X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 20 [X] Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net ([204.127.192.82] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with ESMTP id 1621241 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:05:18 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.192.82; envelope-from=hoursaway1@comcast.net Received: from rmailcenter20.comcast.net ([204.127.197.130]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc12) with SMTP id <20061129200457m1200e4156e>; Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:04:57 +0000 Received: from [208.254.22.50] by rmailcenter20.comcast.net; Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:04:57 +0000 From: hoursaway1@comcast.net To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: EAA 782 meeting Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:04:57 +0000 Message-Id: <112920062004.15745.456DE7E8000D1DF100003D812206999735CE970E990E9C9D9A0108@comcast.net> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Oct 4 2006) X-Authenticated-Sender: aG91cnNhd2F5MUBjb21jYXN0Lm5ldA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_15745_1164830697_0" --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_15745_1164830697_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit My point with regards to the planetary gearsets was, any part will fail if given a cause, remove the cause and fly happy, thanks, David (RWS; EC2,EM2, RD-1B= planetary gearset driven) -------------- Original message -------------- From: "kevin lane" > 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" > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" > 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. > > ------------- > > Gee; thanks. Really ups my confidence flying a 20B with a Ford C-6 > planetary reduction:). > > Al > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_15745_1164830697_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
My point with regards to the planetary gearsets was, any part will fail if given a cause, remove the cause and fly happy, thanks, David (RWS; EC2,EM2, RD-1B= planetary gearset driven)
 
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From: "kevin lane" <n3773@comcast.net>

> 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 on ly 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"
> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft"
> 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.
>
> -------------
>
> Gee; thanks. Really ups my confidence flying a 20B with a Ford C-6
> planetary reduction:).
& gt;
> Al
>
>
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>
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