X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.3) with ESMTP id 5333359 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:10:45 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Return-Path: X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=SbB1h4tu c=1 sm=0 a=sGoz7JHsf19Ea9hQSkxTog==:17 a=arxwEM4EAAAA:8 a=r1ClD_H3AAAA:8 a=N8B9JuSIAAAA:8 a=4Kr4G3XQG09caIPj_XUA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=Uc6TeVcjv5LBSVp_Dc4A:9 a=vEM4podYl_nZnF6C3agA:7 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=sGoz7JHsf19Ea9hQSkxTog==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 24.74.45.158 Received: from [24.74.45.158] ([24.74.45.158:61374] helo=EdAndersonPC) by cdptpa-oedge01.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id D9/26-27627-365800F4; Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:10:11 +0000 Message-ID: <73D136B8540C447593E3ABD6A63520CA@EdAndersonPC> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] RD1B Failure Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:57:04 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0049_01CC3FB0.E330C540" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8089.726 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8089.726 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0049_01CC3FB0.E330C540 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey, Dave Glad you didn't further challenge my Glider record {:>).=20 I was thinking that perhaps the stress of the Reno Races might be a = contributing factor to the gear box problem. Particularly if the shear = pin was designed for a N/A 13B. Anyhow, hopefully, it is that simple a = cause and you find no further damage. Send from Lake of The Ozarks resort - looking out over the waves and = reclining in a lounge chair in the cool morning breeze Ed Edward L. Anderson Anderson Electronic Enterprises LLC 305 Reefton Road Weddington, NC 28104 http://www.andersonee.com http://www.eicommander.com From: David Leonard=20 Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 11:58 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] RD1B Failure Today had a failure of my RD-1B gear drive. It couldn't have happened = at a better time, I was just taxiing off the runway at my home airport. = I just finished flying 200 mi. to Santa Paula to help Paul with the = getting of Mike Wills airplane back into the air. Flight home was = otherwise unevenful and beautiful. I didn't bother taking it apart, but = will do so tomorrow. Feels like I may have broken the sun gear pin = again but will have to wait until tomorrow to be sure. The strange = thing is that nothing particularly stressed it.=20 Sorry there is not cause I can report... a little suspense until = tomorrow. --=20 David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net http://RotaryRoster.net ------=_NextPart_000_0049_01CC3FB0.E330C540 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hey, Dave
 
Glad you didn't further challenge my Glider = record=20 {:>). 
 
 I was thinking that perhaps the stress of = the Reno=20 Races might be a contributing factor to the gear box problem.  = Particularly=20 if the shear pin was designed for a N/A 13B.  Anyhow, hopefully, it = is that=20 simple a cause and you find no further damage.
 
Send from Lake of The Ozarks resort - looking = out over the=20 waves and reclining in a lounge chair in the cool morning = breeze
 
Ed
 
Edward L. Anderson
Anderson Electronic = Enterprises=20 LLC
305 Reefton Road
Weddington, NC 28104
http://www.andersonee.com
http://www.eicommander.com

Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 11:58 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] RD1B Failure

Today had a failure of my RD-1B gear drive.  It = couldn't=20 have happened at a better time, I was just taxiing off the runway at my = home=20 airport.  I just finished flying 200 mi. to Santa Paula to help = Paul with=20 the getting of Mike Wills airplane back into the air.  Flight home = was=20 otherwise unevenful and beautiful.  I didn't bother taking it = apart, but=20 will do so tomorrow.  Feels like I may have broken the sun gear pin = again=20 but will have to wait until tomorrow to be sure.  The strange thing = is that=20 nothing particularly stressed it.

Sorry there is not cause I can = report... a little suspense until tomorrow.

-- =
David=20 Leonard

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