X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 10 [X] Return-Path: Received: from bay0-omc1-s32.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.104] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with ESMTP id 1695173 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:38:10 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.246.104; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.250.89]) by bay0-omc1-s32.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:32:51 -0800 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:32:51 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 4.174.2.13 by BAY115-DAV17.phx.gbl with DAV; Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:32:48 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [4.174.2.13] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: hydraulic constant speed prop for rotarys Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:32:46 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_038A_01C7243B.55C39560" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.50.0034.2000 Seal-Send-Time: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:32:46 -0500 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Dec 2006 18:32:51.0439 (UTC) FILETIME=[419C07F0:01C72465] Return-Path: lors01@msn.com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_038A_01C7243B.55C39560 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All RD-1A/B/C drives have hollow prop shafts (for weight savings). I = have sold a few drives to 3rd party developers who did the Hyd. CS = conversion themselves. No feedback yet. Tracy ----- Original Message -----=20 From: WRJJRS@aol.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 11:46 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: hydraulic constant speed prop for rotarys Dave, if you go with a Mistral PSRU you can run any Hyd/CS you want. = I'm supprised Tracy hasn't gone to a hollow shaft on his PSRU since he = runs a big plain bearing he could set up a port for a CS prop.=20 Bill Jepson HEY! That's like saying that the store is giving out free ice cream = but not telling us which store.. :-) Dave Leonard =20 On 12/18/06, lou rubin = > wrote:=20 While we are on the subject of props I want to bring to the groups attention we are installing a constant=20 speed hydraulic prop on a SA2 hub with Tracys 2.17 RD The prop is very similar to MT design except its about half the price & actuated hydraulically instead of electrically. Im the past we havnt had any other CS=20 prop options except the electric because we dont incorporate a hollow crankshaft as our Lycoming & Continental cousins . We are mounting the prop on a 20B in a Lancair ES however, it could be just as easily installed on a 13B as well We will keep you posted on our progress We will be selling our IVO Magnum if there is anyone interested & possibly the 2.17 RD in the future Lou N117ES ------=_NextPart_000_038A_01C7243B.55C39560 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
All RD-1A/B/C drives have hollow prop shafts (for weight = savings).  I=20 have sold a few drives to 3rd party developers who did the Hyd. CS = conversion=20 themselves.  No feedback yet.
 
Tracy
----- Original Message -----
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 = 11:46=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = hydraulic=20 constant speed prop for rotarys

Dave, if you go with a Mistral PSRU you can run any Hyd/CS you = want. I'm=20 supprised Tracy hasn't gone to a hollow shaft on his PSRU since he = runs a big=20 plain bearing he could set up a port for a CS prop.
Bill Jepson
HEY!  That's like saying that the store is giving out free = ice=20 cream but not telling us which store..  :-)
 
Dave Leonard

 
On 12/18/06, lou=20 rubin <grdflyguy@yahoo.com> = wrote:=20
While=20 we are on the subject of props I want to bring
to the groups = attention=20 we are installing a constant
speed hydraulic prop on a SA2 hub = with=20 Tracys 2.17 RD
The prop is very similar to MT design except its = about
half the price & actuated hydraulically instead=20 of
electrically. Im the past we havnt had any other CS
prop = options=20 except the electric because we dont
incorporate a hollow = crankshaft as=20 our Lycoming &
Continental cousins . We are mounting the = prop on=20 a
20B in a Lancair ES however,  it could be just = as
easily=20 installed on a 13B as well We will keep you
posted on our=20 progress

We will be selling our IVO Magnum if there is=20 anyone
interested & possibly the  2.17 RD in the=20 = future

Lou  N117ES
 
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