looked very nice, plus I think (as Peter mentioned) the solvents would probably have damaged the plastic. I've always liked the look of what Bill Clapp and others have done in creating less glare in the cockpit. One disadvantage of that route is that you lose any ability to see out the top. With my static cling film it is still possible to see through the tint. The ideal solution would be to find some photosensitive material that would darken in sunlight and become clear at night. I recall trying at least three different types of static cling material - some for house windows, some for cars, before I decided on the one I used. I planned on re-doing the job, considering my first application to be "practice", but I never re-did it and now, at least five years later, it has required no attention at all and looks the same as the day I put it on. I cut it to shape and used soapy water to slide it into position and to squeeze any bubbles out. Considering there is no adhesive involved, it's amazing that the film has never drooped or come off. It made a world of difference in cockpit comfort and reduced glare. I still have some extra rolls since I planned to do a more meticulous application later, so I know what I used. I didn't get it from Amazon, but this is the product: http://www.amazon.com/Sunshine-Kids-Shade-Window-Black/dp/B00081L2Q2 Here's an RV owner who has had the same experience: "I put the static cling film on the inside of my RV-6 tip up canopy about 7 yrs ago. We put it in as a temporary measure until I found a better alternative. It's still there and has done a great job. I bought it at a local auto supply store. Dave" Mike KSEE The #1 Worst Carb Ever? Click to Learn #1 Carb that Kills Your Blood Sugar Dont Eat This! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5345b29389bad329355c9st02vuc
KR> Ram air fuel venting
Hey Oscar, I like that physics! You guys have answered my questions on ram air for my header tank. I bought a fiberglass tank with ram air in the cap and 1/4 inch fitting near the top. I changed the 1/4 inch to 3/8ths got rid of the ram in the cap and am running 3/8 tub to a collator, and then a 1/4 to an Aerocarb which only had a 1/4 inch inlet. Just as an aside, the tank was contaminated with some kind of tar and I had to open it up and clean it. This is probably not interesting, but my 2 bits. The chatter on air locks was good too and I am going to try to get all my tubes straight. Larry Bell On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 10:06 PM, Oscar Zuniga wrote: > Joe wrote- > >I have no data to compare as it was built like this from the get go > >but I do know that my fuel pressure from the header tank (gravity feed) > >has never been below 8/10 of a pound even though mathematically > >that should be impossible given the height of the tank at low fuel level > >above the pressure sensor. > > Joe; how did you figure the math? With, or without, ram air pressure? To > get 0.8 psi by gravity head alone, the difference in elevation between the > static fuel level in the header tank and the place where you measure fuel > pressure (presumed to be the inlet to the float bowl) would need to be a > little over 22" depending on what fuel you're running and its specific > gravity. That's a law of physics that can't be altered unless you are on > another planet where the force of gravity is different, or if you are > somewhere near Groom Lake in Area 51, and all bets are off. However, if > you were referring to your static head *plus* ram air pressure at cruise, > it's not a stretch because (example): at 124 MPH, the stagnation (ram) > pressure of air at STP is about 0.3 psig, so your gravity head of another > 0.5 psig would be an elevation difference of a little less than 14" between > static fuel level in the header tank and the inlet to the float bowl. > Probably not unrealistic for your setup. > > Whatever the case, you've seen 0.8 psi at the carb with your setup, and > there is no arguing with that. Good info. > > Oscar Zuniga > Medford, OR > > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
KR> Canopy shade
Let us know how it works. I have window tint on the inside of my Mustang bubble and it is not dark enough and not very smooth either so I would like to replace it with a spray on coating. Original Message Subject: Re: KR> Canopy shade From: Jeff Lange List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Wed, April 09, 2014 7:04 am To: KRnet For what its worth, I bought a can of VHT Nite Shades to spray on the inside of my canopy above my head. It?s a translucent black paint that is intended for the dimwits that want to black out their turn signals. Not sure what it does in the IR and UV spectrums, but it would dim the sunlight coming through the canopy while still letting you have visibility through the area. I have not tried it yet but will before the summer head and ear sunburn season starts ; ) Here is the link: http://www.vhtpaint.com/products/niteshades/ Jeff Lange Race 64 - Skye Racer Blog: http://schmleff.blogspot.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/schmleff On Apr 9, 2014, at 5:41 AM, Mark Langford wrote: > Dene Collett wrote: > >> Guys I see a lot of talk about displays that are barely readable in sunlight >> but I have yet to see anybody create a glare shield over their panel. >> Everybody seems to just put their panel at the end of the deck. Why not just >> extend the deck a few inches over the top of the panel and create some >> shade? It might not be a total elimination of the problem but it would >> surely help to solve it. > > One consideration on having a lip overhanging the panel is that in a crash > scenario, anything stiff and part of the front deck could cut into your skull > when your forehead hits it. Obviously nobody would put a knife edge out there > and a rounded surface should be the goal. I did create a removable glare > shield for N56ML that hangs out over the panel for exactly the reason you > state, and it was edged with some rubber edging to soften the edge. The whole > thing was added after the plane had been flying a while, and was built in > place out of a plyfoam sandwich...1/4" Last-o-foam with a layer of glass on > each side. The side facing the pilot was rounded and the glass wrapped around > it to soften it, and then a layer of gray felt was added for appearance, and > finished off with the rubber edging. I'll try to get a picture of that. I > later discovered that felt was a bad idea, as the canopy would focus the sun > on the felt and come very close to lighting it on fire! > > One "advantage" (and this is a stretch) of the original KR2 bubble is that > the decking surrounding the bubble forms a huge shade over the instrument > panel, creating more shade than anybody would ever want. It's almost too dark > in there! > > I started N891JF over the weekend, and nothing leaked or flew apart. Progress > is being made... > > Mark Langford > ML at N56ML.com > website at http://www.N56ML.com > > > > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
KR> Canopy shade
Jeff; Nice! But try it on a scrap piece of plexiglass first... wait a month. Solvents (paint vehicle) are unpredictable. Peter
KR> Canopy shade
Guys I see a lot of talk about displays that are barely readable in sunlight but I have yet to see anybody create a glare shield over their panel. Everybody seems to just put their panel at the end of the deck. Why not just extend the deck a few inches over the top of the panel and create some shade? It might not be a total elimination of the problem but it would surely help to solve it. Regards Dene Collett www.denecollett.com -Original Message- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-bounces at list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of laser147 at juno.com Sent: 09 April, 2014 8:35 AM To: krnet at list.krnet.org Subject: KR> Canopy shade " . . . or paint the top of my bubble canopy." The RV guys often use Koger Sunshades. By now the company may have one that will fit a KR canopy.
KR> Canopy shade
Here is what I am looking to use on my canopy.? Its the Zenith 601 bubble and I will need a shade or something like this. http://www.windowtint.com/Plexi-Window-Films/ Craig www.kr2seafury.com On Wednesday, April 9, 2014 10:46 AM, peter wrote: Jeff; Nice! But try it on a scrap piece of plexiglass first... wait a month. Solvents (paint vehicle) are unpredictable. Peter ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
KR> Canopy shade
For what its worth, I bought a can of VHT Nite Shades to spray on the inside of my canopy above my head. It?s a translucent black paint that is intended for the dimwits that want to black out their turn signals. Not sure what it does in the IR and UV spectrums, but it would dim the sunlight coming through the canopy while still letting you have visibility through the area. I have not tried it yet but will before the summer head and ear sunburn season starts ; ) Here is the link: http://www.vhtpaint.com/products/niteshades/ Jeff Lange Race 64 - Skye Racer Blog: http://schmleff.blogspot.com Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/schmleff On Apr 9, 2014, at 5:41 AM, Mark Langford wrote: > Dene Collett wrote: > >> Guys I see a lot of talk about displays that are barely readable in sunlight >> but I have yet to see anybody create a glare shield over their panel. >> Everybody seems to just put their panel at the end of the deck. Why not just >> extend the deck a few inches over the top of the panel and create some >> shade? It might not be a total elimination of the problem but it would >> surely help to solve it. > > One consideration on having a lip overhanging the panel is that in a crash > scenario, anything stiff and part of the front deck could cut into your skull > when your forehead hits it. Obviously nobody would put a knife edge out > there and a rounded surface should be the goal. I did create a removable > glare shield for N56ML that hangs out over the panel for exactly the reason > you state, and it was edged with some rubber edging to soften the edge. The > whole thing was added after the plane had been flying a while, and was built > in place out of a plyfoam sandwich...1/4" Last-o-foam with a layer of glass > on each side. The side facing the pilot was rounded and the glass wrapped > around it to soften it, and then a layer of gray felt was added for > appearance, and finished off with the rubber edging. I'll try to get a > picture of that. I later discovered that felt was a bad idea, as the canopy > would focus the sun on the felt and come very close to lighting it on fire! > > One "advantage" (and this is a stretch) of the original KR2 bubble is that > the decking surrounding the bubble forms a huge shade over the instrument > panel, creating more shade than anybody would ever want. It's almost too > dark in there! > > I started N891JF over the weekend, and nothing leaked or flew apart. Progress > is being made... > > Mark Langford > ML at N56ML.com > website at http://www.N56ML.com > > > > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options
KR> Canopy shade
" . . . or paint the top of my bubble canopy." The RV guys often use Koger Sunshades. By now the company may have one that will fit a KR canopy. I've had excellent results with static-cling film I found on line. It's held up extremely well over the years. I think Wal-Mart has some. There's lots of options rather than painting. Asus just came out with a 700 nit tablet that's less than $300, BTW. Mike KSEE The #1 Worst Carb Ever? Click to Learn #1 Carb that Kills Your Blood Sugar Dont Eat This! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5344ea62c0fd26a627a87st02vuc
