X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail17.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.198] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.0) with ESMTPS id 2788985 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:18:43 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.132.198; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d220-236-79-144.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.236.79.144]) by mail17.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id m2CLHtSc002089 for ; Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:17:57 +1100 Message-ID: <001801c88486$8d1e5ac0$904fecdc@george> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] E-Shaft Thrust Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:17:58 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0015_01C884DA.5D8AE5E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0657-0, 12/12/2006), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C884DA.5D8AE5E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable John, Thanks - as I figured, this is a simple but effective damper. I would = suggest to you it came out of something else. The one from my bike has 6 = or 8 rubbers (can't remember which) but is a nicely made unit and I = might order one to se how it would work for my PSRU - it is also very = compact. How many rubbers does your have John? I personally don't think you will have any problems with it - I'm sure = Matcotte considered any thrust and made allowances for it. His designs = have always attracted high praise for the engineering. George (down under) George, there is nothing holding the disc's together. The Pins are = secured with cap screws on the disc bolted to the E-shaft and enter into = the bushings in the driven disc, which is secured to the redrive gear = box, so when the redrive is bolted to the engine, that is the only thing = that holds the disc's in position. JohnD -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG.=20 Version: 7.5.518 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1324 - Release Date: = 10/03/2008 7:27 PM ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C884DA.5D8AE5E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

John,

Thanks - as I figured, this is a simple = but=20 effective damper. I would suggest to you it came out of something else. = The one=20 from my bike has 6 or 8 rubbers (can't remember which) but is = a nicely=20 made unit and I might order one to se how it would work for my PSRU - it = is also=20 very compact.

How many rubbers does your have = John?

I personally don't think you will have = any problems=20 with it - I'm sure Matcotte considered any thrust and made allowances = for it.=20 His designs have always attracted high praise for the = engineering.

George (down under)

George, there is nothing holding the = disc's=20 together. The Pins are secured with cap screws on the disc = bolted to the=20 E-shaft and enter into the bushings in the driven disc, which is = secured to=20 the redrive gear box, so when the redrive is bolted to the engine, = that is the=20 only thing that holds the disc's in position. JohnD

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