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From: Charlie England <ceengland@bellsouth.net>
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Ed Anderson wrote:

> Ok, just a thought.   The 8.4 could have the same depth of the 9.1 
> provided the area of the depression was a bit larger.  Could pour 
> water into the depression until its full and then do the same for a 
> 9.1 {:>) and compare.  Yes, I don't know of any markings on the 
> counterweights that could be used to sort it out. 
>  
> Well, I could believe 89-95 would have the same counterweights as 
> those rotors all supposedly weight the same 9.54 lbs regardless of the 
> compression (Humm a bit suspect there), but I would think the heavier 
> 10.4 lbs weights of the 86-88 would require heavier counterweights.
>  
> Its a bitch when you don't get what you ordered and what's more have 
> little to go by to prove it one way or the other.
>  
> Me? I'm Waiting for new right-gear leg.  After replacing the clearly 
> bent left gear which had my left wing tip 3" lower than the right, I 
> found that after replacing that gear leg, that the left wing is now 6" 
> higher than the right one.  Taking the right gear leg off and using a 
> straight edge, I found the lower axle area about 3" to the rear of 
> where it should be.  Result of my hard landing back in Feb when I 
> found out that pulling the power all the way to idle made my 76x88 
> prop act like a very effective airbrake.  The excursion into the ditch 
> when the brakeline blew in June didn't help any I'm certain.
>  
> But, hope to get it all back together for Shady Bend in October.
>  
>  
> Ed A


Hurry 'em up; you need to come & eat BBQ over here in MS the week prior 
(Oct. 22) to Shady Bend.

Y'all come & have a little 'pre-rotor'.

Charlie