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by oldskydog
Sat Mar 05, 2022 5:49 pm
Forum: Navion Airframe
Topic: Jack points and raising the aircraft
Replies: 9
Views: 9481

Re: Jack points and raising the aircraft

Good news. Some day you'll have to give us the details.
by oldskydog
Sun Dec 12, 2021 5:11 pm
Forum: Navion Airframe
Topic: Jack points and raising the aircraft
Replies: 9
Views: 9481

Re: Jack points and raising the aircraft

Jack up the airplane using the uplock bolt on the bottom of the strut with a floorjack or bottle jack. Slip a heavy duty padded sawhorse under the wing then remove the floor jack. Pump away for your gear check and reverse the process to put it back on the ground.
by oldskydog
Sat Mar 20, 2021 5:13 am
Forum: Navion General
Topic: Introduce your Navion! Photos, please!
Replies: 35
Views: 39397

Re: Introduce your Navion! Photos, please!

You did good Rick, she's a beauty.
CTL
by oldskydog
Tue Dec 08, 2020 1:53 am
Forum: E-Series Engines
Topic: E-185-9 prior to S/N 5122-D stamped with 205 HP
Replies: 3
Views: 6148

Re: E-185-9 prior to S/N 5122-D stamped with 205 HP

The D in the S/N indicates it has the dampered crank required for the 205 rating.
Cecil
by oldskydog
Tue Dec 08, 2020 1:46 am
Forum: Navion Airframe
Topic: Flap settings
Replies: 2
Views: 3833

Re: Flap settings

I believe the total flap travel is 43 and some fraction degrees so the half flap position should be approximately half that or about 21 degrees
by oldskydog
Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:24 pm
Forum: E-Series Engines
Topic: Uprating an E185
Replies: 1
Views: 3330

Re: Uprating an E185

More than you probably want to get into unless you are doing an overhaul. Cecil The details of converting the E-series engine to 225 hp consist of four basic items as follows: 1. The crankshafts must have the fifth order damper, found on some -8 and all -11 engines. This is assembly #537661. Most of...
by oldskydog
Mon Dec 02, 2019 1:23 am
Forum: E-Series Engines
Topic: E-185-9 prior to S/N 5122-D stamped with 205 HP
Replies: 3
Views: 6148

Re: E-185-9 prior to S/N 5122-D stamped with 205 HP

I believe it was dependent on the crank dampener configuation.
by oldskydog
Mon Nov 25, 2019 4:25 am
Forum: Navion Airframe
Topic: Cable Felts
Replies: 2
Views: 4246

Re: Cable Felts

I believe Sierra Hotel has them. I made my own.
by oldskydog
Sat Nov 16, 2019 2:45 am
Forum: Navion Airframe
Topic: Fuel Strainer
Replies: 2
Views: 4018

Re: Fuel Strainer

It's in the Adel boost pump run around circuit.
by oldskydog
Tue Nov 12, 2019 1:58 am
Forum: Navion Marketplace
Topic: Io470H stuff...
Replies: 8
Views: 9426

Re: Io470H stuff...

Zach,
What do you have for the Brittain wing leveler and waht condition? I have most of the components bu probably need to have everything overhauled....at least one servo has a small air leak.
Thanks,
Cecil