X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.72] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 933983 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 05 May 2005 17:29:20 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.72; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050505212834.VMJV2434.imf24aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Thu, 5 May 2005 17:28:34 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] re; CVT (continuously variable transmission) Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 16:28:53 -0500 Message-ID: <057d01c551b9$6fa8f2f0$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_057E_01C5518F.86D2EAF0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_057E_01C5518F.86D2EAF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable However I always wondered why they're not used with Rotax engines in = ultra lights? Since the Rotax is the power for Ski-Doo, I'd have expected that someone would have used the combination in an UL aircraft. But since it didn't apply to my needs I didn't think about it for long. =20 Thanks Todd. Very interesting. Can you guess what one of these CVT's = would weigh, and what you could get a new, or good used one for? There aren't = a lot of snowmobile salvage yards where I live :-) =20 Why don't you try a pulley type CVT on one of your multitude of planes?=20 =20 Starting to think about it :-) =20 How many do you have now? And does your wife know? How many actually = fly? :-) =20 Counting the gyro that I won't get until the 22nd, I currently have the = RV-3 (flying), a Kolb Slingshot (needs to be re-covered and put back together with a single rotor engine), a Sonerai-IIL (project, being sold when I = get a chance to get the engine running and advertise it), and finally the = gyro (not finished, needs blades, engine, and someone who knows how to fly = it). And yes, she knows that she'll never park in the garage again. =20 Rusty (off to fit my slightly larger CAS o-ring) ------=_NextPart_000_057E_01C5518F.86D2EAF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

However I always wondered why they're not used with = Rotax=20 engines in ultra
lights? Since the Rotax is the power for Ski-Doo, = I'd have=20 expected that
someone would have used the combination in an UL = aircraft. But=20 since it didn't
apply to my needs I didn't think about it for=20 long.

 
Thanks = Todd.  Very=20 interesting.  Can you guess what one of these CVT's would weigh, = and what=20 you could get a new, or good used one for?  There aren't a lot of=20 snowmobile salvage yards where I live :-)
 
Why don't you try a pulley type CVT on one of your = multitude=20 of planes?
 
Starting to think about it = :-)
 
How many do you have now?  And=20 does your wife know? How many actually fly? :-)
 
Counting = the gyro that I=20 won't get until the 22nd, I currently have the RV-3 (flying), a Kolb = Slingshot=20 (needs to be re-covered and put back together with a single rotor = engine), a=20 Sonerai-IIL (project, being sold when I get a chance to get the engine = running=20 and advertise it),  and finally the gyro (not finished, needs = blades,=20 engine, and someone who knows how to fly it).  And yes, she knows = that she'll=20 never park in the garage again.  


Rusty (off to fit my slightly larger CAS=20 o-ring)
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