X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-Junk-Score: 50 [XX] X-SpamCatcher-Score: 50 [XX] Return-Path: Received: from mail-ew0-f52.google.com ([209.85.215.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.0) with ESMTPS id 5047835 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:59:01 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.215.52; envelope-from=wdleonard@gmail.com Received: by ewy28 with SMTP id 28so1149369ewy.25 for ; Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:58:26 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=namszrtXV4OaQH6y3wHR9CFdIViStEJlea5OZaNNYMg=; b=p+tDdiWUjVH/5CglaYH+29B74Cv5DVZmBq7y5yXPtZ6boRPFNRTvlK0rOJcRt7Zsjr JjP5pHnzxlnf9yXWiWHrFFVEWUWfwqrdeiCbVZ2SzUk8LedXdikSeObzoiM0zPw3JQ85 8ndrL9AcI3tlaLX4vRX7di30NpNHZi/jo2en0= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.213.4.198 with SMTP id 6mr891598ebs.146.1310356705856; Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:58:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.213.27.208 with HTTP; Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:58:25 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:58:25 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: RD1B Failure From: David Leonard To: Rotary Engine , Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015174c34dcfb4c5004a7c33102 --0015174c34dcfb4c5004a7c33102 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Today had a failure of my RD-1B gear drive. It couldn't have happened at a better time, I was just taxiing off the runway at my home airport. I just finished flying 200 mi. to Santa Paula to help Paul with the getting of Mike Wills airplane back into the air. Flight home was otherwise unevenful and beautiful. I didn't bother taking it apart, but will do so tomorrow. Feels like I may have broken the sun gear pin again but will have to wait until tomorrow to be sure. The strange thing is that nothing particularly stressed it. Sorry there is not cause I can report... a little suspense until tomorrow. -- David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net http://RotaryRoster.net --0015174c34dcfb4c5004a7c33102 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Today had a failure of my RD-1B gear drive.=A0 It couldn't have happene= d at a better time, I was just taxiing off the runway at my home airport.= =A0 I just finished flying 200 mi. to Santa Paula to help Paul with the get= ting of Mike Wills airplane back into the air.=A0 Flight home was otherwise= unevenful and beautiful.=A0 I didn't bother taking it apart, but will = do so tomorrow.=A0 Feels like I may have broken the sun gear pin again but = will have to wait until tomorrow to be sure.=A0 The strange thing is that n= othing particularly stressed it.

Sorry there is not cause I can report... a little suspense until tomorr= ow.

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David Leonard

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