Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #34835
From: <WRJJRS@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: hydraulic constant speed prop for rotarys
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:19:50 EST
To: <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
In a message dated 12/19/2006 10:53:12 AM Pacific Standard Time, eanderson@carolina.rr.com writes:
Guess I did, Bill.  I know the governor has the pump to do this, its just I've not found a governor suitable for a rotary engine.
OK Ed,
I kind of figured you understood about the pump in the governor. As to the speed, I figured that the governor would require a reduction identical (or really close) to the PSRU. This could be a toothed belt/pulley system. With the reduction any standard governor would work. Mistral uses a helical right angle drive to a pad on the side of the prop shaft. I've also seen a v-belt driving off a pulley at the front similar to the O-360 Lyc alternator drive. Some movement is OK it needn't be timed. The reason I'm interested is the RV-10 will probably benefit from a CS.
 As you mentioned the RV-4 hardly needs a CS. Just more complication. I am supprised Tracy didn't think about the other planes that would or could be using the drive when going into production though.
Bill Jepson 
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