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(erielack) Re:PA/FA louvers

Paul Tup noted, now that he has a house,


> > Only thing I need now . . .  is someone to make a detail part of the
large boxy
> > >retrofit louvers that the Erie (and later EL) added to the
> > majority of the
> > >900's (and to some of the 1000's). Right now, I was going to try and
> > >scratchbuild the part and cast some in resin, but... if someone knows
> > >someone who would feel compelled to injection mold such a part,
> > well.... :)
> > >
> > >I can provide the dimensions and an isometric drawing I made of the
part,
> > if
> > >that will help.... :)
> > >
> > Would these work on the PA's as well.  Would like to have some for
that!
> 
> YES! This was an in-house Erie design to improve airflow through the
> louvers, and they were retrofitted to the corners of the nose on PA's
(for
> toilet ventilation, of all things!)

These louvers also appeared on FA2's, early on, in Erie paint, for a while,
and then they disappeared.  Anybody know what they did to make them not
necessary?  I have always been curious about why they were added and then
subtracted.

SGL

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