Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #15278
From: Kelly Troyer <keltro@att.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] 3 Rotor Balancing Stuff
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 16:33:27 +0000
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Leon,
   How are rotors kept in place on shaft and are they indexed
relative to each other as they are in a running engine ?
--
Kelly Troyer
Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2




-------------- Original message from "Leon" <peon@pacific.net.au>: --------------


> Here's another couple of pix to show a 3 rotor being balanced. Notice the
> Mallory Metal added to the front counterweight to shift the balance axis.
> The factory front counterweight was originally drilled off centre by the
> factory due to the rotors not all being the same weight. During balancing,
> all the rotors were reduced back to the same dynamic weight as the lightest.
> Then put on the shaft.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Leon
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