X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail05.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.186] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTPS id 995883 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 23 Feb 2006 16:50:45 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.132.186; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d211-31-218-93.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [211.31.218.93]) by mail05.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id k1NLnp53031650 for ; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 08:49:54 +1100 Message-ID: <004701c638c3$16662950$5dda1fd3@george> From: "george lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Autoflight reduction drives? Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 07:49:55 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0044_01C63916.E74D1490" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0044_01C63916.E74D1490 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageRusty, That would be fine for a single rotor. The damper looks to be the same 3 = in and 3 out (mounting points) as the BMW but not as heavy and similar = to the one Don Dunbar uses ( which is round). I guess they get it off something - any chance finding what/ where they = get the damper from? George ( down under) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 2:18 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Autoflight reduction drives? Greetings, While recently wasting time (RV-8 is just too easy now) looking at = Dominator gyro's, I ran across this place in New Zealand. I think the = used to be the "Sub-4" Subaru folks, but at any rate, they make a nice = looking redrive, and just so happen to also make an adapter for the 13B = (not listed on their web page). I asked them about the possibility of = using one of these on a single rotor, and as it turns out, they've = already sold one to a Renesis based single rotor owner, who's putting it = on a two place Dominator.=20 The drive has been used in Subaru engines up to 160 HP, so I don't = know if it could be a contender for a two rotor, but the dampener looks = nice for a single, so I'll be real interested to hear how it works out. = =20 http://www.autoflight.co.nz/reduction/index.php Cheers, Rusty (thinking of moving the single rotor to a Dominator gyro) PS- As a side note, the RV-8 QB showed up Tuesday, and it's just = great! I started the empennage kit last Sat, and currently have the = horz and vert stabs done, and the rudder about half done. I'll have the = whole empennage complete by Sat. By the end of next weekend, I would = hope to have the fuselage on gear, and the tail mounted! Hard to = imagine how anyone can take years building one of these :-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ ------=_NextPart_000_0044_01C63916.E74D1490 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Rusty,
That would be fine for a single rotor. = The damper=20 looks to be the same 3 in and 3 out (mounting points) as the BMW but not = as=20 heavy and similar to the one Don Dunbar uses ( which is = round).
I guess they get it off something - any = chance=20 finding what/ where they get the damper from?
George ( down under)
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 = 2:18=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Autoflight = reduction=20 drives?

Greetings,
 
While = recently wasting=20 time (RV-8 is just too easy now) looking at Dominator gyro's, I ran = across=20 this place in New Zealand.  I think the used to be the "Sub-4" = Subaru=20 folks, but at any rate, they make a nice looking redrive, and just so = happen=20 to also make an adapter for the 13B (not listed on their web=20 page).  I asked them about the possibility of using = one of=20 these on a single rotor, and as it turns out, they've already sold one = to a=20 Renesis based single rotor owner, who's putting it on a two place=20 Dominator. 
 
The drive has = been used=20 in Subaru engines up to 160 HP, so I don't know if it could be a=20 contender for a two rotor, but the dampener looks nice for a single, = so I'll=20 be real interested to hear how it works=20 out.     
 
http://www.autof= light.co.nz/reduction/index.php
 
Cheers,
Rusty = (thinking of moving=20 the single rotor to a Dominator gyro)
 
 
PS- As a side = note, the=20 RV-8 QB showed up Tuesday, and it's just great!  I started the = empennage=20 kit last Sat, and currently have the horz and vert stabs done, and the = rudder=20 about half done.  I'll have the whole empennage complete by = Sat.  By=20 the end of next weekend, I would hope to have the fuselage on gear, = and the=20 tail mounted!  Hard to imagine how anyone can take years building = one of=20 these :-)
 
 

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