I bought a flying 7A,
With the design of the 7a , What keeps the rain from going into the air intake , through the filter and being ingested into the engine when flying through rain?
Can we guess that you are fuel injected, with the intake in the left side cowl opening? If so, then the primary caution is when parked outside. Water can get in the snorkel and funnel right down to to the servo opening and (depending on drain holes/sniffle valves) load a bunch of water in the intake. On engine start, the the first cylinder may pull a big slug of water in and hydraulic lock the engine.
A small hole drilled in the bottom center of the snorkel just before it joins the servo inlet will let water drain out.
the biggest issue is the weather sealing of he cabin
I bought a flying 7A,
With the design of the 7a , What keeps the rain from going into the air intake , through the filter and being ingested into the engine when flying through rain?
What water does make it into the engine just make more horsepower - it's called water injection! ...
A small hole drilled in the bottom center of the snorkel just before it joins the servo inlet will let water drain out.
I bought a flying 7A,
With the design of the 7a , What keeps the rain from going into the air intake , through the filter and being ingested into the engine when flying through rain?