Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.169.140] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2983085 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 08 Feb 2004 20:31:24 -0500 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 8 Feb 2004 17:31:24 -0800 Received: from 67.24.246.212 by bay3-dav110.bay3.hotmail.com with DAV; Mon, 09 Feb 2004 01:31:24 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [67.24.246.212] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: muffler hangers? Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 20:31:24 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0011.2700 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0005_01C3EE82.85544F00" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Feb 2004 01:31:24.0245 (UTC) FILETIME=[6DEBA050:01C3EEAC] ------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C3EE82.85544F00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Me too. I also use the ss strap method. Works great (300+ hours) and si= nce the hangars are edge-on to the slip stream, they are low drag as well= Tracy =20 (still flying the spintech but have a Flowmaster brand Hushmaster II = on the way. It looks more aerodynamic than the spintech but don't know i= f it will stay together.) ----- Original Message ----- From: Haywire Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 5:24 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: muffler hangers? Hi Rusty; I used some 3/4" stainless steel banding. When I built my own "SpinTe= ch", I welded on mounting tabs at each end. I used 3/16" SS "pop" rivets = to fasten the banding to the muffler and to the fuselage mounting points.= It made a secure yet flexible mount (but not too flexible). After 35 hou= rs of engine running including 17.5 hours of flight (and a few minutes of= gliding :-), it still looks as it did when I installed it. I checked it = 2 nights ago when I was removing some panels for other maint. S. Todd Bartrim Turbo 13B RV-9Endurance C-FSTB http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm "Whatever you vividly imagine, Ardently desire, Sincerely believe in, = Enthusiastically act upon, Must inevitably come to pass". =20 ------=_NextPart_001_0005_01C3EE82.85544F00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Me too.  I also use t= he ss strap method.  Works great (300+ hours) and since the hangars = are edge-on to the slip stream, they are low drag as well.
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Tracy 
 (still flying the spintech bu= t have a Flowmaster  brand   Hushmaster II on the way.&nbs= p; It looks more aerodynamic than the spintech but don't know if it will = stay together.)
 
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From: Haywire
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 5:24 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: muffler hangers?
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Hi Rusty;
    I used so= me 3/4" stainless steel banding. When I built my own "SpinTech", I welded= on mounting tabs at each end. I used 3/16" SS "pop" rivets to fasten the= banding to the muffler and to the fuselage mounting points. It made a se= cure yet flexible mount (but not too flexible). After 35 hours of engine = running including 17.5 hours of flight (and a few minutes of gliding :-),= it still looks as it did when I installed it. I checked it 2 nights ago = when I was removing some panels for other maint.
 

S. Todd Bartrim
Turbo 13B RV-9Enduranc= e
C-FSTB
http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm

=    "Whatever you vividly imagine, Ardently desire, Sincerely be= lieve in, Enthusiastically act upon, Must inevitably come to pass".

 
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