Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc13.comcast.net ([204.127.202.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 620217 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:06:08 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.202.64; envelope-from=jesse@jessfarr.com Received: from office5 (pcp04959909pcs.midval01.tn.comcast.net[68.59.199.44]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc13) with SMTP id <2005012423053601600heb6ge>; Mon, 24 Jan 2005 23:05:36 +0000 Message-ID: <01e401c50269$1137ac10$057ba8c0@farr.com> From: "jesse farr" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Flex plate <> Flywheel [FlyRotary] Re: flexplate Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:04:33 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 Not only can they but they apparently do it rather well. jof ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest Christley" > >>> 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?