REFLECTOR: Low CHTs

[Chuck Jensen]

Chuck is based our of Leeward, which is an air community 12 SE of Ocala,
FL.  In 2001, he gave me an introductory flight in the Velo I bought.
Chuck a prince of a guy and excellent builder.  At the time, I didn't
notice the "Big Gulp" air scoops on his NACAs, but it wouldn't surprise
me that he would come up with something innovative like that.  Chuck had
never gotten into the internet at that time but the phone number I have
is (352) 347-0456.  If I recall, it was a SE FG and he swung a wood
prop.

Chuck Jensen

 


-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Darrell & Nora Kufalk
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 6:00 PM
To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Low CHTs


I took this picture at Sun-N-Fun back in 2004.  Looks like a good
design. Aircraft number was N98CU which is currently registered to a
Charles B. Ufkes of Ocala, Florida.

Anybody know him?

Darrell





-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of John Dibble
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 11:50 AM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: REFLECTOR: Low CHTs

This time of year my CHTs are low and my oil temp is also, making it
difficult to heat the cabin.  I'm thinking of putting butterfly valves
in the engine cooling inlets, similar to what is in my engine intake air
for carbureator heat.  Rather than run cables, I'm thinking of using a
bi-metallic spring, like is used for automatic chokes on cars to open
and close the valves.  Ideally the spring would work off of CHT, but I
think this will be to complicated, so I think using OAT would be more
practical. Any thoughts whether this is a good idea?

John

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