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Some oil cooler were near round and soldered copper honeycomb, I doubt solder tanks or radiators are permitted today. Oil cooler ones would take more pressure and be more solidly Constructed. Water types for OIL avoid as they won't be expected to take the Higher Pressure. Other wise no issue. They are ALL heat exchangers. You can have LIQUID /LIQUID and GAS /Gas as well.

R.Young, It was close to flying if my memory serves me correctly. I recall thinking the tail could be bigger. Nev

My friend, John Biggs, built his in the '70s. I visited the Taylor family in the UK back then.

.... which aircraft so we think you flap hands ha,ha ey! in a perfect mimic of what you'd hear in a Townsville pub. Richy Marles had a very short fuse but on this occasion chose to let go on the subject of the space OT alludes to. "What you complaining about mate?" You people driving Tesra, Daecoo, Indian Jags and BYD - "Build Your Dreams, and laughing you have plenty dof dream when engine go the heaven!!!!" We still make BIG TOYOTA like Les Thiess import. Thiessy very good customer, bought ............

Right now I have to put tape on it to keep the temperature up. So I guess it's not too bad at its job 😇

.......the same design features as the Japanese carriers - narrow gangways and low bulkheads to match the small stature of the Japanese, small hammocks for sleeping areas, food storage areas in the galley that are designed to hold bulk rice, and nothing else, and a tiny galley centred around the production of sushi and sashimi, and rice and ramen dishes only. The Australian navy officials inspecting the new ships were outraged that the personnel spaces were so small, they kept banging their heads and elbows and knees - and it was found most Navy personnel hated the smell of cooking rice, let alone the taste of it. This came back to the experiences of their WW2 POW fathers, which were passed onto their sons. What was worse, it was found the carrier decks were designed to the dimensions that precisely matched Aichi D3A's and Nakajima B5N's, and no current Australian aircraft could land on them. When official complaints were lodged with the Japanese, the Japanese responded with, "Ahh, so ... Ostralia contract did not stipulate..............

Oil coolers are constructed to withstand much higher internal pressures than radiators. Oil pressure can reach 90 - 100psi (620-690kPa), but cooling systems rarely develop more than 16psi (110kPa). Accordingly, cooling system rubber hoses are relatively light construction, whereas any rubber hose components in lube systems, are very robustly constructed. In fact, it pays to eliminate rubber hose components in lube systems, if at all possible, as they're a major source of failure and resultant emergencies and often, serious engine damage. There's also the viscosity and heat-transfer properties of oil and coolant to be considered. Oil is very viscous and flows a lot slower than coolant, and coolant has an improved film transfer coefficient when it comes to heat transfer. Simply put, coolant disperses heat much faster than oil. Oil coolers contain fluid passageways that are larger in dimensions than radiators, thus if they're used for coolant, the coolant is in contact with a reduced surface area for heat dissipation, and therefore your cooling rate for coolant is lower than for a radiator.

New ETD (from Canberra) - the first week of August ..... Still looking for someone to join me .... A

Yes - as I acknowledged BUT how effective is the Setrab in BOTH roles??? Seems to me that if an oil cooler can be used as a coolant radiator, then this would be common practise - last time I looked its not. I would like to know the technical reasons why not.????? I am sure there are Forum members who would be fare more qualified to debate this than me😈

In the case of my Setrab, it can be used for either. No confusion from me 😇

There seems to be a small confusion in this thread between Radiators & Oil Coolers. Radiator - Name commonly use for coolant heat exchanger Oil Cooler - Name commonly used for - you guessed it, oil heat exchanger. In both cases they are air/liquid heat exchangers (there are liquid/liquid heat exchangers). Many similarities however, their design differences tend to reflect liquid viscosity and expected temperature & pressure ranges. Not saying that the one heat exchanger design, could not be used for oil or coolant, however I have never seen this and I would suggest that the targeted liquid is more likly to be efficiently cooled eg Danny-G's Setrab example looks to me to be an Oil Cooler., while Rodgerc's is a Coolant Radiator😈

Thanks Thruster however its the calves & feet that are cold not my upper body, head and hands. IF THEY WORK the socks (which brand?) will be the perfect , well targeted, cost effective, solution😈

The channel country is really putting on a show this year. Pics from a flight 2 weeks ago between Birdsville and Windorah

Are you sure it wasn't a Boeing Airbus Cessna ?

...lining up to head butt you three metres into the air so he'd tie the rope around its nuts and sit down to talk. Time and time again when the Afghani fed him a line, he's yank on the rope and there would be a terrified scream from the Afghain's goat and he wouoold spill the beans fast to save his goat. And so it happened that the smooth operation of TAITR-CD began to rebuild Japanese Industry to the point where Australia was ready to buy some Navy ships built from the steel of Japanese carriers Australian Coast Watchers had sunk back in 1945. The ships even have ........

V tail beeches were nicked named - V for vomit! If you were in the back.

That there has been not even a hint of grounding airframes for any checks is at this point telling. Certainly if no such recommendation comes in the next few days then Boeing will be relieved

The AAIB has released a statement saying they expect to produce a preliminary report by about July 11th. But the preliminary report will only be around 4 to 5 pages and just confirm basic details of the crash. However, it may also indicate the lines of investigation, and therefore the pointers to the cause of the crash. The investigation is ruling out nothing at this point, and is including possible sabotage as one of the lines of investigation. This is not to say sabotage is suspected, only that they have to investigate the potential of sabotage, and examine any information (witnesses or black box evidence) that could increase the likelihood of any sabotage. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/air-india-crash-probe-report-next-week-will-outline-damage-and-possible-causes-8807615

......the local goats, otherwise they'd not only eat the seat off the bike, they'd eat the tyres, too, then use the handlebars for toothpicks. However Turbo, being cluey about Aghani's and their goats as well, knew exactly what was required. Another thing he knew, from long experience, was never turn your back on an Afghan goat, because quicker than you can say "Khyber Pass", that goat will be.............

Further to the story of "Snow" Richards and his wheels-up landing at Archerfield in a Baron, I recall a similar occurrence in Rockhampton about 1974-76?. A Piper Commanche VH-MCY suffered an engine failure over the Berserkers enroute to Great Keppel Island (GKL). The pilot made a forced landing on the sports ground of the North Rockhampton High School and deliberately put the Piper down between the football goal posts in an effort to stop the aircraft in its tracks. The wings were both severed upon impact from the fuselage which remained intact between the goal posts as did the pilot. He also, like Snow, had the presence of mind to rotate the prop to the horizontal before touchdown on the footie field to minimise damage. The Piper was operated by Country Air which was owned by Don Millroy. Don having had a fleet of up to 14 aircraft, CountryAir would have been one of the biggest charter operations in QLD. Other operators at the time that I recall were Coral Air (also DM?), CoddAir (Colin Codd), Nationwide, CHAT (Emerald - Jim Johnston), Bush Pilots, Sunstate, Flight West, Longreach Air Charter (John McNamara), Sir leslie Thiess' Super King Air charter (Drayton Investments) and of course the Rockhampton Aero Club. The pilot of the downed Piper MCY who scored that field goal was R.B. and the incident was covered in the Morning Bulletin newspaper but - no names, no pack drill.

Thats good news. That price seems quite reasonable, similar in price to Setrab. Mayb Rotax radiators are made by Setrab 😄 Ha. Setrab cost MORE! Mind you, i think its a bigger radiator. This is what goes in the Bushcat: https://www.efisolutions.com.au/setrab-proline-std-oil-fluid-cooler-series-9-405mm~143016?srsltid=AfmBOoqZPRFVrt9dpFfaFCFrdlBTnnYo5pnc6ENs5a8rG0fEtEJMOTWS

Perhaps a systems approach rather than treating the symptoms, cold feet. In a sustained 1°C dressing appropriately will keep the core temp up and blood will flow to the feet. If you get a little hot even the body will use feet as a blood cooler. Not a doctor so this may be complete bs. How Cold Weather Affects Blood Flow | The Vascular Care Group THEVASCULARCAREGROUP.COM Cold weather can affect circulation, leading to health issues. Learn how to protect your vascular health in winter with tips from the experts at The Vascular Care Group.

Just buy a pair and find out!

Hi Nev, do you know whether it is flying or still under construction? I stopped off there on the way to Avalon this year for coffee, fuel and a bacon and egg sandwich. If I’d known it was there I’d probably have missed my landing slot at Avalon. I’m always up for an excuse to head off on a mission.

were forced, by the security system CamelDung II to tell the truth and not let their imaginations dribble. This system had been developed by Turbo when as a CIA operative he rode a Quad bike all over Afghanistan and (we probably shouldn't tell you this becuse it will be a secret for the next 30 years) he issued a very short report Osama Bin Laden is not in Afghanistan. George Bush was able to use this information to go straight to Osama's hiding place and deal with him. Turbo had found it always paid, when interrigating an Afghani to tie a rope around .......