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From: "DaveLeonard" <daveleonard@cox.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Prop Balancing
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:58:43 -0700
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Thanks Ed.  I was a little worried about the spinner back-plate holding, but
it sounds like it will.

Dave Leonard

>
> Dave,
>
>     The only place that I am personally aware of weights being
> placed is on
> the spinner back plate.  I presume that adding weight to the flywheel of a
> direct drive would also work (such as Lycomings) but as you point
> out not on
> PSRUs.
>
>    Frequently nuts and washers are put on the back of the nut
> plates holding
> on the spinner or since my spinner was so close to the cowl, the drilled
> holes in the back plate and put in small bolts.
>
>
> Ed
>
> Ed Anderson
> RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
> Matthews, NC
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DaveLeonard" <daveleonard@cox.net>
> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 11:15 PM
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Prop Balancing
>
>
> >
> > I had a guy come see me about balancing my prop.  He said the standard
> > method involves attaching weights to the flywheel.  Obviously that wont
> work
> > for us.  How have you guys balanced your props?  Where do you put the
> > weights?  Can I attach them to the spinner plate?  Maybe the prop bolts?
> >
> > Dave Leonard
> >
> >
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