I would also like the exhaust to go straight back for drag reasons, but the
evolution
of operating the airplane has led to its current angle - quite down oriented.
Ease of removing the lower cowl plus mainly keeping exhaust fumes away
---From the cockpit and the wing are the main reasons for the angle. I have
thought
of welding a section on the aft of the exhaust to form a fairing shape, but
in reality I would never see the results in operation. Sometimes you just have
to get the thing into the air. It is way more fun to fly it with the draggy
exhaust than it is to stand there looking at it on the ground while pondering
all the ways to make it go 0.1 knot faster!
I am having withdrawal symptoms right now while waiting for the new carb flanges
to arrive!
Dave
A227 Mini U2
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