REFLECTOR: Air intake

Richard J. Gentil richard at naples-air-center.com
Tue Mar 4 13:50:11 CST 2014


My IO-390 had the intake facing the prop so I had to come up with a solution to getting air to it. I took the two armpit scoops, but them to make a single scoop which I mounted to the rear of the cowling. I also have to push out the bottom of the cowl because the intake on the engine hung down just slightly too low. 

I used a Cessna C-172 bracket filter which you can see in the pictures. 

Here are some of my old construction photos:







Richard

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> On Mar 4, 2014, at 2:03 PM, Mel Bina <pusherpilot1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Air intake.<a005_5 (Med).jpg>
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Mel Bina <pusherpilot1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Attached is a photo of my intake.  It was a Velocity part that I modified.  The intake fed directly into a filter box (photo attached) and into the fuel servo.
>>  
>> Mel Bina<a004_4 (Med).jpg>
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>> 
>>> On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 5:57 PM, Mike Dawson <medawson250 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Well that makes me feel a little better. 
>>> I do have to say mine climbs well but that is usually what excess horsepower does anyway.
>>> My apologies.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Michael E Dawson
>>> ATCI CFII
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Mar 3, 2014, at 11:25 AM, Brett Ferrell <reflector at velocityxl.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for the shout-out... we do have a narrow deck Lycoming, but it dynoed at just over 300 HP, with high compression pistons...
>>>>  
>>>> --
>>>> Brett Ferrell
>>>> reflector at velocityxl.com
>>>>  
>>>>  
>>>>> On Mon, Mar 3, 2014, at 12:49 PM, Mike Dawson wrote:
>>>>> N44FV, a XLFG with a 260hp Lycoming, has been said to do about 180. This by Scott Swing who flew it as seen in a you tube video. Whether this was MPH or KTS really doesn't matter, Here is why.  I own a XLFG with a 350hp Chevy V8. Other than downhill I have only seen 174KTS flat out!
>>>>> Now granted it is still in rough primer but I don't believe paint will make up for the airscoop I have hanging below the belly for the radiator.
>>>>>  
>>>>> Our sleek airframes don't like stuff hanging off of them.
>>>>>  
>>>>> N427VA a SERG 427 V8 useing NACA scoops to cool however, hauls ass. Bill and Brett did it right IMHO!
>>>>>  
>>>>> Mike
>>>>> N104DD
>>> 
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