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Rob,
Probably no definitive answer without a real world test !! Who wants to be first to volunteer
to throw a prop blade........The answer to make you sleep better at night has already been
suggested........Do as the air racers do and secure a steel cable around the engine and connect
to fittings at the upper engine mount attach bolts........The idea being that the cable is not rigidly
attached to the engine or airframe and hopefully will survive the violence of losing a prop blade
and at least keep the engine from falling off and the resulting total loss of control from cg shift
to rear of the a/c (or front of a pusher).........IMHO
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Kelly Troyer
"Dyke Delta"_13B ROTARY Engine
"RWS"_RD1C/EC2/EM2
"Mistral"_Backplate/Oil Manifold
-------------- Original message from "Rob" <rob@mum.edu>: --------------
If I may clarify my question a bit. My question was not how to prevent the engine from departing but rather which mount would survive longer because of how it is designed.
Robert
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