X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.250.80] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7f) with ESMTP id 941213 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:40:13 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.250.80; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:35:41 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 4.171.174.113 by BAY115-DAV8.phx.gbl with DAV; Sun, 22 Jan 2006 19:35:41 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [4.171.174.113] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] RD-1C input shaft designation? Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:35:39 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_014C_01C61F61.1D9FAB90" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.10.0011.1703 Seal-Send-Time: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:35:39 -0500 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 22 Jan 2006 19:35:41.0788 (UTC) FILETIME=[07C4A1C0:01C61F8B] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_014C_01C61F61.1D9FAB90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Rusty, just got back from the delayed Lakeland RV fly-in. Great fun = & nice flight. Did a maximum performance climb-out on departure which = prompted the tower to ask what was under the cowl : ) The RD-1 input shaft spline is same as stock Ford C6 input shaft. There = were 2 versions (30 and 31 teeth). RD-1x uses the 30. Tracy ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 9:54 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] RD-1C input shaft designation? Greetings, I guess this is mostly to Tracy, unless someone else knows. What's = the official designation of the input shaft on the RD-1C drives? I = presume it's known as a (some number) spline (some size) diameter, or = someting like that. Is it the same as what was used on any particular = vehicle? =20 I've seen some dampeners available commercially, but I need to know = which one would fit the input shaft. I'm looking into getting an X-ACT = Streetlite flywheel as a test as well. It's about 11.5 lbs, and uses = the auto counterweight. I'll be doing some measuring today, while I'm = out at the hanger moving tools and such back to the garage for RV-8 = construction. =20 Thanks, Rusty (shut up Thomas ) ------=_NextPart_000_014C_01C61F61.1D9FAB90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Rusty,  just got back from the delayed Lakeland RV = fly-in. =20 Great fun & nice flight.  Did a maximum performance climb-out = on=20 departure which prompted the tower to ask what was under the cowl : = )
 
The RD-1 input shaft spline is same as stock Ford C6 = input=20 shaft.  There were 2 versions (30 and 31 teeth).  RD-1x=20  uses the 30.
 
Tracy
----- Original Message -----
From: Russell Duffy
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 = 9:54=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] RD-1C = input shaft=20 designation?

Greetings,
 
I guess this is mostly to Tracy, unless someone else knows.  = What's=20 the official designation of the input shaft on the RD-1C drives?  = I=20 presume it's known as a (some number) spline (some size) diameter, or = someting=20 like that.  Is it the same as what was used on any particular=20 vehicle? 
 
I've seen some dampeners available commercially, but I need to = know which=20 one would fit the input shaft.  I'm looking into getting an = X-ACT=20 Streetlite flywheel as a test as well.  It's about 11.5 lbs, and = uses the=20 auto counterweight.  I'll be doing some measuring today, while = I'm out at=20 the hanger moving tools and such back to the garage for=20 RV-8 construction.   
 
Thanks,
Rusty (shut up Thomas=20 <g>)  
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