X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.12.136.170] (HELO imo-m11.mail.aol.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with ESMTP id 2221558 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:44:14 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.136.170; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-m11.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.2.) id q.d32.12eaf11b (14501) for ; Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:43:33 -0400 (EDT) From: WRJJRS@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:43:33 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Gear mesh area? Was [FlyRotary] Re: Gear redrives.com To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1185860613" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5042 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1185860613 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 7/28/2007 6:26:57 PM Pacific Standard Time, eanderson@carolina.rr.com writes: Thanks, Tracy Suspicions confirmed! It just seem a more sophisticated method of transferring power from shaft to shaft than a Spur gear. But, as you mentioned, as long as it is designed to me the loads, conditions and environment, any number of methods of power transfer work, belts, gears, hydraulic, turbine wheels, etc. However, for simplicity, weight and cost, its hard to beat a planetary gear set. Just my opinion of course. Ed Ed, Proper calculation and operation will allow many systems to work. One of the most innovative I've seen is the Cozy from Venezuela using 2 Suzuki engines driving 2 counterrotating props all driven by v-belts! they flew the plane to Oshkosh twice. I believe Rotorway uses 5 matched v-belts as the primary drive on their kit helecopter. Bill Jepson ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour -------------------------------1185860613 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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Ed,

Proper calculation and operation will allow many systems to work.= One=20 of the most innovative I've seen is the Cozy from Venezuela using 2 Suzuki=20 engines driving 2 counterrotating props all driven by v-belts! they flew the= =20 plane to Oshkosh twice. I believe Rotorway uses 5 matched v-belts as t= he=20 primary drive on their kit helecopter.

Bill Jepson

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