Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.241.207] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 363278 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 01:03:14 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.241.207; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.169.62]) by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Thu, 12 Aug 2004 22:02:43 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 12 Aug 2004 22:02:43 -0700 Received: from 65.54.97.192 by bay3-dav32.bay3.hotmail.com with DAV; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 05:02:42 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [65.54.97.192] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: C drive Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 01:02:41 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003C_01C480D1.3C2C6880" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.10.0006.2205 Seal-Send-Time: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 01:02:41 -0400 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 13 Aug 2004 05:02:43.0116 (UTC) FILETIME=[C3F34EC0:01C480F2] Return-Path: lors01@msn.com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003C_01C480D1.3C2C6880 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If only thinking were enough. I can think of much more than I can do. Tracy (trying to catch up with day-dreams) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: DaveLeonard=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 7:56 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: C drive Wow, that is cool. But why didn't tracy think of that when he first = made the drive.... Tracy? :-) Dave Leonard (I want to go really fast too :-) > > > Left turning C drive -- basically cannot be done, unless a > totally different gear set were used (maybe not even then). The > reason 2.17 turns left and 2.85 turns right is making use of > which set of gears drives the prop. If you take the power off the > ring gear, you get rotation reversal, if you take it off the > planetaries, you get same direction rotation, and a higher > reduction factor. > > By the way, this is how your automatic transmission works, (where > the gears come from), a band clamp holds the ring gear steady for > forward, taking power off the planets, and for reverse, they hold > the planets stationary and take the power off the ring gear. Then > you go backwards. > > Bill Schertz > KIS Cruiser # 4045 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: daveleonard@cox.net = [mailto:daveleonard@cox.net] > Sent: 8/11/2004 2:29:33 PM > To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: C drive > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: = http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_003C_01C480D1.3C2C6880 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

If only thinking were enough. I can think of much more than I = can=20 do.

Tracy (trying to catch up with day-dreams)

----- Original Message -----

From: DaveLeonard

To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 = 7:56=20 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: C = drive

Wow, that is cool. But why didn't tracy think of = that=20 when he first made
the drive.... Tracy? = :-)

Dave=20 Leonard (I want to go really fast too = :-)

>
>
> Left=20 turning C drive -- basically cannot be done, unless a
> totally=20 different gear set were used (maybe not even then). The
> reason = 2.17=20 turns left and 2.85 turns right is making use of
> which set of = gears=20 drives the prop. If you take the power off the
> ring gear, you = get=20 rotation reversal, if you take it off the
> planetaries, you get = same=20 direction rotation, and a higher
> reduction = factor.
>
> By=20 the way, this is how your automatic transmission works, (where
> = the=20 gears come from), a band clamp holds the ring gear steady for
> = forward,=20 taking power off the planets, and for reverse, they hold
> the = planets=20 stationary and take the power off the ring gear. Then
> you go=20 backwards.
>
> Bill Schertz
> KIS Cruiser # = 4045
>=20 ----- Original Message -----
> From: daveleonard@cox.net=20 [mailto:daveleonard@cox.net]
> Sent: 8/11/2004 2:29:33 = PM
> To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net
>=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: C = drive
>
>

>> =20 Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/
>&= gt; =20 Archive: http://lancai= ronline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html

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