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Subject:Re: carb ice
From:Daniel Grunloh
Date:Thu Jan 11 09:25:59 2001
In article <3A5BAA4D.9BD1B80A@flash.net>, Richard Lamb wrote:
>Uhhh,
>not to put too fine a point on it, but
>carbs can ice up on a summer day.
>
>Thats WHY the carb heat in almost ALL
>(4 cycle) aircraft.

Of course we are saying however that it doesnt
happen that way in 2-strokes. For whatever reason,
most folks have the same experience as "Q".

We dont see any icing inside or outside the carb,
unless the temperature is lower. It only occurs below
40 degrees (or less) with a similar dewpoint in these
2-strokes. Cold and foggy conditions.

Maybe could do it in summer flying in the clouds.


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Daniel Grunloh (grunloh@uiuc.edu)
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~grunloh

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