X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 1 [X] Return-Path: Received: from imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with ESMTP id 1673689 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:53:31 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.65; envelope-from=atlasyts@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm67aec.bellsouth.net ([65.11.44.5]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20061214114458.VPTA8473.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm67aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:44:58 -0500 Received: from [192.168.0.12] (really [65.11.44.5]) by ibm67aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20061214114458.CONL5296.ibm67aec.bellsouth.net@[192.168.0.12]> for ; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:44:58 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Bulent Aliev Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Great Flight Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:44:56 -0500 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) On Dec 13, 2006, at 10:50 PM, Al Gietzen wrote: > > Flight > > > Steve, > > I noticed in your attached picture a solid aluminum tube feeding =20 > the redrive. Please check this often, and consider supporting the =20 > tube in mid span to avoid the possibility of fatigue cracking from =20 > (the 'non-existant') vibration. > > > I have basically the same setup. I put a =91snubber=92 at the = re-drive =20 > plate. > > > Al > > I also use the aluminum tube. Made a wide S to allow for expansion =20 and have it clamped mid way with adel clamp to the bellhousing. Buly >