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    IF the cable fails, the throttle goes to OPEN. Nev
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    Speculation. I explained How critical the BOUNCE recovery situation is Fully. I've Covered the event Pretty thoroughly and even said I did it On My first solo and why.. It's an Instructors WORST Nightmare when he watches THAT Happen. It's the recovery where it went wrong. Nev
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    It's too rigid as well and MAY CRACK. Rotax Make them in the Original form. What do They say about it? There are NOT 2 PLENUMS to connect .There are simply 2 Y branch Manifolds. Controlled roughness is better in Ports than a Mirror Finish (Boundary layer control is better giving better flow) Increasing volume of the GASES between the Throttle valve and the Inlet valve will reduce engine response. The Mixture MIX in the Balance tube is not correct for accelerating the engine as It is required to Be richer when that's happening. The engine MAY be more likely to Falter and Being a bit lean at that Point, Backfire. The Sharper the Pulses the faster the Max Velocity and the richer the carb is ALL other things being equal. Potentially a big NEGATIVE IMHO. Nev
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    Maybe find someone who works with Fibreglass and Have Him repair it. ? Just remove the deteriorated material and replace it with glass cloth and resin. . Nev
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    WHY would you need such a LARGE Balance Pipe? It is normally used where siamesed Inlet Ports exist like on the BMC Motors The Pulsing of the Carburettors is NOT even nor is the Fuel distribution That's fixed by Injection. The Balance pipe is no Magic fix. Save your Money. Nev
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    Carry on in Blissful Ignorance. Less than Normal power May easily have been a factor, Drift is NOT always BAD. Don't kill good discussions because a few feathers get ruffled. Any abnormal Running or vibration should be Investigated even IF it appears to Have come good. It's AN aeroplane. Nev
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    People can claim anything. I'd want verifiable evidence Before spending that Kind of Money and some way of coping with Expansion/ contraction compared with what it's FIRMLY Mounted to. Nev
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    And it's NOT really off the topic of the thread Engine related. Safety. BAK,. Nev
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    My reply has too many FACTS in it for you does it? What's personal in it FFS. It took Me a great effort to type it. Where else are People going to GET this stuff? The MISinformation was going to a High Level. It's IMPORTANT INFO . Where is it WRONG? Nev
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    Get Near a Merlin with a few revs on and repeat that. ON Load an Open AERO Engine exhaust makes Plenty of Noise. Plenty of People Lost their Hearing ( Including ME. Never Heard of any race engines Getting turned Back wards in any situation and I've had a lot to do with them. It's extremely Unlikely. Turning the Ignition OFF and then Back ON will result ina Lot Of Mixture ending in the exhaust and Muffler will explode and make Lots of Noise and EASILY Produce A Long Flame Out the tail pipe and scare the $#!t out of everybody. BACK Firing is when the Mixture in the intake and supercharger Ignites/ explodes and Subjects things to VERY High Pressure. Superchargers Fly Off the Block Car Vee Block s split. Con rods get shortened etc. High Pressures force Valves off their seat and subject the Engines to Loads they Cannot Take.. They May not Fail straight away But an Overstressed Part is a damaged part.
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    The 618 is not a very common Motor so why would I Know? I know it had problems with Crankshaft breakages and we are Going back a Fair way. Tuning, If you do it Properly you COULD end up with varying settings. Depends on how well each CYLINDER IS Pumping (Gas flowing). get it Leans there's a Hole in the Piston dear Lisa, a hole. Nev
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    To the 618. That is Odd and I can't see why it would BE. You have EGT gauges. Are the readings similar? The Main jets affect full and near full throttle. Nev
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    IF a Valves stick or drops in it doesn't Matter. Nev
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    Depends on whether they are BIG enough. EVERY Motorcycle I've fitted a filter to has to Be retuned and I fit Bigger ones than those. This is well Known. It doesn't take MUCH TO alter THE MIXTURE. Nev
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    Some filters may alter the Mixture if they are not Large enough or get clogged up, That's important with an aircraft. Nev
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    Vent Lateral is Another. You'd get many variable winds at such Places. The steep slope on the Landing to Me is the Most Notable aspect of the challenge. Nev
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    I am what I am. Who do you think YOU are? You DONT "KNOW" PEOPLE on the NET. You make a Guess based on your Own Prejudices YOU have Made a Judgement on Me, Of the cuff. I feel I'm required to constantly defend Myself and I DON'T like it one bit. .It's Clear a few of you don't Like Me. I can accept that If I have to. Some things Might be funny But after a while Having a GO at serious and safety related stuff $#1t$ me off Big time. A lot of stuff I've Posted Here has Never Been raised Before and Its REAL. IF you don't Like it Just Pass it BY. A lot of the things you Interpret as an attack is Not intended but I don't Mince words. BrendDAn I stand By everything I said about that Gyro.Nev
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    There's ONE Bristol Wrecked at the Bottom of a Hill. They Just removed the Engines and Left the rest there. In the Mid 60s I crewed DC4s to POM-LAE overnight LAE. Frequently we were about 500 Ft above the terrain over the OWEN Stanleys at about Flt LVL 150. If it wasn't VFR the LSALT was FL 170 coming back. The High speed selection for the Blowers was removed On OUR C47/DC4 Planes Guaranteeing we Couldn't Maintain Height If any engine failed. ALL approved BY CASA or DCA at the Time. ALSO the PNG Fleet operated on PK Charts for MAX Weights. ((Developmental) allowing them to be Overloaded compared to Mainland figures. How good is that? Nev
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    That would Make a Mess of the Floor. I wonder how they spread the Load? The slope also made the cargo likely to fall to the rear when Loading the 3.. A few dark Toes were cut off to the Merriment of the Other workers, Strange sense Of Humour. we called those white Man Hats "Bring Em Back Alive Oh's." You could Buy them just after the War. Nev
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    Personal again. Not Classy. IF my input is incorrect question it. Not make jokes about it in the serious thread. IF I help just a few People My effort is Justified. My jokes are meant to be funny. Not at someone else's Expense. We are HERE to exchange views and I'm not going to Be Bullied By the likes of you. Nev
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    What BS. you guys. Easy to get a sandstorm in some parts of Australia . It's getting so it's impossible to have a good discussion Here. Well done .Just a waste of time.. other people visit THIS site it's becoming a Joke. That's the SILLIEST thing you've said so far Mb. IF you want to be silly try the Off Topic section and Leave this one for the non Idiots You are certainly doing your Best to just make My serious input a JOKE. Do you think that is FAIR? Nev
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    The degree Of damage a Backfire can cause is dependant on the Amount of charge that Gets Ignited. with a supercharger that can Include IT'S volume, What's in a very Large Carburettor and the Manifold and a cylinder or two. I'm convinced that these backfires on start, resulted in a lot of Failed Cylinders at the shrink Band on Big radials as well as other engine issues.. The forces are enormous. LPG gas Backfires on cars can shorten a con rod or Split A VEE Block. Fords dedicated gas six RUNS much heavier rods THAN STANDARD. Nev
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    No Joke is NO Joke. If you feel like a fool there's Plenty around. To err is Human. To forgive, Divine. er, or something like that. IF you haven't MADE a Mistake , chances are you HAVEN'T Made ANYTHING.. Nev
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    I MISSED the Crosswind aspect of it. I have Many Mates who flew into ONE WAY strips In PNG in Bristol Freighters. (often Called "Frighteners) which Came from Pakistan after WW2. to TAA. IF they parked sideways near the top of the Hill, the BIG front doors would Jamb when the fuselage distorted. Bristol sleeve Valve Engines same as SEA Furies Had..Nev
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    Landing up a considerable slope May require FULL Power and enough extra speed to Perform an Abrupt flare. Nev
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