auxiliary heat

Do Long-EZs not have *any* heat? Does having the engine behind you
preclude using hot air off the exhaust for cabin heat?

Like any homebuilt, it has whatever heating system the builder opts for
g.

In the Long (and other EZs), this ranges from nothing at all, to a
exhaust heat muff and a long duct forward, to a forward mounted oil
cooler used as a cabin heat exchanger. One local has a 28V/350W quartz
heater.

I had a exhaust heat muff system but found it so ineffective that I
removed it and used the duct for a wiring conduit. On a sunny day, the
solar heat gain is enough to keep me comfortable in sweatshirt and jeans
except for me feet (hence the heated socks) and my stick hand.

When I flew a Piper Apache my feet were always cold too in spite of that
expensive (to operate and to repair) gas-burning heater. Wish I had
known of the electric socks then. As a bonus, I'd probably be a lot
smarter today, not having inhaled so much carbon monoxide :-)

--
Joe
Long-EZ 821RP
Clarkston, WA



On 19-Oct-04 06:36 Jay Honeck wrote:

That's the theory I used when I wired in some Gerbing's electrically
heated socks for my Long-EZ.

Hmm. This is something I'd not considered before, never having seriously
considered a homebuilt plane.

Do Long-EZs not have *any* heat? Does having the engine behind you
preclude using hot air off the exhaust for cabin heat?