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Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 7:27
PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: One Rotor
I believe the side seal surface is
cast iron and the cooling is the same i.e. water.
Hi George,
I had assumed the same things, but I didn't see
anywhere that looked like the two pieces were joined. I was ready to be
even more impressed in his machining skill if he managed to machine those
water passages in a one piece housing :-)
I'm starting to get pissed (American, not Australian)
at the whole gyrocopter community, and have almost decided to forget about
building one. I'm still unnaturally interested in playing with the
single rotor engine though, so I'll continue messing with the one I have,
using a test stand rather than an aircraft for now. I just wish I had
the ability and equipment to do serious machining. I've got
lots of wacky ideas, and enough housings to keep me busy for quite a
while.
Maybe I can resist building anything else until
a perfect LSA aircraft comes out. An RV-12 might make a dandy single
rotor platform :-)
Rusty
Rusty,
George is right, it is all like a stock MAXDA. The
outer and inner part are sealed against the rotor housing by the O-Rings. No
need to seal them to each other. The only sealing area is around the bearing.
Richard Sohn
N2071U