X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mx2.netapp.com ([216.240.18.37] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTPS id 4398402 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:30:54 -0400 Received-SPF: softfail receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.240.18.37; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.55,227,1278313200"; d="scan'208";a="406443935" Received: from smtp1.corp.netapp.com ([10.57.156.124]) by mx2-out.netapp.com with ESMTP; 19 Jul 2010 09:30:07 -0700 Received: from [10.62.16.134] (ernestc-laptop.hq.netapp.com [10.62.16.134]) by smtp1.corp.netapp.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/NTAP-1.6) with ESMTP id o6JGU7tf022648 for ; Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:30:07 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4C447D8A.7050305@nc.rr.com> Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:30:02 -0400 From: Ernest Christley Reply-To: echristley@nc.rr.com User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (X11/20100317) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Emailing: MVC-014F References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lehanover@aol.com wrote: > /No, but is that a reduction unit on your tailgate...........?/ > // > /Lynn E. Hanover/ > > In a message dated 7/18/2010 7:33:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > eanderson@carolina.rr.com writes: > > Can anyone identify this rotary addict? > > Ed > Yeah, Lynn, it's my redrive. A one off that could be considered a re-design of the Ross units. The piece in the rear is the bellhousing, a large aluminum casting. I sold that part off to another builder and built a mounting plate closer to what RWS sells. The propeller bolts up to a NASCAR wheel hub (front left, right behind the input shaft) with the very stout axle bolted to the gearbox. The input shaft drives the planets, and a free floating shaft transfers power from the carrier directly to the prop, so that if the shaft breaks the prop will windmill freely. Gear ratio is 3.17.