Sorry for the comment to the old video, but I would love follow up on how these actuators held up in front of the firewall. There are a lot of opinions and not much data.
Thanks for all the great tips Guil. I love seeing the plane coming together from a second-time builder. We learn so much in round one I think we all want to finish the first and then do the second one even better,
Just watching the oil temp as you usually would. In our -9A we don't have variable air control to the oil cooler, twice per year we adjust the cover to offset the outside temperature change. With the -10 we might be traveling a bit more between hot/cold locations and this should come in handy. If the actuator fails closed and you need more airflow because you've travelled a few hundred miles south, you can land, take the cowl top off, and manually open the flapper.
Guil what did you consider for failure scenarios? We're thinking about this same setup but are a little worried about a FWF fire that might make the vents inop while open... allowing smoke into the cabin. Did you find a way around this scenario?
We are adding a spring to pull it closed. Of course the spring will only work once the actuators "melt" off, which may be too late? I'm also looking at covering the actuator and wiring with fire sleeve to give us more time to close if we ever notice problems. It's hard to consider all possible scenarios but hopefully we cover any that we might face. As usual, use at your own risk.
Another well timed video. I just received my FF kit and was going to start pre assembling some the the components. Question - My VA-186 oil cooler support has a flange to accept the scat tube and it is the same diameter as the TCW butterfly valve. Looking at there diagram and your video it looks like it is resting directly on top of the support. Did you remove the flange? Just figured it out. Had to flip it over one end is swaggered out.
Sorry for the comment to the old video, but I would love follow up on how these actuators held up in front of the firewall. There are a lot of opinions and not much data.
Thanks for all the great tips Guil. I love seeing the plane coming together from a second-time builder. We learn so much in round one I think we all want to finish the first and then do the second one even better,
Hello from Minnesota. I like when you show the details. Thanks!
Is there a spring to force the valves closed incase the actuators get damaged or destroyed by an engine fire?
That’s the plan.
I'll be receiving my kit soon and would like to make a video log too. What kind of camera and software do you use?
Settled on Amcrest ptz and pulling stills with a cron job. Quick script using ffmpeg to turn them into a timelapse, and then Final Cut Pro to edit.
How do you know if the oil cooler actuator has failed? Manually watching the oil temperatures?
Just watching the oil temp as you usually would. In our -9A we don't have variable air control to the oil cooler, twice per year we adjust the cover to offset the outside temperature change. With the -10 we might be traveling a bit more between hot/cold locations and this should come in handy. If the actuator fails closed and you need more airflow because you've travelled a few hundred miles south, you can land, take the cowl top off, and manually open the flapper.
Does anyone know if there is a deicer for the Rv10?
We are adding fans just below the windscreen to pull warm avionics air up across the inside of the plexi. That has worked well for us in the RV-9A.
Guil what did you consider for failure scenarios? We're thinking about this same setup but are a little worried about a FWF fire that might make the vents inop while open... allowing smoke into the cabin. Did you find a way around this scenario?
We are adding a spring to pull it closed. Of course the spring will only work once the actuators "melt" off, which may be too late? I'm also looking at covering the actuator and wiring with fire sleeve to give us more time to close if we ever notice problems. It's hard to consider all possible scenarios but hopefully we cover any that we might face. As usual, use at your own risk.
Another well timed video. I just received my FF kit and was going to start pre assembling some the the components. Question - My VA-186 oil cooler support has a flange to accept the scat tube and it is the same diameter as the TCW butterfly valve. Looking at there diagram and your video it looks like it is resting directly on top of the support. Did you remove the flange? Just figured it out. Had to flip it over one end is swaggered out.
Gill did you add any backer plate or washer to the actuator mount on the firewall?