X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 30 [X] Return-Path: Received: from imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.69] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.4) with ESMTP id 1729166 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 01 Jan 2007 19:12:53 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.69; envelope-from=rusty@radrotary.com Received: from ibm63aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070102001145.IVJT16300.imf21aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm63aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Mon, 1 Jan 2007 19:11:45 -0500 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm63aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070102001145.OLGU3802.ibm63aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Mon, 1 Jan 2007 19:11:45 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Autoflight gear drive was Re: Happy New Year Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 18:11:44 -0600 Message-ID: <000901c72e02$96632240$6e01a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01C72DD0.4BC8B240" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C72DD0.4BC8B240 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That damper looks good, in fact the whole PSRU looks good for a single = type HP requirement.=20 =20 Hi George, =20 I've never heard any of the Subaru boys say anything negative about the AutoFlight (SUB4 in a previous version) drives. They seem to be pretty popular with the gyro guys too. One thing I know for sure, it will = either work, or it won't :-) =20 On the subject of the damper, I have seen that before, can't remember = where - if you find out where it comes from, please let me know - it looks = ideal for the single.=20 =20 When I hear from them, and have the drive on the way, I'll ask about the dampener. I have a feeling they won't really want to tell me much until they've sold me one. It would be great if it's an off the shelf item, available in different durometer values. =20 =20 What was the price on the PSRU in NZ Dollars?=20 =20 Way back in Feb, they quoted me $1800 USD plus shipping for the drive, = but they did not set a price for the adapter in that particular email.=20 =20 BTW an adapter plate would be easy to make yourself, if you had to - = it's just a plate with a bunch of holes in it. =20 =20 I would certainly give it a shot, but I hope it doesn't come to that. = My hope is that this version would weigh about that their Subaru units = weight, which is just under 40 lbs including the starter. =20 =20 I've roughly added up about 25 lbs of weight loss that I can make pretty easily, which will probably be about the limit for the gyro engine. I'm still hoping that someone will make all aluminum housings before I'm too = old to fly anymore :-)=20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (really, REALLY sick of my 25 mile test area) ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C72DD0.4BC8B240 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
That damper looks good, in fact = the whole=20 PSRU looks good for a single type HP requirement. 
 
Hi George,
 
I've never heard any of the Subaru = boys say anything=20 negative about the AutoFlight (SUB4 in a previous version)=20 drives.  They seem to be pretty popular with the gyro guys = too. =20 One thing I know for sure, it will either work, or it won't=20 :-)
 
On the subject of the damper, I = have seen=20 that before, can't remember where - if you find out where it comes from, = please=20 let me know - it looks ideal for the single. 
 
When I hear from them, and have the drive on = the way, I'll=20 ask about the dampener.  I have a feeling they won't really want to = tell me=20 much until they've sold me one.  It would be great if it's an off = the shelf=20 item, available in different=20 durometer values.  
 
What was the price on the PSRU in = NZ=20 Dollars? 
 
Way back in Feb, they quoted me $1800 USD plus = shipping for=20 the drive, but they did not set a price for the adapter in that = particular=20 email. 
 
BTW an adapter plate would be = easy to make=20 yourself, if you had to - it's just a plate with a bunch of holes in=20 it.  
 
I would certainly give it a shot, but I = hope it=20 doesn't come to that.  My hope is that this version would weigh = about that=20 their Subaru units weight, which is just under 40 lbs including the=20 starter. 
 
I've roughly added up about 25 lbs of weight = loss that I=20 can make pretty easily, which will probably be about the limit for the = gyro=20 engine.  I'm still hoping that someone will make all aluminum = housings=20 before I'm too old to fly anymore = :-) 
 
Cheers,
Rusty (really, REALLY sick of my 25 mile test = area)
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