Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #53800
From: Tracy <tracy@rotaryaviation.com>
Sender: <rwstracy@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Custom blower experiment - 5
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:34:36 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Holy cow,  even though the question understates the torque (the geardrive multiplies the torque by the ratio) 12    5/16" bolts is overkill.  The RD-1x does it with 12   1/4" bolts.

Tracy

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:05 PM, <Lehanover@aol.com> wrote:
In a message dated 2/10/2011 12:41:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, echristley@nc.rr.com writes:
Do you guys think twelve 5/16"  bolts are enough to carry the engine's
torque to the gearbox?  8*)

12 will be way more than adequate. Rotaries are poor torque producers.
 
Lynn E. Hanover

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