----- Original Message -----
From: "Canyon" <steve.canyon@verizon.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 1:20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Internal gearing ...


> Ed Anderson wrote:
> >Err, not certain I followed all of that.   The shaft side gear is
> >rigid with
> >the block/housing - not the the eccentric shaft  (if I understood you
> >statement correctly.)  The moving rotor side part of the gear "Pushes"
> >against the fixed (bolted to the front and rear iron side housings)
> >gear due
> >to the power stroke. This causes the rotor to "Push-move" away taking its
> >eccentric shaft journal with it on the journey around the race track.
> ---
> I didn't express it very well but I did understand the above.  Still
> pondering the possibilities but at least I can see why it would be
> difficult to make that 1:1 gearing without introducing a lot of new
> elements to the equation, even if it were possible.
>
> Thanks, Ed.
>
> Steve
>

Given enough time and money - a lot of things are possible.  Unfortunately,
I don't have enough of either {:>)
You are  wecome, Steve

Ed