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I’m trying to sort out how to package a Raven Aircraft cold air intake with one of the larger, older RSA-10 style fuel servos inside a cowling, while also housing a filter, ideally providing a MAP boost, and incorporating some form of alternate air if feasible. The main challenge with this setup is that the front of the servo sits very far forward and the entire assembly hangs down quite a bit.
After brainstorming with another builder, the leading idea at the moment is to modify a Vans RV inlet (similar to Nev’s approach), make an additional slight modification to the bottom of the nose bowl so the two fiberglass pieces mate more cleanly, build a custom airbox inside the chin of the scoop, and then connect that airbox to the fuel servo using an elbow or 4” SCEET.
My reservations with this approach are the ~90° turn just ahead of the fuel servo, the lack of a defined filter solution, and the amount of custom fabrication it would require. Those skills aren't my strong suit, so I'm concerned about both the time required and the quality of the end result.
If anyone has advice, ideas, inspiration, off the shelf pieces I should consider utilizing, or lessons learned from a similar setup, I’d really appreciate any direction you’re willing to share.
Colby
After brainstorming with another builder, the leading idea at the moment is to modify a Vans RV inlet (similar to Nev’s approach), make an additional slight modification to the bottom of the nose bowl so the two fiberglass pieces mate more cleanly, build a custom airbox inside the chin of the scoop, and then connect that airbox to the fuel servo using an elbow or 4” SCEET.
My reservations with this approach are the ~90° turn just ahead of the fuel servo, the lack of a defined filter solution, and the amount of custom fabrication it would require. Those skills aren't my strong suit, so I'm concerned about both the time required and the quality of the end result.
If anyone has advice, ideas, inspiration, off the shelf pieces I should consider utilizing, or lessons learned from a similar setup, I’d really appreciate any direction you’re willing to share.
Colby
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