X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-bk0-f50.google.com ([209.85.214.50] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.5) with ESMTPS id 6287743 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 23 May 2013 16:50:53 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.214.50; envelope-from=msteitle@gmail.com Received: by mail-bk0-f50.google.com with SMTP id ik8so1160982bkc.37 for ; Thu, 23 May 2013 13:50:17 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=5m9tCOeJn4JUTl/lYg+EO9mO1f5q3ofUWFRZWWkaNOk=; b=zQzAhrvYnti56CHjb6Ta8Qgn67Ix6lLGhKbthyOGvUPc+DqmSFr9RdB6F6A3GQYtgi LZKf3QDH0OLpy9dU5v7UZ90uHkjtLIcjHboqT+imHp15WJvnfWSbzDhdnF/QZhaxjo0k Z98EgdEZwCd1+8BxG4iE78tUMn8iiJV1G82QifDRUXnoYpGloOAw6ms1Bz0Z2M5fxn0Y qfTZ2TlkAY/6+HRwGgStKEhKrI2KOHWHmROYPk1oun+D4uz/yyDEsLt2dIzxFwhvWhOc CBbPPs5T0xuFug4TH8Eq38zdnsQ0eXkHzibSshq5t3qNnQPNxaUSsRM7M+Ntd4NjxVJu F3Qw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.205.112.9 with SMTP id eq9mr7862026bkc.87.1369342217003; Thu, 23 May 2013 13:50:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.33.80 with HTTP; Thu, 23 May 2013 13:50:16 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 15:50:16 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: The little engine that could From: Mark Steitle To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=14dae9472d4d6bd64904dd68d48b --14dae9472d4d6bd64904dd68d48b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jeff, As they say, "The devil is in the details." Mark S. On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Chris Barber wr= ote: > Nicely done Jeff. It's all part of the adventure. > > Chris > > Sent from my iPhone 5 > > On May 23, 2013, at 12:29, "Jeff Whaley" wrote: > > I finally got my engine rebuilt ... lot's of accessories to be added > yet but the core is done. I had written an article for the local EAA > Chapter about my experiences, in which I described the engine as about 1 > cubic foot; the attachment shows that nicely. > I replaced both rotors and stationary gears due to bearing damage as well > as the center and rear housing due to metal impregnation from the bearing > material; lapping would probably repair the housings but I didn=92t want = to > spend the time. One rotor also had side seal groove compression, from > passing over the metal deposited on the iron faces. The front housing, > both rotor housings, the e-shaft, apex and corner seals were all reusabl= e. > Jeff > > (Wings are next) > This message, and the documents attached hereto, is intended only for th= e > addressee and may contain privileged or confidential information. Any > unauthorized disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > message in error, please notify us immediately so that we may correct our > internal records. Please then delete the original message. Thank you. > > <1_CubicFoot.jpg> > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html > > --14dae9472d4d6bd64904dd68d48b Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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Mark S.


On Thu= , May 23, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Chris Barber <cbarber@texasattorney.net= > wrote:
Nicely done Jeff. It's all part of the adventure.=A0

Chris

Sent from my iPhone 5

On May 23, 2013, at 12:29, "Jeff Whaley" <jwhaley@datacast.com> wrote:

I finally got my engine rebuilt ... lot's of acc= essories to be added yet but the core is done.=A0 I had written an article = for the local EAA Chapter about my experiences, in which I described the en= gine as about 1 cubic foot; the attachment shows that nicely.
I replaced both rotors and stationary gears due to bearing damage as well a= s the center and rear housing due to metal impregnation from the bearing ma= terial; lapping would probably repair the housings but I didn=92t want to s= pend the time. One rotor also had side seal groove compression, from passing over the metal deposited on the= iron faces.=A0 The front housing, both rotor housings, =A0the e-shaft, ape= x and corner seals were all reusable.
Jeff

(Wings are next)

This message, and the documents attached hereto, is intended only for the a= ddressee and may contain privileged or confidential information. Any unauth= orized disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message= in error, please notify us immediately so that we may correct our internal records. Please then delete the origin= al message. Thank you.
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