REFLECTOR: Cabin Heat

[Stockman, Bill]

If you are bringing in outside air that cold, there is no chance in  &%$% that is will heat the air up.    The stock heater set up works great if you are taking outside air and raising it 20-30 degrees.    Most of us in the "North" where we fly at -10F during the winter have changed to oil coolers in the cabin and we recirculate cabin air -not outside air-- through the oil coolers.  Works great and on cold days keeps the cabin around 60-70.   Oil cooler works best up front, but also can work as flat heat exchangers under seats or in the rear of the cabin.     My plane still exits air out the back of the cabin so I used the oil cooler in the nose.     It won't burn your feet like some of the Piper muff heaters, but you also won't die from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Bill Stockman
Senior Associate
Dayton Aerospace, Inc.

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Ruben Creus
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 9:36 PM
To: reflector at tvbf.org
Subject: REFLECTOR: Cabin Heat


Hi all,



When I am flying below 0 Celsius outside temperature, the oil cooler seems to not heat enough the air coming into the cabin. The other day at -12C outside it was very chill in the cabin. I heard some of you partially cover the cooler, but not sure if the can be risky if covered too much. Has any one had any experience trying to get more cabin heat?



Ruben

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