Engine cover

thank you!

can anyone divulge where i can get some coyote skin prop covers :lol:

jim

I have a pretty good supply of tanned coyote pelts which I would part with. Hundred per pelt plus shipping. Anybody interested PM me.

A coyote hide is fine on an old beater Cub as a prop cover. But lets face it for FancyRestorations; and Carbon Cubs a real "Arctic Wolf" pelt is the ONLY way to go! Classy aircraft deserves a classy prop cover.......And if your a classy Lady pilot; the rummor on the "muktuk telegraph" is, Lynx is in this winter; For ladys with Carbon Cubs........ Just sayin.

You are some smooth, Boob!

Do you leave your engine heater plugged in all of the time or just before you want to go?
Assuming you plug in after the engine has warmed up if all of the time.

Doug

TurboBeaver said:

A coyote hide is fine on an old beater Cub as a prop cover. But lets face it for FancyRestorations; and Carbon Cubs a real "Arctic Wolf" pelt is the ONLY way to go! Classy aircraft deserves a classy prop cover.......And if your a classy Lady pilot; the rummor on the "muktuk telegraph" is, Lynx is in this winter; For ladys with Carbon Cubs........ Just sayin.

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Lynx would be nice, but let's be practical for a moment here- Wolverine would be the choice of true winter pilots. Ice won't stick (why they are preferred for parka ruffs). So a set of Wolverine covers would be perfect, and the yellow stripes would match real men's cubs.

Now, about heat and such- a couple of important things. IF you have electricity, the world is your oyster! A blue tarp bungied around the cowl and a Kmart little bitty area heater will keep your cub engine warm to zero or below, or warm it up. A little cooler? toss a stupid second hand blanket under that tarp.;-)

Now, the challenge comes when you plan on flying away form electricity. Yes, we might plan on being home later, but we do get caught on occasion. I have an Alaska Wing Cover set and engine blanket. Bulky if you don't roll and tie it into the sack, but I don't care. I park on a river bar below zero for a few days at a time where I don't have electricity; when it comes time to warm her up I want to hold all the heat possible. Some day I will get a good look at the thin ones everyone says are so great... but until I find one that keeps it as warm as my thick one I will keep using it.

Wind: Your cover can not allow wind to penetrate. Just open your car window a smidge and see how long your car stays warm inside with the heater off. There is a relationship between how long it takes to heat, or cool off, and the air allowed to depart. gaps are the biggest issue so get a quality fitted cover.

Another factor that was emphasized to me my first winter trip to the cabin in the Maule the size of your engine compartment makes a difference. With the same heat source I used on the cub, my engine temperature was much lower with the bigger engine. Old story- every cubic foot takes x amount of BTU's. Bringing an O-540 from -15 F to 32F+ takes more heat than the O-320, and the cowl has more surface area to loose heat.

We had Reiffs on some planes in Bethel. Fantastic system. No fuss, no issues. Some of our planes had the male plug built right into the boot cowl. On a cub just have it inside attached to the engine mount and go. However, the simple electric heater with little fans kept the engines just as warm over night- for far less money. As long as you have electricity and your snow plow operator doesn't take out your extension chord keeping her heated is a piece of cake.

Just make sure the coyote is dead first.

Web

Wolverine it is then! Well said and I gotta agree with you!
The yeller diamond from a good one would match up
perfect with "Cub Yeller" lol.

I would think the high end ones would be polar or panda bear. :lol:

Glenn

I went by my cub today to check the prop surface temperature under my prop covers. It's about -20º today. I have a Tanis preheater on my engine. Neoprene prop sleeves and spinner cover in addition to my cowl cover. The surface temperature of my prop at the base was about 20º above (each base was about the same). So a 40º difference. Seems a lot of heat would be lost out the pop without the covers. I'm glad I have the prop covers.

jeff

The temp at the nose of the crank might matter. The temp of the prop does not.

I've had covers from 3 or 4 different companies. I give Kennon the nod though they are a bit bulky. As survival gear you could do much worse for something to keep a person warm. Covers have multiple functions IMO.

I'd be the first to state I'm no expert on aircraft engines, not even close, but it seems to me the prop would need the heat transferred from somewhere, like perhaps the crank?

Kennon no longer makes wing or engine covers. Too bad, they had some good stuff

Also Cunningham covers no longer, he passed away I believe. Excellent product and service.

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Kennon no longer makes wing or engine covers. Too bad, they had some good stuff

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I have some Kennon products so I looked at their website after reading your post. They seem to be operational from the site. They’re accepting orders it looks like.

Wondering what kind of improvements, Airframes Inc is going to make to the Alaska Tent & Tarp covers?

Kennon website says they will only make cowl plugs and sun shields.

I was going to make some prop covers than found soft Guncases work just fine!! Can use to put guns in when traveling too!!

Doug

I have to put a plug out there for our local Airplane Cover maker…got my insulated engine cover today $219.99…. A steal
https://www.airplane-covers.com/mac/

Dan Gervae said:

I have to put a plug out there for our local Airplane Cover maker…got my insulated engine cover today $219.99…. A steal
https://www.airplane-covers.com/mac/
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Couldn’t agree more. Two thumbs up. I have had one of their cowl covers for nine years. Still looks and works great.

Jeff


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Another two thumbs up for Mac's Airplane Covers. Just got mine this fall and I'm very happy with the product and the price.