X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from frontend1.cwpanama.net ([201.225.225.167] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 932860 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 04 May 2005 19:31:15 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=201.225.225.167; envelope-from=rijakits@cwpanama.net Received: from [201.224.93.110] (HELO usuarioq3efog0) by frontend1.cwpanama.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.1) with SMTP id 41210708 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 04 May 2005 18:30:43 -0500 Message-ID: <012a01c55101$3e250d80$6e5de0c9@usuarioq3efog0> From: "rijakits" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] CVT (continuously variable transmission) Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 18:30:22 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0126_01C550D7.55135C10" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0126_01C550D7.55135C10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit MessageIn the power range we need, they are getting awewfully heavy. But maybe for your single-rotor one out of some cvt- ecobox might be right! An fixedpitch-c/s-prop-drive :)) Thomas Jakits ----- Original Message ----- From: Russell Duffy To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 5:50 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] CVT (continuously variable transmission) Greetings, Here's a neat article on CVT's- http://auto.howstuffworks.com/cvt.htm (At least skip to page 4 and 6 for the animated pictures if you've wondered how these work.) Has anyone heard of any research toward using these for PSRU's? I have no idea how heavy they are, or if they could be dumbed down from the factory computers, or if they could be made to survive. Sure would be a nice option if they could work. Rusty ------=_NextPart_000_0126_01C550D7.55135C10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
In the power range we need, they are getting = awewfully=20 heavy.
But maybe for your single-rotor one out of some = cvt-=20 ecobox might be right!
An fixedpitch-c/s-prop-drive :))
 
Thomas Jakits
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 = 5:50=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] CVT = (continuously=20 variable transmission)

Greetings,
 
Here's a neat = article on=20 CVT's-  http://auto.howstuffworks.com/cvt.htm  =20 (At = least skip=20 to page 4 and 6 for the animated pictures if you've wondered how these = work.)=20
 
Has anyone = heard of any=20 research toward using these for PSRU's?  I have no idea how heavy = they=20 are, or if they could be dumbed down from the factory computers, or if = they=20 could be made to survive.  Sure would be a nice option if they = could=20 work. 
 
Rusty
 
 
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