X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:54:11 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms173017pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.17] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c3j) with ESMTP id 4940375 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:28:43 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.173.17; envelope-from=danny.miller@verizon.net Received: from DannyLaptop ([unknown] [71.114.0.132]) by vms173017.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0LJC005422MPFOS1@vms173017.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:28:03 -0500 (CDT) From: "Danny Miller" X-Original-To: "'Tom McNerney'" , References: In-reply-to: Subject: RE: L-360 Engine Angle X-Original-Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:28:00 -0400 X-Original-Message-id: <006001cbf5e8$6716b3f0$35441bd0$@miller@verizon.net> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0061_01CBF5C6.E00513F0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Content-language: en-us Thread-index: Acv1VQqoSKVAunLORdi5kq8+80hBnAAkq/lg This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0061_01CBF5C6.E00513F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Tom, First, very nice plane you have there. Are you quite certain the mount has no angle offset built into it? Danny From: Tom McNerney [mailto:dudewanarace@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 2:53 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: L-360 Engine Angle I have a 360 with an angle valve motor. XP-400SRE 250 hours on this engine now. I would like to eliminate the amount of rudder required to keep the plane square. (ball in the cage) I have good reason to suspect the engine has been installed with too much yaw. I have the engine level to the airframe in pitch. The manual calls for 1.5 degrees to the right in regards to yaw. (if I remember correctly) I assume this was built in to the engine mount. In order for me to get the engine level at 0, and straight in yaw, it would take about a half inch of washers on lower right rubber engine mount, and one quarter inch of washers on the upper right mount. Is this normal? Tom www.N54SG.com ------=_NextPart_000_0061_01CBF5C6.E00513F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Tom,

First, very nice = plane you have there.  Are you quite certain the mount has no angle = offset built into it?

 <= /p>

Danny

 <= /p>

 <= /p>

From: Tom = McNerney [mailto:dudewanarace@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 = 2:53 PM
To: = lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: L-360 Engine = Angle

 

<= p class=3DMsoNormal>I have a 360 with an angle valve motor. = XP-400SRE  250 hours on this engine now.  I would like to = eliminate the amount of rudder required to keep the plane square. = (ball in the cage)  I have good reason to suspect the engine has = been installed with too much = yaw.

 

=

I have the engine level to the airframe in = pitch.  The manual calls for 1.5 degrees to the right in regards to = yaw. (if I remember correctly)  I assume this was built in to the = engine mount.

 

=

In order for me to get the engine level at 0, = and straight in yaw, it would take about a half inch of washers on lower = right rubber engine mount, and one quarter inch of washers on the upper = right mount.

 

=

Is this = normal?

 

=

Tom

 

=

 

------=_NextPart_000_0061_01CBF5C6.E00513F0--