Matt Dralle
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 Posted: Fri May 31, 2013 9:45 am Post subject: alternate air |
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At 09:36 AM 5/31/2013 Friday, you wrote:
| Quote: | I think the alternate air is just this, if the ram air box becomes plugged with snow, ice or a bird you will need air from somewhere for the engine to run, I think the cowling air would be the best air and I hope I will never need it. Once it is opened. you will need to remove the cowling to make sure it is closed properly, per plans. Hope this helps.
Jim
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If you design the cable installation correctly, there's no need to remove the cowling. It will work like a normal control. Here are a few pictures of my installation.
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