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07-07-2012, 11:46 AM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Houston tx
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RV-4 with Mooney cowl
Just wondering what possessed him to do that. I thought the cooling drag was the spot that RV's really excelled.
http://www.mooneyspace.com/index.cfm...ge=1#post68941
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07-07-2012, 11:52 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Louisville, Ga
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There's an RV-6 with a Bonanza cowl on it at LZU, Georgia.
Experimental Aviation, I suppose.
Best,
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07-07-2012, 12:24 PM
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Location: Bridgewater, MA - KPYM
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What Pierre said.....
I give the builder an A+ for the courage to experiment and the fortitude to complete it.
"one man's ceiling is another man's floor....."
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07-07-2012, 12:26 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
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except a quick google search shows than the M20J is ten knots faster than a M20F, and the principal cause of this speed increase was the cowl. So, knowing that, why bother?
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1977 Mooney 201
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07-07-2012, 12:40 PM
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Might run cool though. Gets hot in Georgia in the summertime. It's 90 degrees at KLZU right now, headed for 95...
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07-07-2012, 01:38 PM
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Maybe a replacement
Maybe he just needed a replacement Mooney wing, tail and fuselage and just used the Van's kit for the replacement parts? Probably cheaper than the Mooney factory replacement parts.
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07-07-2012, 02:22 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Lee's Summit, MO
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Mooney
I parted out an old Mooney and kept the engine and some other stuff. The owner of this RV is my idol 
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07-07-2012, 03:15 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Fredericksburg, TX
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probably
the ugliest RV-4 I've ever seen!
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07-07-2012, 05:40 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: George West, TX
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 .......I'd really like to know some of the specs & performance figures on it. It does look like it would run cool.
Hey, he's having a good time. I wonder what Marie thinks about it???
Cheers,
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RV-4 (N34CB)
George West, TX (8T6)
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07-07-2012, 06:34 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Cedar Hill, Tx.
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What flyinga said. Looks like the guy didn't have the money to buy the finishing kit. Been my experiance that it is the outlet that cools the engine not the inlet.
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