[Rhodes22-list] Soundproofing

[Brad Haslett]

Art,

That was the advice given by several on the Bo list - spend money on a Bose
ANR  headset versus insulation (I have Dave Clarks).  Beech originally used
a product much like auto undercoat on the inside of the belly panels.  The
stuff gets soft and turns to goo after decades of oil, hydraulic fluid,
etc.  accumulation.  I just spent three days cleaning the interior belly
skins down to bare aluminum. The good news is that there has been no
corrosion spotted.  I'm considering a product called SoundEx, made here
locally, that is supposed to be really good but expensive. As you know,
airplanes are worse than boats about there being too many ways to spend
money.  Weight is a huge issue with 51V since she's gained weight over the
years and useful load is limited.  I've established a max weight gain of
five pounds for insulation which makes the choices even narrower (read more
expensive).

BTW, mine came with a DVD in the avionics stack courtesy of the previous
owner.  Maybe I should just turn up the volume and forget about it!

Brad

On 8/29/07, Arthur H. Czerwonky <czerwonky at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Brad,
> After similar attempts in my Luscombe, much more primal craft, agreed, I
> concluded I needed to insulate myself and my passenger (1) rather than the
> plane.  I used clothing as necessary and bunny ears with interior sound for
> comms and for stereo - worked very well.  The only thing I would add now is
> a DVD and a holder for my Mt. Gay (in case Rummy was my passenger, of
> course).
> The challenge is that any material which is light and insulates from sound
> and weather, would be a dandy wick for any petrol products, verdad?
> Good luck, my friend,
> Art
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com>
> >Sent: Aug 29, 2007 9:20 AM
> >To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Soundproofing
> >
> >Now that the interior "guts" have been completely removed from N4451V for
> >the annual, I'm looking for insulation and soundproofing material to
> replace
> >the old fiberglass stuff.  I generally get better answers on this board
> than
> >on the Beechcraft board - everyone there thinks whatever they used is
> best
> >and little comparison actually takes place.  So for you sound gurus out
> >there, what product gives the most "bang for the buck?"  The must have
> >requirements are light weight, non-moisture and oil absorbency, and
> >non-flammability.
> >
> >Brad
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