Countdown
Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:16 pm
Countdown continues! I see there are new pictures of September Pops up on Warbird Aeropress.... and sounds like Rare Bear is in flight test after the wing mod... Howard's Fury has a newly installed 3350...
One thing I noticed is how different the spinner size is on the different Fury's. Below are links to pics.
Howard's
http://www.ezellaviation.com/Photos/fur ... 66_jpg.htm
Steve's
http://www.southerncrossairracing.com./photos.php
Details, details... will be fun to see the differences in the Mustangs and Fury's in attendance.
16 days until Reno!
One thing I noticed is how different the spinner size is on the different Fury's. Below are links to pics.
Howard's
http://www.ezellaviation.com/Photos/fur ... 66_jpg.htm
Steve's
http://www.southerncrossairracing.com./photos.php
Details, details... will be fun to see the differences in the Mustangs and Fury's in attendance.
16 days until Reno!
Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:44 pm
Howard and many of the other guys have these new larger spinners. They made of carbon fiber, and they also set you back about $15K. Think I'll wait and see how this air racing thing goes before I drop that much money in a spinner that makes you go 5 MPH faster.
The R-3350 runs very cool cylinder head temps, so having less air intake is not really a bad thing at all. However, the increased velocity of the air through the smaller opening (remember that Bernoulli fellow) does wreck havoc with the cylinder baffles. Ashley and I were on a quest last year to repair/replace some on Howard's airplane.
The R-3350 runs very cool cylinder head temps, so having less air intake is not really a bad thing at all. However, the increased velocity of the air through the smaller opening (remember that Bernoulli fellow) does wreck havoc with the cylinder baffles. Ashley and I were on a quest last year to repair/replace some on Howard's airplane.
Spinners
Tue Aug 30, 2005 6:53 am
Wow... $15K for a spinner... and 5 mph more...
What price is speed?
What price is speed?
Sea Fury
Tue Aug 30, 2005 8:28 am
Steve,
Just remember, no chopping tails off of YAK-11s!
Just remember, no chopping tails off of YAK-11s!
Re: Sea Fury
Tue Aug 30, 2005 10:01 pm
Jack Cook wrote:Steve,
Just remember, no chopping tails off of YAK-11s!
Nah, not possible.
To chop the tail off, you've gotta be BEHIND them!!!
YAK
Tue Aug 30, 2005 11:37 pm
I'll never forget the look on Sam Richardson's face when he saw what Howard Pardue did to the tail of "Czech Ride"!!
Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:59 pm
Anybody going to be around on Friday (16th) for the day? We are going to be on the West Coast then and I was thinking about coming over for the day if our plans don't change.
See ya,
Lynn
See ya,
Lynn
Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:01 pm
Guess I can get a good seat with a view in the loss and found.....
See Ya
See Ya
Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:23 pm
All my junk is packed, leave papers and plane tickets are in hand. Heading to the airport in a few hours!
Reno
Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:44 pm
Our T-6G #44 has already had a incidence.
Monday Wayne was on the course when a cowling latch failed allowing the cowl to shake (shake being a very relative term!!) hitting the prop and trashing it. He's flying again with a new prop and a cowl borrowed from Warlock.
Ok-so there's another difference between T-6s and Harvardsie the cowling!
Monday Wayne was on the course when a cowling latch failed allowing the cowl to shake (shake being a very relative term!!) hitting the prop and trashing it. He's flying again with a new prop and a cowl borrowed from Warlock.
Ok-so there's another difference between T-6s and Harvardsie the cowling!