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Re: NACA vents

Subject: Re: NACA vents
From: KARL HEINDL <kheindl@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 15:26:58

Hi Paul,

The best place for your NACA vents is the waste bin.

I spent a lot of time installing mine, but after operating them
a few times the threads broke, rendering them completely useless.
These threads are just cheap hollow plastic instead of solid
nylon, and I haven't figured out a way yet of repairing them yet.
I will have to leave them completely open or closed before each
flight. At the moment they are taped closed.

You will also find that if your aircraft is parked in a heavy
rainstorm, the vents will let in water, even in the closed position,
and you will have a nice puddle in each footwell.

Cheers,  Karl  Heindl # 392


From: "Paul Stewart" <paul-d.stewart@virgin.net>
>Subject:  NACA vents
>Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2003 10:42:40 -0000
>
>Starting to run out of bits to put on the plane, but still have a couple of
>NACA vents. Can't find any referance to them in the build manual. Can any
>one tell me where in the manual it tells you what to do with them?
>
>Regards and Happy New year to all
>
>Paul Stewart #432
>



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