Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #15944
From: jesse farr <jesse@jessfarr.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Flex plate <> Flywheel [FlyRotary] Re: flexplate
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:04:33 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Not only can they but they apparently do it rather well. jof

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest Christley" <echristl@cisco.com>

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?
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