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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fwd: Flex plate cracks
From: Mark Steitle <msteitle@gmail.com>
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David,

Thanks for the pictures.  Have you done a full assembly fit check?  Have you
done any ground runs?  Will the flywheel fit with the flat washers installed
between Tracy's acapter and flywheel, or will those have to be left out?

Mark  - on the verge of ordering a prolite flywheel.

On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 11:41 PM, David Leonard <wdleonard@gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, I'd say that pretty well seals the fate of using flex plates.  You
> guys all owe me a beer for finding the issue :-)
>
> Here are some pictures of the machined flywheel that Kelly turned us on to
> (ACT prolite).  Weight is now under 9 lbs.  I think it is a good balance
> between weight and beefyness.  Someone with better access to a CNC could
> make the mods quick and easy, and the mods to that start/addapter plate are
> pretty easy.
>
> Here is the front side.
>
> --
> David Leonard
>
> Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
> http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net
> http://RotaryRoster.net
>
> On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 6:08 PM, Charlie England <ceengland@bellsouth.net>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I was moving stuff around in the hangar today&  picked up my salvage yard
>> flex
>> plate. Found two 3/4" cracks: down from 9 o'clock&  up from 3 o'clock
>> holes in
>> the pic. Plate has never flown AFAIK.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>>
>>
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David,=A0<div><br></div><div>Thanks for the pictures. =A0Have you done a fu=
ll assembly fit check? =A0Have you done any ground runs? =A0Will the flywhe=
el fit with the flat washers installed between Tracy&#39;s acapter and flyw=
heel, or will those have to be left out? =A0</div>
<div><br></div><div>Mark =A0- on the verge of ordering a prolite flywheel.<=
br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 11:41 PM, David Le=
onard <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:wdleonard@gmail.com">wdleonar=
d@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Well, I&#39;d say that pretty well seals th=
e fate of using flex plates.=A0 You guys all owe me a beer for finding the =
issue :-)<br>
<br>Here are some pictures of the machined flywheel that Kelly turned us on=
 to (ACT prolite).=A0 Weight is now under 9 lbs.=A0 I think it is a good ba=
lance between weight and beefyness.=A0 Someone with better access to a CNC =
could make the mods quick and easy, and the mods to that start/addapter pla=
te are pretty easy.<br>

<br>Here is the front side.<br><br>-- <br>David Leonard<br><br>Turbo Rotary=
 RV-6 N4VY<br><a href=3D"http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net" target=3D"_blank">ht=
tp://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net</a><br><a href=3D"http://RotaryRoster.net" targe=
t=3D"_blank">http://RotaryRoster.net</a><br>

<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 6:08 PM, Charlie Engl=
and <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ceengland@bellsouth.net" target=
=3D"_blank">ceengland@bellsouth.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);margi=
n:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex">

<br>
<br>
I was moving stuff around in the hangar today&amp; =A0picked up my salvage =
yard flex<br>
plate. Found two 3/4&quot; cracks: down from 9 o&#39;clock&amp; =A0up from =
3 o&#39;clock holes in<br>
the pic. Plate has never flown AFAIK.<br><font color=3D"#888888">
<br>
Charlie<br>
<br>
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