Comments - Need fuselage drawing for LP/CP65 - Porterfield Airplane Club2024-03-29T08:43:31Zhttps://porterfieldplane.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=3426316%3ABlogPost%3A47622&xn_auth=noFellow club members
As an upd…tag:porterfieldplane.ning.com,2019-07-29:3426316:Comment:490052019-07-29T17:13:21.860Zjohn elliotthttps://porterfieldplane.ning.com/profile/johnelliott
<p>Fellow club members</p>
<p>As an update, I have engaged the DAR and he is mostly done with the engineering work to get my approval for the conversion to C85. Once he is done, the approval is complete; no need to get any FAA further approval. Thanks to the efforts of some for the great members on this forum, I was able to obtain the appropriate drawings to have him review the fuse structure. </p>
<p>I have a mechanic welding up an engine mount and should start the process of engine change…</p>
<p>Fellow club members</p>
<p>As an update, I have engaged the DAR and he is mostly done with the engineering work to get my approval for the conversion to C85. Once he is done, the approval is complete; no need to get any FAA further approval. Thanks to the efforts of some for the great members on this forum, I was able to obtain the appropriate drawings to have him review the fuse structure. </p>
<p>I have a mechanic welding up an engine mount and should start the process of engine change this fall. I was able to get copies of two field approvals from aircraft that had existing c85 conversions, but my FSDO indicated that since the horsepower change was over a certain threshold I could not use the existing field approvals as technical data to support the change. So it is good that I went to the DAR. Once he has the work done on mine anyone wishing to do the conversion can go to him and get the approval for a fee (not sure what he would charge) </p>
<p></p> How have you made out with yo…tag:porterfieldplane.ning.com,2019-07-29:3426316:Comment:490042019-07-29T16:12:49.302ZAndy Gelstonhttps://porterfieldplane.ning.com/profile/AndyGelston
<p>How have you made out with your DAR/contacting Brad Rankin for your C85 conversion?</p>
<p>How have you made out with your DAR/contacting Brad Rankin for your C85 conversion?</p> Hi Andy, Hope all is well wit…tag:porterfieldplane.ning.com,2019-05-27:3426316:Comment:487912019-05-27T17:08:16.693ZChris Fortehttps://porterfieldplane.ning.com/profile/ChrisForte
<p>Hi Andy, Hope all is well with you. Sorry, I’ve been “off the air” for a while. I’m planning a trip to N. H. this spring/ summer. Sure would finally like to see 41 VT! Let me know what day of the week is least busy for you and I will plan accordingly! Chris Forte</p>
<p>Hi Andy, Hope all is well with you. Sorry, I’ve been “off the air” for a while. I’m planning a trip to N. H. this spring/ summer. Sure would finally like to see 41 VT! Let me know what day of the week is least busy for you and I will plan accordingly! Chris Forte</p> My old aircraft n25563 had a…tag:porterfieldplane.ning.com,2019-04-18:3426316:Comment:485952019-04-18T21:39:35.236Zkevin feautohttps://porterfieldplane.ning.com/profile/kevinfeauto
<p>My old aircraft n25563 had a c85-8 on it that I had field approved out of the Fort worth FSDO somewhere around 1995. Id be happy to speak with you about it. Kevin clearprop75r@hotmail.com</p>
<p>My old aircraft n25563 had a c85-8 on it that I had field approved out of the Fort worth FSDO somewhere around 1995. Id be happy to speak with you about it. Kevin clearprop75r@hotmail.com</p> Andy
Yes, please send me any…tag:porterfieldplane.ning.com,2019-03-26:3426316:Comment:485862019-03-26T16:42:46.223Zjohn elliotthttps://porterfieldplane.ning.com/profile/johnelliott
<p>Andy</p>
<p>Yes, please send me any drawings you have even if they are a bit muddy. Do you have any paperwork on the franklin 90 change that you can share? My DER may be able to also use that to substantiate the change.</p>
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<p>Andy</p>
<p>Yes, please send me any drawings you have even if they are a bit muddy. Do you have any paperwork on the franklin 90 change that you can share? My DER may be able to also use that to substantiate the change.</p>
<p></p> In the mid-50’s, Angelo Forte…tag:porterfieldplane.ning.com,2019-03-26:3426316:Comment:484862019-03-26T12:30:16.659ZAndy Gelstonhttps://porterfieldplane.ning.com/profile/AndyGelston
<p style="text-align: left;">In the mid-50’s, Angelo Forte replaced my old girl’s Franklin 65 with a Franklin 90, using the accessory case from the 65 so it would be lighter (no starter & generator) and fit the same engine mount. The only mod required was to feed carb heat from both muffs in order to get enough hot air for the bigger carburetor. The structure was deemed sufficient. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Joe Rankin put a C85 on his Collegiate. It’s a shame he didn’t get this…</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">In the mid-50’s, Angelo Forte replaced my old girl’s Franklin 65 with a Franklin 90, using the accessory case from the 65 so it would be lighter (no starter & generator) and fit the same engine mount. The only mod required was to feed carb heat from both muffs in order to get enough hot air for the bigger carburetor. The structure was deemed sufficient. </p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Joe Rankin put a C85 on his Collegiate. It’s a shame he didn’t get this installation incorporated into the Type Certificate. Too many unscrupulous Porterfield owners screwed him over in the past: I got the feeling from speaking with him that he’d all but given up on supporting the Type. I have the fuselage drawing, though it’s a bit muddy, in a pdf that I can email you.</p>