REFLECTOR: Cabin Heat

[John Dibble]

Scott,

Are you talking about the standard flap used for cabin heat, or do you
have a second flap installed?

John

Scott Derrick wrote:

> The oil cooler flap is controlled from the cabin. Push-pull type
> control.
>
>
>
> Ruben Creus <ruben at vainneg.com> wrote:
>
> Scott,
>
> Can you open and close the flap from inside the cabin or is it an
> external flap?
>
> Ruben
>
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> From: Scott Derrick [mailto:scott at tnstaafl.net]
>
> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 4:25 PM
> To:Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Cabin Heat
>
> Heating the cabin in a pusher is a sticky wicket! If you live near the
> factory, its really not an issue. If you live up north or in the
> mountain west, the nose oil cooler/cabin heater design is pathetic.
> I tried covering a portion of the oil cooler and that helped heat the
> cabin but at times I would have really high oil temps on hot
> departures. I stopped doing that, better to be cold than hurt the
> engine.
> I now have an adjustable flap on the exit of the nose oil cooler,
> helps a LOT! In the winter I usually leave this closed, which allows
> about 1/3 of the normal amount of air though the heater not counting
> the small amount going into the cabin. Each side pilot/copilot has a
> control to adjust how much air they get at their feet. On hot
> departures or in the summer the flap is full open so no oil temp
> problems..
> I also have an aux oil cooler/rear cabin heater under the back seat.
> It blows a huge amount of hot air onto the rear passengers feet. It
> can also be configured to blow air out of the cabin for additional
> cooling, but I don't think its much help, maybe 5-10 degree reduction
> when the oil is above 220.
> The front cabin heater is still not good enough when the temps are
> below 30F for the copilot. Pilot side still gets warm air. That long
> hose over to the copilt side cools the air. I even insulated most of
> it but it is still not good when its really cold outside.
>
> Scott
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Cabin Heat
> From: Ruben Creus <ruben at vainneg.com>
> To: reflector at tvbf.org
> Date: 01/12/2012 07:35 PM
>
> 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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