I might add that my plane also ran great static high rpm on the ground but it was because I didn't have alot of fuel in the tank and the plane was sitting on its tailwheel and not as much head pressure so fuel was less and it ran good. Randy Clark Salina, Ks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee Van Dyke" <l...@vandyke5.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 1:54 PM Subject: KR> Air inlet
> Netters, > > Thank you for the many responses re: my first flight. Yes a little > scarry, but yes I did remain calm. As I was driving to the cruise ship, > an idea came to me re: the inlet of air into the carb. First I have a > POSA carb (yes I know I know) I runs great on the ground, low and high > speed. The high speed RPMs could be higher. I was thinking this was > caused by static forces. Now back to the problem, I have a gap of about > 1" 1 1/2" from the cowl to the inlet of the carb. Does anybody think that > once I got up to speed 90-100, a pressure or/ low pressure situation could > have occured in the lower cowl, causing the flow of air to the carb to > have effected that mixture? The motor never quit, but started to run > really rugh and an incredible amount of power loss. > > Lee Van Dyke > Mesa AZ > l...@vandyke5.com > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
