X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0) with ESMTP id 811962 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:31:06 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.64; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm56aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20051102162844.CFGC26224.imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm56aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Wed, 2 Nov 2005 11:28:44 -0500 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm56aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20051102162844.ETOO12933.ibm56aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Wed, 2 Nov 2005 11:28:44 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Richard Sohn's housings was Re: Shady Bend Report Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 10:28:44 -0600 Message-ID: <000001c5dfca$7e5dee00$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C5DF98.33C37E00" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C5DF98.33C37E00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I don't think he was quite to that point - but very close. He had a = casting of the metal insert for the wear surface of the side housing and the = mold for the aluminum casting that the insert would bolt to. Looks like he = had solved the coolant sealing challenge between the insert and the aluminum plate. Sort of nice in that if the wearing surface becomes too worn to = redo - simply unbolt it and bolt in a new one. =20 =20 Hey Richard, =20 Are you working toward producing these for sale? Do you know when = you'll be up and running with the new housings? =20 =20 There are a few planes that can accept a single rotor as is, but I think we're going to need aluminum housings to ever make it into the = mainstream. I had always hoped Racing Beat would finally get theirs done, but I've = all but given up hope on them now. =20 =20 Thanks, Rusty (Sonex cancelled, looking at Zenith 601XL, or another RV-8) ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C5DF98.33C37E00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
I don't think he was quite to that point - but = very=20 close.  He had a casting of the metal insert for the wear surface = of the=20 side housing and the mold for the aluminum casting that the insert would = bolt=20 to.  Looks like he had solved the coolant sealing challenge between = the=20 insert and the aluminum plate.  Sort of nice in that if the wearing = surface=20 becomes too worn to redo - simply unbolt it and bolt in a new = one.
 
 
Hey=20 Richard,
 
Are you=20 working toward producing these for sale?  Do you know when you'll = be up and=20 running with the new housings? 
 
There are a few planes that can accept a = single rotor=20 as is, but I think we're going to need aluminum housings to ever make it = into=20 the mainstream.  I had always hoped Racing Beat would finally get = theirs=20 done, but I've all but given up hope on them now.  =
 
Thanks,
Rusty (Sonex=20 cancelled, looking at Zenith 601XL, or another=20 RV-8)
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