Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #56145
From: Chad Robinson <crobinson@medialantern.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fwd: Flex plate cracks
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 01:02:02 -0400
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>

Cost, availability?

On Aug 6, 2011 12:44 AM, "David Leonard" <wdleonard@gmail.com> wrote:
> And here is a good view showing the thickness.
>
> On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 9:41 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 Leonard
>
> Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
> http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net
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