Return-Path: Received: from imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.69] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 620221 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:59:17 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.69; envelope-from=sqpilot@bellsouth.net Received: from [209.214.45.165] by imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050124225846.IUR2069.imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net@[209.214.45.165]> for ; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:58:46 -0500 Received: from 127.0.0.1 (AVG SMTP 7.0.300 [265.7.3]); Mon, 24 Jan 2005 16:58:36 -0600 Message-ID: <023f01c50268$3bd757f0$a52dd6d1@paul52u7f5qyav> From: "Paul" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Flex plate <> Flywheel [FlyRotary] Re: flex plate Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 16:58:35 -0600 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=response ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest Christley" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 4:43 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Flex plate <> Flywheel [FlyRotary] Re: flex plate > Paul wrote: > >>> >>> What do the bolts screw into? Rivnuts? A backing plate? >>> >> >> The bolts screw directly into the existing holes on the automatic >> transmission flex plate. (which I used to think was a flywheel, until >> several helpful members of the Fly Rotary list helped to educate me). >> Paul Conner > > > I've read this several times, and still not quite sure I can believe it. > The flex plate I have is thin. In the .040" range thin. I realize that > it will all be shear forces, but can 9 threaded holes be expected to take > the 800ft/lb of reaction forces that a typical NA engine is expected to > put out? > (I believe I got the 800ft/lb number out of the discussion of the Schwertz > beam motor mount on PL website). Just doesn't seem like it could hold up. > Unfortunately, I did not take mine off. (I purchased it already attached to the flex plate. Perhaps someone like Ed Anderson, who has assembled/reassembled his can better answer this one. Sorry. Paul Conner >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.3 - Release Date: 1/24/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.3 - Release Date: 1/24/2005