Yup - unless it was hid REALLY well. I owned the plane for 23 years, and did a complete FWF upgrade to a larger engine early on. No gascolator anywhere. (I just re-checked the parts manual too...) A lot of "interesting" things about that airplane's certification. The carb heat cable, for instance, was a lawn mower choke cable. But once it became part of the certificated design, that was the only legal replacement - and they weren't made anymore.....osxuser said:I've never heard of a certified airplane without a gascolater. Are you positive the AA1 doesn't have one? I know the AA5's do.
I know all about that kinda stuff, ask about Cessna Cardinal inside door handles sometime... '60's fords.Ironflight said:Yup - unless it was hid REALLY well. I owned the plane for 23 years, and did a complete FWF upgrade to a larger engine early on. No gascolator anywhere. (I just re-checked the parts manual too...) A lot of "interesting" things about that airplane's certification. The carb heat cable, for instance, was a lawn mower choke cable. But once it became part of the certificated design, that was the only legal replacement - and they weren't made anymore.....
Ahhh...the good old days!