Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.102] (HELO ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2943887 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 22 Jan 2004 11:34:39 -0500 Received: from edward (clt78-020.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.20]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i0MGYaTf019898 for ; Thu, 22 Jan 2004 11:34:37 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <002701c3e105$a5aadbf0$2402a8c0@edward> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Torsionals Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 11:34:46 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0024_01C3E0DB.BC992A80" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C3E0DB.BC992A80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Torsionals I agree with Al's characterization of Tracy's design approach Ed Jim; I realize that these are relative terms, but my opinion is that = Tracy's re-drive would not be called "tight" tolerance. There is; what = - =BD back and forth play at the prop tip? As I recall, Tracy had given = this some consideration, and chose to keep the relatively "loose" = tolerance. Al Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Torsionals Ed, Assuming (key word here) that Tracy's PSRU can be regarded as "tighter tolerances", mightn't rubber bushings effectively "loosen" the = tolerances and get us INto more trouble than they get us OUT of? Just wonderin' .... Jim S. =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C3E0DB.BC992A80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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I agree with Al's characterization of = Tracy's=20 design approach
Ed

 

Jim;

 

I realize that these = are=20 relative terms, but my opinion is that Tracy=92s re-drive would not be called = =93tight=94=20 tolerance.  There is; what =96 =BD back and forth play at the = prop tip? =20 As I recall, Tracy had given this some consideration, and = chose to=20 keep the relatively =93loose=94 tolerance.

 

Al

 

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Torsionals

 

Ed,

Assuming (key word here) that = Tracy's=20 PSRU can be regarded as "tighter

tolerances", mightn't rubber bushings = effectively=20 "loosen" the tolerances and

get us INto more trouble than they get us = OUT=20 of?

Just wonderin' .... Jim S.

 

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