Yes, the later Aeronca and all the JAP engines have plain big end bearings and generally run between 60-80 psi. The earlier engines with roller big ends run at about 10 psi. Same with the Praga B flat twin that will appear in a future series of videos.
Very fascinating. Did they have these in early balloons? The only thing is, one has to look at it a while to see what she's up to. Don't for get to fly FT over once in a while, always nice to see.
I think it wasn’t easy to see because of the camera angle, clamped to an offcut of thick plywood on the seat. Much easier to look at and decipher from the pilots view. Will fly over soon 🙂
I think your water bottle/air reservoir might crinkle up to some extent on descent. Might this throw off your careful calibration? Perhaps a Dewar flask might better serve as reservoir if you can bear the added weight and cost. How about using a pith ball in a glass tube floating on a column of escaping air? Or a second glass tube with a pith ball of another color floating on a column of air returning to the Dewar flask, indicating a decent? I believe I've seen something similar installed in an antique glider.
That's true, it's conceivable that the bottle could crinkle in a fast descent. The bottle is very light, maybe I should mount the camera pointing at the bottle and do a fast descent to find out. Fast and Aeronca C3 are not often used in the same sentence, nor am I sure that much careful calibration took place, but thank you for the suggestion!
This is very interesting, are you going to fit one on the C2 as well? I know you've said you're keeping the empty weight down but this can only weigh a few ounces?
Fascinating!
Excellent. Thank you for posting
My pleasure!
I liked watching the instruments while you were flying. You have very good oil pressure
Yes, the later Aeronca and all the JAP engines have plain big end bearings and generally run between 60-80 psi. The earlier engines with roller big ends run at about 10 psi. Same with the Praga B flat twin that will appear in a future series of videos.
Very fascinating. Did they have these in early balloons? The only thing is, one has to look at it a while to see what she's up to. Don't for get to fly FT over once in a while, always nice to see.
I think it wasn’t easy to see because of the camera angle, clamped to an offcut of thick plywood on the seat. Much easier to look at and decipher from the pilots view. Will fly over soon 🙂
I think your water bottle/air reservoir might crinkle up to some extent on descent. Might this throw off your careful calibration? Perhaps a Dewar flask might better serve as reservoir if you can bear the added weight and cost. How about using a pith ball in a glass tube floating on a column of escaping air? Or a second glass tube with a pith ball of another color floating on a column of air returning to the Dewar flask, indicating a decent? I believe I've seen something similar installed in an antique glider.
That's true, it's conceivable that the bottle could crinkle in a fast descent. The bottle is very light, maybe I should mount the camera pointing at the bottle and do a fast descent to find out. Fast and Aeronca C3 are not often used in the same sentence, nor am I sure that much careful calibration took place, but thank you for the suggestion!
Peis is Spanish for feet. 😂
Is it, how thoroughly disappointing. I imagined something large, pastry covered and full of steak and kidney. Those Spanish are an odd lot 🤣
@@FlyingForFunTrecanair I believe I'm going to build myself one of these to put in my ultrapup. How nostalgic!
@@MrPanchoak Terrific, definitely worth doing 👍
This is very interesting, are you going to fit one on the C2 as well? I know you've said you're keeping the empty weight down but this can only weigh a few ounces?
Yes, I made two years ago, ought to fit it to the panel, it will be the only flight instrument!
Didn't Michael Jackson blow Bubbles? Or am I muddled up with another story?
@@loomisgruntfuttock I don’t know much about Mr Jackson and his Simeon but nothing would surprise me.