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From: "kevin lane" <n3773@comcast.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: EAA 782 meeting
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:22:40 -0800
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I brought this up because I was interested in further discussion.  as with 
all the conversion aspects, the working environment for aircraft is always 
different from the one the part was designed for.  for instance, I would 
imagine that the truck would deliver quick reversals of torque and operate 
typically at a much lesser rpm.  that must make some difference.  I assumed 
that someone else with relevant background experience might also challenge 
some of these statements.  when I was having Lycoming cylinder problems I 
spoke with one shop that just ranted about ECI cylinders, they were crap 
etc.... and he would swap me for 2nd life lycomings.  I found other shops 
that didn't feel that way and had mine welded (they only had 800 hrs on 
them).  since then I dodged the bullet on the ECI recall because mine were 
an earlier forging, but, it shows there are many sides to every story, like 
the blind men and the elephant.    kevin (white cane in hand!)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Gietzen" <ALVentures@cox.net>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 7:52 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EAA 782 meeting


Ken talked about a friend who is a top
authority on transmissions and his love of ford t-6 gear systems, because
they keep him well employed.  he said this friend proceeded to show him a 55

gallon barrel of broken parts, not a Chevy or dodge part in there, all ford.

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Gee; thanks.  Really ups my confidence flying a 20B with a Ford C-6
planetary reduction:).

Al


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