X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from pop-a065d14.pas.sa.earthlink.net ([207.217.121.252] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 933161 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 05 May 2005 01:53:25 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.217.121.252; envelope-from=mldsub@earthlink.net Received: from fl-204-215-42-200.dyn.sprint-hsd.net ([204.215.42.200] helo=philadelsc5rol) by pop-a065d14.pas.sa.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #10) id 1DTZHr-0003sP-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 04 May 2005 22:52:39 -0700 From: "Sanderson" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] CVT (continuously variable transmission) Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 01:52:42 -0400 Message-ID: <06a101c55136$a79e4b20$6401a8c0@philadelsc5rol> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_06A2_01C55115.208CAB20" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 In-reply-to: Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_06A2_01C55115.208CAB20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jim Bede tried it on the original BD-5. =20 -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Russell Duffy Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 6:51 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] CVT (continuously variable transmission) Greetings, =20 Here's a neat article on CVT's- HYPERLINK "http://auto.howstuffworks.com/cvt.htm"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.)=20 =20 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. =20 =20 Rusty --=20 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.3 - Release Date: 5/3/2005 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_06A2_01C55115.208CAB20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Jim=20 Bede tried it on the original BD-5.
 
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From: = Rotary motors in=20 aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 6:51 PM
To: = Rotary=20 motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] CVT (continuously = variable=20 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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