Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #30391
From: george lendich <lendich@optusnet.com.au>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Autoflight reduction drives?
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 07:49:55 +1000
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Rusty,
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)
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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. 
 
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.     
 
 
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 :-)
 
 


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