BTW Here is a picture of some of the air outlets on that
Turbo Lance I mentioned. There is another set of louvers on
the other side in the same place as well as two bottom outlets
with cowl flaps.

Apparently this curve on the cowl is a low pressure area
as the air will tend to speed up and move laterally here
because of the high pressure build up in front of the
windshield.

Paul Lamar

Michael McGee wrote:

Show the list a shot of the vents on the lower cowl of your 182.  They look
like shark's gills.  These were an addition to 182's early on due to high
temps in a steep climb.  Simple and effective, the cowl flaps were not
quite enough.  I wonder what pressure change the low pressure side of the
engine would see if you taped these up.  Your 182 flyin' yet?
MGM

Mike McGee, RV-4 N996RV, O320-E2G, Aurora, OR

The FAA is still jacking me around.
 
Paul Lamar

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