X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-gy0-f180.google.com ([209.85.160.180] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.4) with ESMTP id 4179734 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:41:03 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.160.180; envelope-from=wgeslick@gmail.com Received: by gyc15 with SMTP id 15so4382648gyc.25 for ; Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:40:26 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:received:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=QCQ90xd/CrvBfws0J4sA1xrZstp/QTQ0hzVFYGyyp78=; b=DxbA/o6pCfhSmJyS3EV4hUTl1xTfxLji/syOHFQloasX6RmOtNWFxzKKaX/gZJ0/v2 4r7DkeuIspnvcoYdVBWzrFFqIhJ+Z9n2cfquEnqhN81anDZ0tRFoZdG7dGFWYhARknm1 21SeXUUlg60gZFUx5+I73dLmhtwVCFqLokgaw= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=IuHIT3GAAmUdxUuq6lFDYqYOSoWKAnsz2oGKmidiNwcDDYKi/tyn5LVkDoXoL3URlA yVD/X02XL9Qi9q564R+x86Yr4L9aRiw0fHLeH0jPZIBKZh9DGEaeKAJC9kfrb1PCDXL2 m3FiXfooieuO71Acq+JSXzUdha4/A08D5YT/I= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.100.127.7 with HTTP; Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:40:04 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:40:04 -0500 Received: by 10.100.25.38 with SMTP id 38mr1662416any.97.1269614425668; Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:40:25 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <3c14c5541003260740vb4f4712r6acc1904a6dfe931@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Adaptor plate rivets From: Bill Eslick To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e6541bd4d7fed80482b524b4 --0016e6541bd4d7fed80482b524b4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Have not noticed any streaks after 650 hours, but will take a closer look when the cowl is off next. Bill Eslick 13B NA RD-1 On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 3:16 AM, Todd Bartrim wrote: > > > Early drives like Tracy, Ed, Bill Eslick(? havent heard), Todd Bartrim > (havent heard), Chuck Dunlap (havent heard), Tommy James (havent heard) and > I (so far) don't seem to have a problem while you and Mark who > have slightly later versions are having loosening. (Have we heard from John > Slade or Steve Brooks and I missed it?) Any other high-time re-drives that > I left out?) - What about Tom Parks? (turbo 20B with Ross Drive). It's > possible that power is the main issue (average torque), but it seems to me > that peak torque and torque variation amplitude are what are going to matter > most. You and Mark are going to have lower peak torque than those of us > with turbo engines, and with 20B's you are are going to have lower torque > amplitude than even those with n.a. 13B's. Only your average torque is > higher. Seems strange... that is why I am wondering about some sort of > change to the later mod > els of the gear drive. Tracy? > -- > David Leonard > --0016e6541bd4d7fed80482b524b4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Have not noticed any streaks after 650 hours, but will take a closer look w= hen the cowl is off next.

Bill Eslick
13B NA=A0 RD-1

On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 3:16 AM, Todd Bartrim <bartrim@gmail.com&g= t; wrote:
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Early drives like Tracy, Ed, Bill Eslick(? havent heard), Todd Bartrim (hav= ent heard), Chuck Dunlap (havent heard), Tommy James (havent heard)=A0and I= (so far) don't seem to have a problem while you and Mark who have=A0sl= ightly=A0later versions are having loosening.=A0 (Have we heard from John S= lade=A0or Steve Brooks and=A0I missed it?)=A0 Any other high-time re-drives= that I left out?)=A0 - What about Tom Parks? (turbo 20B with Ross Drive). =A0 It's possible that power is the main issue (average torque), but it see= ms to me that peak torque and torque variation amplitude are what are going= to matter most.=A0 You and Mark are going to have lower peak torque than t= hose of us with turbo engines, and with 20B's you are are going to have= lower torque amplitude than even those with n.a. 13B's.=A0 Only your a= verage torque is higher.=A0 Seems strange... that is why I am wondering abo= ut some sort of change to the later mod
els of the gear drive.=A0 Tracy?
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David Leonard

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