Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.241.205] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.1) with ESMTP id 404138 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 09 Sep 2004 13:25:11 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.241.205; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.169.63]) by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Thu, 9 Sep 2004 10:24:42 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 9 Sep 2004 10:24:42 -0700 Received: from 65.137.51.63 by bay3-dav33.bay3.hotmail.com with DAV; Thu, 09 Sep 2004 17:24:42 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [65.137.51.63] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Tracy's RV4 thrust line Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 13:25:45 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0011.2700 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0001_01C49739.ADB33730" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Sep 2004 17:24:42.0843 (UTC) FILETIME=[E4EDCAB0:01C49691] Return-Path: lors01@msn.com ------=_NextPart_001_0001_01C49739.ADB33730 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yep, lowered it by .75 - 1". Tracy (still no prop strikes (or electricy)) ----- Original Message ----- From: kenpowell@comcast.net Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 9:59 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Tracy's RV4 thrust line Tracy, did you lower or raise (by.75"?) the thrust line on your RV4? I t= hought that you lowered your engine so the alternator would not require s= uch a large blister but now as the years have passed I'm not so sure. I = built my motor mount to put the thrust line at the stock location but I a= m considering raising it so I can run a longer prop. Note that I bought = the engine mount in 2002 so I have the longer gear legs. If you lowered = your engine I probably will not bother to make any changes but if you rai= sed the engine I will probably need the extra prop clearance. Ken Powell ------=_NextPart_001_0001_01C49739.ADB33730 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yep, lowered i= t by .75 - 1".
 
Tracy  (still no prop st= rikes (or electricy))
 
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From: kenpowell@comcast.net
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 9:59 AM
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To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Tracy's RV= 4 thrust line
 

Tracy, did you lower or raise (b= y.75"?) the thrust line on your RV4?  I thought that you lowered you= r engine so the alternator would not require such a large blister but now= as the years have passed I'm not so sure.  I built my motor mount t= o put the thrust line at the stock location but I am considering raising = it so I can run a longer prop.  Note that I bought the engine mount = in 2002 so I have the longer gear legs.  If you lowered your engine = I probably will not bother to make any changes but if you raised the engi= ne I will probably need the extra prop clearance.

Ken Powell

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