X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m17.mx.aol.com ([64.12.138.207] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.6) with ESMTP id 910331 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 02 Jan 2006 12:36:04 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.138.207; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-m17.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r6.3.) id q.253.41dea1f (26116) for ; Mon, 2 Jan 2006 12:35:16 -0500 (EST) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: <253.41dea1f.30eabe54@aol.com> Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 12:35:16 EST Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Single rotor running- Tracy questions To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1136223316" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5022 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1136223316 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 1/2/2006 12:18:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, 13brv3@bellsouth.net writes: Bill and Lynn, Thanks for the pointer to the article. Indeed, it's interesting, and gets your attention. I had wondered if a flywheel of sorts would be needed, but with the high weight of the engine now, I'd hate to add more weight. It would make an interesting test, if I could do it easily though. Perhaps some evenly matched weights could be added at the 4 bolts that hold the flex plate to the drive plate. I'm not sure if you could put enough weight there to really matter though. Just flywheel effect, is needed. A bit of weight at the very edge of the disc. A few small weights tucked right inside the flange where the ring gear sits might be all you need. I added 8 short TIG beads between the ring gear and that flange, because a missed shift without a rev limiter shucks off the ring gear, and just about cuts the bell housing into two pieces. Not likely with a prop installed, but you can bolt on stacks of washers to run for a few seconds to see if that is a cure, if you would rather not weld on the flex plate. Lynn E. Hanover -------------------------------1136223316 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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Thank= s for the=20 pointer to the article.  Indeed, it's interesting, and gets your=20 attention. 
 
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Just flywheel effect, is needed. A bit of weight at the very edge of th= e=20 disc.
 A few small weights tucked right inside the flange where the ring= =20 gear sits might be all you need. I added 8 short TIG beads between the ring=20= gear=20 and that flange, because a missed shift without a rev limiter shucks off the= =20 ring gear, and just about cuts the bell housing into two pieces. Not li= kely=20 with a prop installed, but you can bolt on stacks of washers to run for a fe= w=20 seconds to see if that is a cure, if you would rather not weld on the flex=20 plate.
 
Lynn E. Hanover
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