I am considering an automotive aftermarket type of heater from Heater Craft
http://www.heatercraft.com/, available from (of all places) J. C. Whitney
http://www,jcwhitney.com for US$179.95. Check heater Craft's web site under
Auxiliary, Equipment, 1102H - Heater, for a unit that will fit in the
otherwise unused (in the Tri-Gear) wheel well. Heater Craft also supplies
the odds and ends required to finish the job.
Best regards,
Rob Housman
A070
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Subject: Cabin heater question
Hi,
I am in the process of planning the cabin heat for my motor glider project.
I have looked into a radiator type heater sold for another kit built
airplane and have decided it seems rather bulky and hard to fit into the
airplane - providing heat to both sides and to the windscreen. I am now
leaning toward an exhaust muff type heater that would have a blower fan for
operation of defrost on the ground.
What have people done and been successful with? How effective have been the
heaters installed? Does Europa have a heater option to purchase? I plan to
have electronic monitoring of the CO in the cabin as well. One disadvantage
of the radiator heater is that it introduces another failure mode of the
liquid cooling system, which is critical for the engine operation. Of course
with a glider, who needs an engine anyway!!!
Dave Anderson
A227
Monowheel Motor glider
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