diggler said:I would assume you would have to use carb for every landing like you do with a small Cont. How much is the air heated in a standard Lyc sump?
diggler said:Why is the 0235 that way?
diggler said:Is a 0235 more likely to get ice than a 0320?
piperfan said:That's interesting, as I have never experineced carb ice in any of the 0235 powered airplanes that I've flown (Tomahawks, PA-12 and an Experimental). Most of the instructors at our local airport have never experienced it in the 0235 either. Maybe it has to do with the location and altitude. We're near Philly and these planes never get much above 3000'.
piperfan said:My uncle flies a SC with an O290 on auto gas and he has experienced carb icing quite a few times.
Steve's Aircraft (Steve) said:I believe the cold air deal on the acro aircraft is they are usually always fuel injected. That is a different ball park. The colder the air the better,. especially if turboed. All carbed engines will ice if the butterfly valve is in the right position ( low RPM throttle settings) and the correct moisture content in the air at the right temp is present. The venturi temp drop in a carb is supposed to be about seventy degrees and if the moisture content is there at freezing temps, Presto!! Since they use the same basic Mystery Marvel carb on all engines, it's location to a heat source effects it .