X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from wproxy.gmail.com ([64.233.184.203] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7f) with ESMTP id 940252 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:08:05 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.233.184.203; envelope-from=russell.duffy@gmail.com Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 37so652786wra for ; Sat, 21 Jan 2006 08:07:20 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=PZbRo4C+6eQF7g46EFkXmXykDYwjn0daf2PKgGZdeB+w8DOz/DeBA5U45CjeDCa38fIcA9+JRhkLKHwGsCFEN6TtFgsD4pQRQ4aPu71DgxMUn9UyMEuo3Ei74elMzhoy0bnFdg32M5sxo9JmESduWx5C3bpU6Y96N/ONzFhmkTE= Received: by 10.54.138.6 with SMTP id l6mr5246497wrd; Sat, 21 Jan 2006 08:07:20 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.54.132.4 with HTTP; Sat, 21 Jan 2006 08:07:20 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <639fe96d0601210807oa6f8c8lf1d7b83661492faa@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 10:07:20 -0600 From: Russell Duffy To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: flywheel weight? In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_16894_7062937.1137859640188" References: ------=_Part_16894_7062937.1137859640188 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline > > Thomas Jakits *(finished 120 messages backlog of 3 days and putting the > "scientist" back into Rusty - at least trying!!)* > Nice Try Thomas :-) I think the limit of my experimentation will be to try to add some more weight at the dampener bolt locations. That's something that can be done quickly, and cheap. I think I can manage to get at least 6-8 lbs there, which should make a good test. It doesn't have to be airworthy, just enoug= h to find out if it works. If that appears to work, then I'll likely try one of the aftermarket flywheels that uses the auto counterweight I already have. ACT makes one called the "streetlite" that's 11.5 lbs, maybe the counter weight and dampener plate will bring it up to 16 lbs to satisfy Ken's rule :-) Cheers, Rusty (gmail via web, because gmail via POP is not working at the moment) ------=_Part_16894_7062937.1137859640188 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline
Thomas Jakits (finished 120 messages backlog&= nbsp;of 3 days and putting the "scientist" back into Rusty - at l= east trying!!)
 
Nice Try Thomas :-)
 
I think the limit of my experimentation will b= e to try to add some more weight at the dampener bolt locations.  That= 's something that can be done quickly, and cheap.  I think I can manag= e to get at least 6-8 lbs there, which should make a good test.  It do= esn't have to be airworthy, just enough to find out if it works.  = ;
 
If that appears to work, then I'll likely try = one of the aftermarket flywheels that uses the auto counterweight I already= have.  ACT makes one called the "streetlite" that's 11.5 lb= s, maybe the counter weight and dampener plate will bring it up to 16 lbs t= o satisfy Ken's rule :-)
 
Cheers,
Rusty (gmail via web, because gmail via POP is= not working at the moment)   

 

 
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