X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-fx0-f52.google.com ([209.85.161.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with ESMTPS id 5083632 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:02:40 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.161.52; envelope-from=crobinson@medialantern.com Received: by fxd18 with SMTP id 18so131539fxd.25 for ; Fri, 05 Aug 2011 22:02:03 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.139.88 with SMTP id d24mr951266bku.114.1312606922459; Fri, 05 Aug 2011 22:02:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.42.144 with HTTP; Fri, 5 Aug 2011 22:02:02 -0700 (PDT) X-Originating-IP: [174.252.56.209] Received: by 10.204.42.144 with HTTP; Fri, 5 Aug 2011 22:02:02 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 01:02:02 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fwd: Flex plate cracks From: Chad Robinson To: Rotary motors in aircraft Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015174bf1aa57ca0404a9cf1d89 --0015174bf1aa57ca0404a9cf1d89 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cost, availability? On Aug 6, 2011 12:44 AM, "David Leonard" wrote: > And here is a good view showing the thickness. > > On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 9:41 PM, David Leonard wrote: > >> 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 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>> Archive and UnSub: >>> http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > David Leonard > > Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY > http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net > http://RotaryRoster.net --0015174bf1aa57ca0404a9cf1d89 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Cost, availability?

On Aug 6, 2011 12:44 AM, "David Leonard&quo= t; <wdleonard@gmail.com> w= rote:
> And here is a good view showing the thic= kness.
>
> On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 9:41 PM, David Leonard <wdleonard@gmail.com> wrote:
>
= >> Well, I'd say that pretty well seals the fate of using flex pl= ates. You
>> guys all owe me a beer for finding the issue :-)
>>
&g= t;> 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 i= s 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 i= s the front side.
>>
>> --
>> David Leonard
>>
>> T= urbo 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>wro= te:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I was movin= g stuff around in the hangar today& picked up my salvage yard
>>> flex
>>> plate. Found two 3/4" cracks: down f= rom 9 o'clock& up from 3 o'clock
>>> holes in
&= gt;>> the pic. Plate has never flown AFAIK.
>>>
>&g= t;> Charlie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>= ; --
>>> Homepage: http:= //www.flyrotary.com/
>>> Archive and UnSub:
>>>= htt= p://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
> >
> --
> David Leonard
>
> Turbo Rotary RV-= 6 N4VY
> http://N4VY.RotaryR= oster.net
> http://RotaryRoster.net
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