My Favorite Aircraft of all time!

[USCH]

Still having some discomfort, but its getting better each day, thanks for asking and showing your concern!

i might not post much but I do like reading your story's. I'm glad your getting better.

[B4Buster]

I have some time in the Baron. A beautifully flying airplane - you'd swear it was flying on rails. My only complaint about the airplane is the cockpit gets a bit tight for us tall guys!

[Vraciu]

I have some time in the Baron. A beautifully flying airplane - you'd swear it was flying on rails. My only complaint about the airplane is the cockpit gets a bit tight for us tall guys!

Best thing about the Baron is how it sounds.  Like a muscle car with a big cam...

[colmbo]

Best thing about the Baron is how it sounds.  Like a muscle car with a big cam...

6 cylinder Continentals sound almost as good as a radial.😀

[Vraciu]

6 cylinder Continentals sound almost as good as a radial.😀

 

[earl1937]

6 cylinder Continentals sound almost as good as a radial.😀

When Continental built the engine for the Baron's, it found that the tight cowling around the engine produce higher than normal cylinder head temps, so the decision was made to use an "augmentation" system to discharge exhaust. Simply put, it is an exhust pipe inside a hollow tube, which when directed overboard in best position, it decreased the exit time for the exhaust from the exhaust port to the outside, there fore cutting down cylinder head temps. However, downside is when decending, one must be careful not to "cool" the cylinders to rapidly or you might "warp" an exhaust valve. In other words, it just helps the exhaust gases exit the engine just a little quicker.
That is why the Barons have that special sound!

[Vraciu]

When Continental built the engine for the Baron's, it found that the tight cowling around the engine produce higher than normal cylinder head temps, so the decision was made to use an "augmentation" system to discharge exhaust. Simply put, it is an exhust pipe inside a hollow tube, which when directed overboard in best position, it decreased the exit time for the exhaust from the exhaust port to the outside, there fore cutting down cylinder head temps. However, downside is when decending, one must be careful not to "cool" the cylinders to rapidly or you might "warp" an exhaust valve. In other words, it just helps the exhaust gases exit the engine just a little quicker.
That is why the Barons have that special sound!

Shock cooling is a concern for most GA recips.   We had procedures to guard against that on the 414 and 421.  RAM came out with a mod that eliminated the hazard altogether.   Never flew it though.

[Vraciu]

Shock cooling is a concern for most GA recips.   We had procedures to guard against that on the 414 and 421.  RAM came out with a mod that eliminated the hazard altogether.   Never flew it though.

Make that high performance recips.

[colmbo]

Frankly I think shock cooling is more hangar talk wives tale than fact.  I base that on several years flying piston aircraft hauling skydivers.  While any thermal change is stressful the fear of shock cooling is over-rated.

More damage is done by heating to quickly( not enough warm up before power applied) than by cooling.

This could be a whole nuther thread from hell of it's own. 👹

[Vraciu]

Frankly I think shock cooling is more hangar talk wives tale than fact.  I base that on several years flying piston aircraft hauling skydivers.  While any thermal change is stressful the fear of shock cooling is over-rated.

More damage is done by heating to quickly( not enough warm up before power applied) than by cooling.

This could be a whole nuther thread from hell of it's own. 👹

Could be.  But they weren't my engines so I flew them the way the boss said to.  Lol

[earl1937]

Could be.  But they weren't my engines so I flew them the way the boss said to.  Lol

I always operated the engines by the "book"! They would keep me alive, not the boss! Of course, like anything else that you learn through experience, there were a few little things you could do to help extend the life of your engines. As Columbo pointed out, the warm up is vitally important to the life of an internal combustion engine!

[Vraciu]

I always operated the engines by the "book"! They would keep me alive, not the boss! Of course, like anything else that you learn through experience, there were a few little things you could do to help extend the life of your engines. As Columbo pointed out, the warm up is vitally important to the life of an internal combustion engine!

We had a procedure that was not in any book.   It didn't violate the limitations, was more conservative, and easier on them overall.   The boss said do it and it worked just fine.  It is called SOP.   If it doesn't violate regs, safety, or limitations it is kosher.   He had his reasons.  I suspect RAM did, too.