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Robert,
Funny you should ask. I have been working on this
problem for a while. Those devils at Mazda seem to have conspired to make
the Renesis very hard to design a mount for. They took away the point for a
mount on top of the engine. They moved the engine mount bolts all over the
place and put a lot of exhaust and plumbing in the way . It was as if they sat
down and said....how can we make this engine really really hard to instal in an
airplane.
I would have to agree with Lynn on this one. I am
going to use the plate option. I will be modifying it so that it is lower
profile. The plate will be the size of the engine pan and the bolts will go in
from the side. The standard conical mounts will be on the sides as close to the
engine as I can get them. Imagine a hybrid between a bed mount and a P51 beam
mount.
It is a difficult problem if you have a tight
cowl.
Don't rely on the engine mount to help you if you
loose a prop blade!!
Put at least a 3/16 safety cable on the
engine.
There are some design suggestions
here:
(it is a huge PDF file so be
forewarned)
Monty
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