Re: Pietenpol-List: cockpit heat
Posted: Sat Dec 11, 1999 9:48 am
Original Posted By:>> del magsam [SMTP:farmerdel(at)rocketmail.com]
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: cockpit heatMan, those J-3 cabin heaters were a joke. I learned to fly in NorthernIllinois and used to fly a J-3 in the winter with the temp below zero -using the cabin heat required constant concentration; you had to thinkwarm thoughts, think of the sun, really, really concentrate. I don'tthink they raised the cabin temp a single degreeJohn Langston writes:>>>Hi Del,>>Piper J-3's had a very inneffective heater that routed air through a >door on>the bottom of the firewall and warmed the left foot of the person in >the>front cockpit. My Cessna 140 has a slightly more effective heater >that uses>a round device on the firewall operated by a push-pull cable to admit >air>from around the heat muffs into the cabin. While either could be used >to>provide a slight bit of warmth to the front cockpit, I don't think >they>would be effective in the rear cockpit of a Pietenpol, even with the >front>cockpit covered over. I suggest a leather flying jacket and gloves. >Trade>the silk scarf for a woolen one.>> Jack>>> -----Original Message-----
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: cockpit heatMan, those J-3 cabin heaters were a joke. I learned to fly in NorthernIllinois and used to fly a J-3 in the winter with the temp below zero -using the cabin heat required constant concentration; you had to thinkwarm thoughts, think of the sun, really, really concentrate. I don'tthink they raised the cabin temp a single degreeJohn Langston writes:>>>Hi Del,>>Piper J-3's had a very inneffective heater that routed air through a >door on>the bottom of the firewall and warmed the left foot of the person in >the>front cockpit. My Cessna 140 has a slightly more effective heater >that uses>a round device on the firewall operated by a push-pull cable to admit >air>from around the heat muffs into the cabin. While either could be used >to>provide a slight bit of warmth to the front cockpit, I don't think >they>would be effective in the rear cockpit of a Pietenpol, even with the >front>cockpit covered over. I suggest a leather flying jacket and gloves. >Trade>the silk scarf for a woolen one.>> Jack>>> -----Original Message-----