X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from vms040pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.40] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 973744 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:34:42 -0500 Received: from [63.24.52.50] ([63.24.104.145]) by vms040.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-4.02 (built Sep 9 2005)) with ESMTPA id <0IUC00B4W3QTG7X3@vms040.mailsrvcs.net> for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 07 Feb 2006 14:32:58 -0600 (CST) Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:31:54 -0800 From: Ken Welter Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Single rotor smooth as silk now In-reply-to: To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="============_-1072778110==_ma============" References: --============_-1072778110==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Yes Molt did and I happen to have one here from the aerocar, I got it when I bought the molds for the Coot from him and cleaned out his shop. It weighs in at 28 lbs, a bit heavy and complicated and I think a 28 lb flywheel would do it. Ken >Didn't Mott Taylor develop a clutch system that that used >waffled disk and steel shot to transfer torque with out transmitting >the pulses to the prop? I think I remember him demonstrating it at >Oshkosh back in 81, but I've sleep several places since then.}:>). >You might be able to adapt something like that to drive the RD-1. > >Bob Perkinson >Hendersonville, TN. >RV9 N658RP Reserved >If nothing changes >Nothing changes > > --============_-1072778110==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" [FlyRotary] Re: Single rotor smooth as silk now
   Yes Molt did and I happen to have one here from the aerocar, I got it when I bought the molds for the Coot from him and cleaned out his shop.
  It weighs in at 28 lbs, a bit heavy and complicated and I think a 28 lb flywheel would do it.
  Ken




Didn't Mott Taylor develop a clutch system that that used waffled disk and steel shot to transfer torque with out transmitting the pulses to the prop?  I think I remember him demonstrating it at Oshkosh back in 81, but  I've sleep several places since then.}:>).  You might be able to adapt something like that to drive the RD-1.
Bob Perkinson
Hendersonville, TN.
RV9 N658RP Reserved
If nothing changes
Nothing changes
 
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