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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Fwd: Flex plate cracks
From: David Leonard <wdleonard@gmail.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Well, I'd say that pretty well seals the fate of using flex plates.  You
guys all owe me a beer for finding the issue :-)

Here are some pictures of the machined flywheel that Kelly turned us on to
(ACT prolite).  Weight is now under 9 lbs.  I think it is a good balance
between weight and beefyness.  Someone with better access to a CNC could
make the mods quick and easy, and the mods to that start/addapter plate are
pretty easy.

Here is the front side.

-- 
David Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net
http://RotaryRoster.net

On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 6:08 PM, Charlie England <ceengland@bellsouth.net>wrote:

>
>
> I was moving stuff around in the hangar today&  picked up my salvage yard
> flex
> plate. Found two 3/4" cracks: down from 9 o'clock&  up from 3 o'clock holes
> in
> the pic. Plate has never flown AFAIK.
>
> Charlie
>
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Well, I&#39;d say that pretty well seals the fate of using flex plates.=A0 =
You guys all owe me a beer for finding the issue :-)<br><br>Here are some p=
ictures of the machined flywheel that Kelly turned us on to (ACT prolite).=
=A0 Weight is now under 9 lbs.=A0 I think it is a good balance between weig=
ht and beefyness.=A0 Someone with better access to a CNC could make the mod=
s quick and easy, and the mods to that start/addapter plate are pretty easy=
.<br>
<br>Here is the front side.<br><br>-- <br>David Leonard<br><br>Turbo Rotary=
 RV-6 N4VY<br><a href=3D"http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net">http://N4VY.RotaryRo=
ster.net</a><br><a href=3D"http://RotaryRoster.net">http://RotaryRoster.net=
</a><br>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 6:08 PM, Charlie Engl=
and <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ceengland@bellsouth.net">ceengl=
and@bellsouth.net</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
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<br>
<br>
I was moving stuff around in the hangar today&amp; =A0picked up my salvage =
yard flex<br>
plate. Found two 3/4&quot; cracks: down from 9 o&#39;clock&amp; =A0up from =
3 o&#39;clock holes in<br>
the pic. Plate has never flown AFAIK.<br><font color=3D"#888888">
<br>
Charlie<br>
<br>
<br>
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