marbleturtle

whimp!

duh!

I'm just gonna use a hair dryer!

Must this be COZY related?... I think I'm going to need help just cleaning out my garage to set up a work bench.

... not to mention you always get priority landings.

I figure the way people drive around here... its only a month or two before I can find one. But now I'm leaning toward two 9000 RPM motocycle engines running two 28" duct fans!

Hey Mario Andretti... just cut back on the throttle!

Don't forget the Yugo engine... or did you donate it to the local Prison Metal Working "Skills that will do you no good when you leave here" shop?

Dust, I've already told you I'm not ridin' in any Yugoslavian powered Cozy... and your dog smells funny!

Heck... I suppose anything can eventually become a chore. I've heard that when you get old enough, people start to think SEX is a chore. Is that true John?

... yes please let us know the results of your testing. Intake plumbing seems to be the biggest obstacle for automotive conversions.

Woo Hoo! I just happened to look on the Forum to see every category lit up in Green. I don't have a plane to work on yet and I spend all day at the computer. I be I can out post both of you and earn the "Grand Pooh-Bah of the Canard Forum" title! But somehow I just don't feel right about being a senior member when I don't even know how to mix epoxy yet...

wait... how did you get the 200lb big ol' TIG welder in your plane? HEY! YOU DIDN'T FLY DID YOU?!?!?!? Oh the humanity...

BBC? yeck... I'm flipping through all the channels covering the fall of the Sadam statue... except BBC which is covering a minor earthquake tremmor in India. I know they are very vocal against the operation, but that's just beligerant.

I'm still waiting for John to pick me up at the 7-11 for Sun-N-Fun!

*sniff

Hmmm hmmm hmmm, hmmm hmmm hmmmm muskrat love... yeah... hmmm hmm hhmmmmmm hmm hm hmm hmmmmmmm... hey! I'm beginning to suspect he's not coming!

$10,000... by the time the engine is ready, interest on the escrow account should make up the difference.

yeah! Come pick me up!

JS. Greg was nice enough to let me try his Cozy III for size since I was concerned about the Cozy being a little TOO cozy for my frame. At the time I did not know enough about the design to look for specific items on his plane. I did however notice that he had a spectacular looking engine with nice an fittings and clean aluminum radiators. I did look under the plane to see his electric air brake and nose lift. I think I remember seeing the NACA but no forced air ducting. Absolutely nothing like the giant 3 scoop in the photo on your web site.

> [poets - have at it] Oh... I think I have a new T-shirt idea!... nope... lost it.

I know they wouldn't be back home in 45 days... but I understand they would be able to watch during down time. I'm probably making something out of nothing.

On a more serious note... does anyone know if Sun-N-Fun will continue as scheduled despite the War in Iraq? I was dissapointed to hear that the NCAA will be continuing as planned with March Madness. Then I started thinking about Sun-N-Fun. Its not that I'm concerned about travelling and I do believe in continuing with normal economic activities... I just don't feel comfortable with participating in anything that feels like a celebration... or anything that could be postponed until military personnel can return and participate. Specific to the NCAA decision, how many young military personnel would like to see the games delayed 45 days so they wouldn't miss them?!?!?! Any thoughts?

OH OH... I got it! "Things that make you go HMMMMMMM..." It has no negative inuendoes like "Ask me to wobble my wankle!" Remember the song? Hey... you can use that John if you come pick me up for Sun-N-Fun! I'll even help you sell the T-shirts!

... dirty stinkin' Cessnas... except the 172 I'm getting hours in. It can cruise at 120. Anywho... you can use an intercooler in the cowl to cool the intake airflow. Heat is relative... Atlanta is not so hot after living in Houston. A warm room can still cool you down after a hot shower. The heat in the cowl is not as hot as the heat from the exhaust, so the air in the cowl can still cool the intake through the heat diffuser of an inter-cooler even if it feels relatively hot to us. Airflow from the NACAMCDBA duct does its part to add a cooling air flow into the cowl. If that is not acceptable... you can pop in a few armpit scoops, mount the ic's, and hope you generate more thrust with the drop in intake temperature than drag with the airodynamic change. If you follow John Slade's site, check out the progress of Greg Richter's turbo rotary. He went from obscenely large scoops to oil, radiator, and intercoolers suspended in the cowl away from the engine block. I wish I had the sense to have photographed his engine when I went up to visit him before he swapped in the turbine!