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Re: Sonex 1534 Photos

Postby Bryan Cotton » Mon May 11, 2015 10:26 pm

Dana,
What did you insulate your fuel lines and gascolator with?
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Re: Sonex 1534 Photos

Postby Gripdana » Mon May 11, 2015 10:37 pm

I used Thermo shield and on the gascolator and fuel lines. I put foam pipe insulation around the bowl. Here is a link to the Thermo shield. https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/ ... shield.php
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Re: Sonex 1534 Photos

Postby Gripdana » Mon May 11, 2015 10:54 pm

It is a funny thing the things we use to approach a problem. When I was at NASA working on a movie. The last Shuttle was being assembled in the VAB. I was with one of the NASA guys and noticed that the fix for the ice problem on the solid rockets looked like expanding foam insulation and 1/4" cotton line. His reply was no no that is not what we used. But I bet they went to home depot for the work they did in the test cell when someone "had an idea". After all wasn't the Space shuttle an experimental aircraft?
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Re: Sonex 1534 Photos

Postby Gripdana » Sun Jul 26, 2015 8:04 pm

Yesterday I finished my flight testing. Here are some photos looking at the Antelope Valley the airport is KWJF in Lancaster. So far I have had great numbers all around with temps and airspeed.
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Re: Sonex 1534 Photos

Postby Gripdana » Sun Jul 26, 2015 8:05 pm

Here are the photos.
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Re: Sonex 1534 Photos

Postby mike20sm » Sun Jul 26, 2015 8:41 pm

Looks good! Where do you plan on going now that you can leave the test area?
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Re: Sonex 1534 Photos

Postby Gripdana » Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:42 pm

First is going to be 50 to 100 mile trips for breakfast. Then I will do longer trips to Grand Canyon, Tucson, San Diego, Ann Arbor, Chicago. Then I hope to get to Rio Linda this year and Oshkosh next year.
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Re: Sonex 1534 Photos

Postby Sonex1517 » Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:44 pm

Dana

If that Chicago trips happens please let me know!
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Re: Sonex 1534 Photos

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:58 pm

C77 is a great pre-Chicago fuel stop!
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Re: Sonex 1534 Photos

Postby Gripdana » Sun Jul 26, 2015 10:23 pm

I will let you know. I do plan on stopping in Burlington Iowa also to visit family and friends. I went to high school near there. I think I need to plan a very long trip to Oshkosh so I can stop on the way and visit everyone.
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