X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 30 [X] Return-Path: Received: from trueband.net ([216.163.120.10] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with SMTP id 1907060 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 07 Mar 2007 09:52:23 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.163.120.10; envelope-from=billsinger@cvalley.net Received: (qmail 14489 invoked by uid 1006); 7 Mar 2007 14:51:35 -0000 Received: from billsinger@cvalley.net by rs0 by uid 1003 with qmail-scanner-1.16 (spamassassin: 3.1.4. Clear:SA:0(0.0/100.0):. Processed in 1.885488 secs); 07 Mar 2007 14:51:35 -0000 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=100.0 X-Spam-Level: Received: from unknown (HELO trueband.net) (172.16.0.19) by -v with SMTP; 7 Mar 2007 14:51:33 -0000 Received: (qmail 9119 invoked from network); 7 Mar 2007 14:51:32 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO AMD3200) (208.218.35.22) by -v with SMTP; 7 Mar 2007 14:51:32 -0000 Message-ID: <000f01c760c8$1e2fe710$1623dad0@AMD3200> From: "WILLIAM O SINGER" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine choise for BD-4 (changed from "Hard Landing ") Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 08:51:40 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Yes indeed he did. When I beefed mine up I try to make it so it could fold without breaking the side channels so the cabin would remain intact. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Hey" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 7:01 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Engine choise for BD-4 (changed from "Hard Landing ") > Is there any chance the gear box was DESIGNED to fail in a severe impact > dissipating some the the energy. It may have prevented prevented worse > injury. If this is true it is great design work by Jim Bede. Jerry > > On Mar 6, 2007, at 11:45 AM, Bob White wrote: > >> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007 11:24:35 EST >> Lehanover@aol.com wrote: >> >> >>> >>> I don't remember the Whitman geared BD-4. I was thinking about a Cessna >>> main >>> gear, but I found a complete assembly at Sun&Fun and I could not pick >>> it up. >>> So, I forgot about it. >> >>> Lynn E. Hanover >>>


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