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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: New Flywheel for RD-1x redrives
From: Tracy <rwstracy@gmail.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Don't know the dimensions of the generator in question but one of the
design goals was to change as little as possible, so the distance between
engine and gearbox was unchanged.


On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 1:38 PM, Ernest Christley <echristley@nc.rr.com>wrote:

> Tracy wrote:
> > Replacing the damper is a flanged spline that is bolted directly to
> > the flywheel using the same bolts (longer bolts required) that attach
> > the flywheel to the counterweight.  The spline is a different spec (15
> > splines instead of 30) so it is not compatible with the RD-1 damper
> > but the new shaft itself is backward compatible with the remainder of
> > the drive.  I retrofitted the same RD-1C that was on my RV-4 for these
> > tests.
>
> Did this change increase the distance between the rear of the gearbox
> and front of the engine?  Specifically, is there room to slip in an
> inline generator without  modifications of the system?
>
>
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Don&#39;t know the dimensions of the generator in question but one of the d=
esign goals was to change as little as possible, so the distance between en=
gine and gearbox was unchanged.<br><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fr=
i, Feb 3, 2012 at 1:38 PM, Ernest Christley <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:echristley@nc.rr.com">echristley@nc.rr.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:=
<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im">Tracy wrote:<br>
&gt; Replacing the damper is a flanged spline that is bolted directly to<br=
>
&gt; the flywheel using the same bolts (longer bolts required) that attach<=
br>
&gt; the flywheel to the counterweight. =A0The spline is a different spec (=
15<br>
&gt; splines instead of 30) so it is not compatible with the RD-1 damper<br=
>
&gt; but the new shaft itself is backward compatible with the remainder of<=
br>
&gt; the drive. =A0I retrofitted the same RD-1C that was on my RV-4 for the=
se<br>
&gt; tests.<br>
<br>
</div>Did this change increase the distance between the rear of the gearbox=
<br>
and front of the engine? =A0Specifically, is there room to slip in an<br>
inline generator without =A0modifications of the system?<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
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yrotary/List.html" target=3D"_blank">http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists=
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</font></span></blockquote></div><br>

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