X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from access.aic-fl.com ([207.30.253.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.0) with ESMTP id 2722891 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:02:14 -0500 Received-SPF: softfail receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.30.253.2; envelope-from=unicorn@gdsys.net Received: from main (gdsi-49.gdsys.net [207.30.255.49]) by access.aic-fl.com (Rockliffe SMTPRA 4.5.6) with SMTP id for ; Sat, 9 Feb 2008 19:57:23 -0600 Message-ID: <001201c86b88$ebfb0500$31ff1ecf@main> From: "Richard Sohn" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Rotor Weight Codes Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 20:01:59 -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 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 So, Ernest was the bad guy,oooo. We don't want to be reciprocating with the rotary. Or is it? No offense intended. Richard Sohn N2071U ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 7:26 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Rotor Weight Codes > Richard, > I don't say that - it was Ernest! > He just added a couple of lines to my e-mail and didn't sign it. > George (down under). > >> George, >> >> the rotor is not sliding "back and forth" , it only makes a clean >> circular motion around its own center. The weight only is significant for >> the centrifugal force on the e-shaft lobe. >> This is why the rotary can be perfectly balanced. >> Just trying to keep the rotary straight. >> >> Richard Sohn >> N2071U >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Ernest Christley" >> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" >> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 7:49 AM >> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Rotor Weight Codes >> >> >>> George Lendich wrote: >>>> Ernest, >>>> I weighted the RX8 rotor, 4222Gram or 149 oz or 9.3 lbs. >>>> Is my conversion right? >>> That works according to onlineconversion.com >>>> That's only .24 lb of a difference between the 89-95 rotors to the RX8. >>> Considering the accelerations involved in slinging that rotor back and >>> forth at 2000RPM (speed of the rotor), 1/4lb is significant. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> http://www.ronpaultimeline.com >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>> Archive and UnSub: >>> http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: >>> 269.19.21/1266 - Release Date: 2/8/2008 10:06 AM >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive and UnSub: >> http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: >> 269.19.21/1267 - Release Date: 8/02/2008 8:12 PM >> > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: > 269.20.0/1268 - Release Date: 2/9/2008 11:54 AM > >