Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.69] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3071681 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 10 Mar 2004 00:13:02 -0500 Received: from rad ([65.0.140.223]) by imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040310051301.LKNJ9700.imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Wed, 10 Mar 2004 00:13:01 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: EMU in the wild -> RV-3 engine mount Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 23:11:01 -0600 Message-ID: <009401c4065e$14b0f390$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0095_01C4062B.CA168390" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0095_01C4062B.CA168390 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This is an RV-3B? What happend the the triangular pieces running from bottom of spar, = between rudder pedals, up to engine mount bolts 5 and 6? I can't beleive they = were removed in the RV-3B. These two additional engine mount bolts and = stiffeners were added to the RV-3 after several engine mount failures. Hi Finn, =20 The plane is designated as an RV-3B, because it has the -B wings. The actual project that I purchased was started over 20 years ago (sn-751), = and was prior to the -A designation. As you may recall, I had to throw away = the original wings, because the builder made some life threatening mistakes. = The original Lycoming mount did not have the two additional bolts that you = are referring too, but of course the later planes do. =20 =20 The mount that I have was not made from the original Lycoming mount, but rather designed from the ground up by Fred. It has a 5th mounting = point, and should not have the same problem that the original Lycoming mounts = had. =20 Good eye BTW :-) =20 Rusty =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0095_01C4062B.CA168390 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
This is an RV-3B?
What happend the the triangular pieces running = from=20 bottom of spar, between rudder pedals, up to engine mount bolts 5 and = 6?  I=20 can't beleive they were removed in the RV-3B. These two = additional engine=20 mount bolts and stiffeners were added to the RV-3 after several engine = mount=20 failures.

 Hi Finn,
 
The=20 plane is designated as an RV-3B, because it has the -B wings.  = The=20 actual project that I purchased was started over 20 years ago (sn-751), = and was=20 prior to the -A designation.  As you may recall, I had to throw = away the=20 original wings, because the builder made some life threatening mistakes. = The=20 original Lycoming mount did not have the two additional bolts that you = are=20 referring too, but of course the later planes=20 do.   
 
The=20 mount that I have was not made from the original Lycoming mount, but = rather=20 designed from the ground up by Fred.  It has a 5th mounting = point, and=20 should not have the same problem that the original Lycoming mounts=20 had.  
 
Good=20 eye BTW :-)
 
Rusty
 
 
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