Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.103] (HELO ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 880746 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 17 Apr 2005 07:40:54 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.103; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-185-127.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.185.127]) by ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j3HBe6L5008089 for ; Sun, 17 Apr 2005 07:40:08 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000801c54342$3bba6120$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: New rotors, New housings Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 07:40:19 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C54320.B4685CC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C54320.B4685CC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [FlyRotary] Re: New rotors, New housings ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ken Welter=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 12:05 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: New rotors, New housings I am surprised you never heard of it as its just common practice = with people I know that are drag racing. Rob told me to do this when I showed him a set of rotors that had = signs of scuffing at the tips and the side housing also showed scuffing = from the tips digging in, Rob said that he has never seen any problems = with compression loss or anything and theres no problem having them lose = but there is problems having them tight, I have over 1000 hrs running = them like this and have never seen the scuffing at the tips that I had = in the early days, its cheep insurance. Dave Atkins also clearances his rotors but he only cuts one side. Ken That's off each side, Rob at Pineapple racing takes 20 = thousandths off each side but I figured the 15 should do it. Ken=20 Hi Ken, Why is it that you do this? I've never heard Leon, Lynn, or Bruce = mention this being necessary. =20 Cheers, Rusty (waiting for contractor season, so I can start shooting them) ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C54320.B4685CC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [FlyRotary] Re: New rotors, New housings
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ken=20 Welter
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 = 12:05=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: New = rotors, New=20 housings

  I am surprised you never heard of it = as its=20 just common practice with people I know that are drag = racing.
  Rob told me to do this when I showed = him a set=20 of rotors that had signs of scuffing at the tips and the side housing = also=20 showed scuffing from the tips digging in, Rob said that he has never = seen any=20 problems with compression loss or anything and theres no problem = having them=20 lose but there is problems having them tight, I have over 1000 hrs = running=20 them like this and have never seen the scuffing at the tips that I had = in the=20 early days, its cheep insurance.
  Dave Atkins also clearances his = rotors but he=20 only cuts one side.
 
  Ken
 





   That's off each side, = Rob at=20 Pineapple racing takes 20 thousandths off each side but I figured = the 15=20 should do it.
    Ken 
 
Hi=20 Ken,
 
Why is it=20 that you do this?  I've never heard Leon, Lynn, or = Bruce=20 mention this being necessary.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty=20 (waiting for contractor season, so I can start shooting=20 them)
 

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