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- Thu Jun 10, 2004 2:59 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Flap Gap Seals, Performance Boost
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If you look at the first picture you will see a piece of white fabric that is attached on one side to the wing and the other side is attached to the flap leading edge using two strips of aluminum. This loop of fabric is very well designed in that it has enough slack to allow the flap to move but it ...
- Wed Jun 09, 2004 6:53 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Flap Gap Seals, Performance Boost
- Replies: 21
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Those are my thoughts exactly. I can not believe what I am seeing and my only conclusion is that at high angles of attack it may be funnelling air through there and actually forcing a seperation of air. My next step is to tuft an airplnae before and after and get some pictures. I would be sure to po...
- Wed Jun 09, 2004 4:56 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Flap Gap Seals, Performance Boost
- Replies: 21
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First thing is that a 170 does not have balanced landing and takeoff distances. I typically use 150-200 ft more for take off. My first flight with the gap seal revealed balance conditions. At 2200' elevation and 65 degrees I was seeing landing distances around 360' without any wind or crazy braking ...
- Wed Jun 09, 2004 4:12 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Flap Gap Seals, Performance Boost
- Replies: 21
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Flap Gap Seals, Performance Boost
http://www.supercub.org/albums/album15/abl.sized.jpg This is a picture of a fabric bellows style of gap seal. It was introduce in the 80's and never got any level of marketing, so it has just about gone away. It seals almost all of the air from passing through the gap while deployed. It has reveale...
- Tue Jun 08, 2004 3:00 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Best Looking Cessnas
- Replies: 3
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- Tue Jun 01, 2004 2:46 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: How dumb can Kelly be?
- Replies: 18
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http://www.supercub.org/albums/album15/abk.sized.jpg There is a little problem with camping on a dry lake bed. There isn't much privacy in the biffy! Fede, All the strips that we went into were from the 1000' to 1500' range except for the desert which was 10 miles at the very least. Elevations rang...
- Fri May 28, 2004 4:42 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: How dumb can Kelly be?
- Replies: 18
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http://www.supercub.org/albums/album15/abd.sized.jpg Here is one from Rogersburg in Hell's Canyon. We went a lot of places and it was high, hot, short and we had 2 people, alot of gear and fuel and the airplane just does great. I can plan on 120 mph and 7.2 gph with my 7649 prop turning 2525 RPM. M...
- Fri May 28, 2004 4:36 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: How dumb can Kelly be?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 18810
- Fri May 28, 2004 4:17 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: How dumb can Kelly be?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 18810
- Thu May 27, 2004 11:51 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: How dumb can Kelly be?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 18810
How dumb can Kelly be?
This week I placed an ad to sell my 170 after getting it all done like I wanted, all because I thought I wanted a Super Cub. Then I had a photo shoot that took me on a two day trip of better than 1000 miles of backcountry. A cub would have been to small for the load we carried and it would have been...
- Wed May 12, 2004 3:50 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Spiffy lokkin 170 at Alexandria
- Replies: 14
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I would be interested in signing up for the new prop and I could put money up front with some kind of agreement. I think that a prop like that would keep me from selling the 170 in the future. I would never put in a big engine because I'd rather spend the money and step up to a 180 like I used to ha...
- Wed May 12, 2004 3:47 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Spiffy lokkin 170 at Alexandria
- Replies: 14
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Vic, I would also tell you that your climb performance isn't as good as it could be. If you pull the nose up it will climb slower. Lower the nose and let the RPM's come up and the VSI will show better and with the increased speed the engine will run cooler. I set my climb speed by RPM and I like to ...
- Fri May 07, 2004 5:32 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Placing a photo or picture in posts
- Replies: 20
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Eric, I painted the Ying Yangs after it came back and I have plans to take the Tailwheel back to gray as I asked that they not paint it. The rest is just like I wanted. I need to come over and explore some of your region and would love to lead you into a few good spots. This sand bar has now disappe...
- Fri May 07, 2004 4:44 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Placing a photo or picture in posts
- Replies: 20
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- Tue Apr 13, 2004 6:33 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: What price is speed?
- Replies: 18
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