X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 10 [X] Return-Path: Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com ([66.249.92.175] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with ESMTP id 1677587 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:37:14 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.249.92.175; envelope-from=cozy4pilot@gmail.com Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id k3so745542ugf for ; Fri, 15 Dec 2006 05:36:25 -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=SdFgv2raRE5fHU1PoZudD7JqSlBvOaoKupW21mON5+xSfVs35OZat2Aa84TujZZKmVNnRMzXXWyhgsFoTj2ZxTvO2kfHpzJ0ljPOXJppTWCuibLIyPtc4whCqGUPR1AOGoYgeg14s9HugYY5xOKYWxtHNxouq57zIeiZUiUlFL8= Received: by 10.49.49.4 with SMTP id b4mr2533483nfk.1166189783685; Fri, 15 Dec 2006 05:36:23 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.78.19.16 with HTTP; Fri, 15 Dec 2006 05:36:23 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <7a025aa00612150536w2a6956dfp5991cdbe604dcf8e@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:36:23 -0500 From: "Stephen Brooks" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Great Flight In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_118894_28510794.1166189783271" References: ------=_Part_118894_28510794.1166189783271 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Al, Actually that is an older picture. I was concerned about the solid tube cracking under vibration, etc. I replaced the tube with #4AN SS telfon tubing. Steve Brooks On 12/14/06, Bulent Aliev wrote: > > > > On Dec 13, 2006, at 10:50 PM, Al Gietzen wrote: > > > > > Flight > > > > > > Steve, > > > > I noticed in your attached picture a solid aluminum tube feeding > > the redrive. Please check this often, and consider supporting the > > tube in mid span to avoid the possibility of fatigue cracking from > > (the 'non-existant') vibration. > > > > > > I have basically the same setup. I put a 'snubber' at the re-drive > > plate. > > > > > > Al > > > > > > I also use the aluminum tube. Made a wide S to allow for expansion > and have it clamped mid way with adel clamp to the bellhousing. > Buly > > > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ > ------=_Part_118894_28510794.1166189783271 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Al,
Actually that is an older picture.  I was concerned about the solid tube cracking under vibration, etc.  I replaced the tube with #4AN SS telfon tubing. 


Steve Brooks


On 12/14/06, Bulent Aliev <atlasyts@bellsouth.net> wrote:


On Dec 13, 2006, at 10:50 PM, Al Gietzen wrote:

>
> Flight
>
>
> Steve,
>
> I noticed in your attached picture a solid aluminum tube feeding
> the redrive. Please check this often, and consider supporting the
> tube in mid span to avoid the possibility of fatigue cracking from
> (the 'non-existant') vibration.
>
>
> I have basically the same setup.  I put a 'snubber' at the re-drive
> plate.
>
>
> Al
>
>

I also use the aluminum tube. Made a wide S to allow for expansion
and have it clamped mid way with adel clamp to the bellhousing.
Buly
>


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