A recent thread about air vents prompted this question:
Anyone else notice the air coming out of the pilot vent being VERY warm at lower speeds (below 130)? At first I thought this might be due to cowl leakage along the sides. I used some 200mph tape to completely seal the seam between cowl and fuse with no change. Maybe the cowl itself is conducting enough heat to cause higher temps through the vent? I do not have thermal barriers installed in my cowl - maybe this will help?
At higher speeds the air is much closer to ambient (perceived anyway).
Thoughts?
Anyone else notice the air coming out of the pilot vent being VERY warm at lower speeds (below 130)? At first I thought this might be due to cowl leakage along the sides. I used some 200mph tape to completely seal the seam between cowl and fuse with no change. Maybe the cowl itself is conducting enough heat to cause higher temps through the vent? I do not have thermal barriers installed in my cowl - maybe this will help?
At higher speeds the air is much closer to ambient (perceived anyway).
Thoughts?