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Old 08-31-2017, 12:27 PM
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... This is damping. (Note there is no such word as dampening)......
Webster would disagree...

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dampen
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Old 08-31-2017, 12:30 PM
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I also installed a spray header in the engine compartment leading back to a receptacle on my panel that my Halon fire extinguisher will fit into.
Has anybody demonstrated that this would work on an engine fire, what with the volume/velocity of air moving around under the cowling? I'm not saying it wouldn't, I'm very curious...
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Old 08-31-2017, 12:48 PM
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I think Dave Anders won a competition for quiet cockpit, and I remember seeing pics of his -4 completely covered in black egg crate foam..Im sure it was quiet, but in my -4, I dont want the sides any closer than the skin for arm room and simplicity. My wife and I both use Halo QT's, and I have never heard anyone tell me I have noise through radio transmission. The Halo's will spoil you and are perfect in the small cockpit for every reason. I don't consider my -4 all that loud actually.
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Old 08-31-2017, 01:12 PM
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Hey, now there's an idea Bet I could find enough scrap anechoic foam at work to really deaden the noise LOL! Make the interior look something like this:

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Has anybody demonstrated that this would work on an engine fire..
Not that I know of. I ran the spray bar about 4" fwd of the firewall near the top. Underneath it are the oil filter, oil cooler, gascolator, boost pump, fuel lines, and oil lines. I doubt my little 1 lb. Halon bottle would stop a raging fire, but it might help for long enough for me to get on the ground. "It's experimental"
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Old 08-31-2017, 03:13 PM
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I think that is a fairly recent change, brought about by the near-universal misuse of the term to the point that it was effectively redefined by our culture.
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Old 08-31-2017, 04:50 PM
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I think that is a fairly recent change, brought about by the near-universal misuse of the term to the point that it was effectively redefined by our culture.
My thought from going to Scouse skools in the 60's was that the terminology was correct.

It even appears as far back as 1890, written by a colonial...

https://books.google.com/books?id=PO...ing%22&f=false

Added - I'll throw this one in for 1898 Marine Engineering...

https://books.google.com/books?id=r5...ing%20&f=false

It may be that millennials actually resurrected the original use of the word...
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Old 08-31-2017, 05:10 PM
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One other source of noise is the wing roots. The prop blast beats on the wing roots and that drumming can get into the cockpit if not insulated.
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Old 09-01-2017, 06:49 AM
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Default Look into tacmat

I used dynamat Tacmat, an aerospace thermo-acoustical liner in my T-51 and it made a big difference in temp and noise at a minimal weight. It's made for aircraft cabins and reasonably priced..

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So what if Webster has it? Probably written by some Millennial!

No self-respecting Vibration or Flutter Engineer would use the term "dampening". It's DAMPING when used in an Engineering context!



As an aside, note that the amplitude of vibration can be reduced by adding damping, without necessarily changing the natural frequency of the vibration mode.
Oh my, now this is so funny! ROFLAL!! I am speechless! Engineers arguing over semantics of the use of the English language.
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