Mark L. wrote- >The tube is 6.5" away from the firewall on mine >It's also right at 6.5" above the bottom of the firewall, when the plane is >level.
But didn't you end up with two small 'kickers' below the bottom edge of your firewall where the mount intersects? I guess if Rich is custom-fabricating his mount to fit his firewall and mounting points, he won't end up with the small kickers, but was it your intention from the beginning to have the thrust line where it is? And you also wrote- >if I ever get stuck at a foreign airport, I'll have to have a mill >and a TIG welder (rather than just a replacement head) to >get home, but then I have that problem anyway Nah- just feather the prop on the dead engine, shut down and secure it, and continue on the other (remember http://www.flysquirrel.net/KR/Tango01.JPG ?) ;o) Oscar Zuniga San Antonio, TX mailto: taildr...@hotmail.com website at http://www.flysquirrel.net _________________________________________________________________ MSN Shopping upgraded for the holidays! Snappier product search... http://shopping.msn.com
