Perhaps I misunderstand what is being offered, but the word "exhaust"
suggests to me that this device would be a heater muff added to the Rotax
exhaust plumbing. If so, why add the weight and risk of a carbon monoxide
sucking muff when there is already ample warm (hot?) air available aft of
the water and oil coolers?
What the Europa factory forgot was the necessary ducting to get warmed air
into the cockpit. Anyone interested can contact me off list for the details
of how I ducted warm air from aft of the two coolers, unheated air from the
914 turbo air inlet, and mixed (or not, as desired) the two prior to being
ducted into the cockpit.
Best regards,
Rob Housman
A070
Airframe complete
Irvine, CA
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of nigel charles
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 2:21 AM
Subject: Europa-List: Heat exchanger for the XS Europa
The manufacturer for the Europa exhaust has shown interest in producing a
heat exchanger box to be fitted to the XS version of the aircraft. Before
they move forward and design the product they want to find out how much of a
market there is for such a device. Obviously it is only worth their while if
enough owners would buy one. Any one who is interested should email me so I
can give the manufacturer an idea of the numbers involved.
Regards
Nigel Charles
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