X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Received: from imo-m16.mx.aol.com ([64.12.138.206] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with ESMTP id 1904890 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:45:56 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.138.206; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-m16.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.c99.abc9549 (32913) for ; Tue, 6 Mar 2007 09:44:56 -0500 (EST) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 09:44:56 EST Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Hard landing damage To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1173192296" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5359 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1173192296 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 3/6/2007 8:19:44 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, rotary.thjakits@gmail.com writes: Lynn, what's the powerplant of choice for your BD-4? And while we are at it, TR or nose-wheel? TJ A three rotor if I could put one together cheap enough. Or, a lightly boosted (normalized) Early 13B side port, or a Peripheral ported early 13B. Or mix of Continental and Lycoming parts to get over 600 inches of lean of peak performance. I met a guy who builds them for air boats in Florida. Regrinds the cams also. The safety wheel in the front please. My legs and mind are too slow for tail dragging anymore. The nose gear mounted to the engine mount makes more sense to me than building up a structure in the middle of the firewall to take the loads. The engine mount attach points are already the strongest part of the plane forward of the spar anyway, and it has been done successfully by others. Lynn E. Hanover


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In a message dated 3/6/2007 8:19:44 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,=20 rotary.thjakits@gmail.com writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2>Lynn,
what's the powerplant of choice for your BD-4?
And wh= ile we=20 are at it, TR or nose-wheel?

TJ
A three rotor if I could put one together cheap enough. Or, a ligh= tly=20 boosted (normalized) Early 13B side port, or a Peripheral ported early=20= 13B.=20 Or mix of Continental and Lycoming parts to get over 600 inches of lean= of=20 peak performance. I met a guy who builds them for air boats in Florida. Regr= inds=20 the cams also.
 
The safety wheel in the front please. My legs and mind are too slow for= =20 tail dragging anymore.
The nose gear mounted to the engine mount makes more sense to me than=20 building up a structure in the middle of the firewall to take the loads. The= =20 engine mount attach points are already the strongest part of the plane forwa= rd=20 of the spar anyway, and it has been done
successfully by others.
 
Lynn E. Hanover



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