Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #66763
From: Finn Lassen finn.lassen@verizon.net <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: PSRU thrust bearing/washer
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:24:13 -0400
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
On 4/28/2021 11:22 PM, Matt Boiteau mattboiteau@gmail.com wrote:
but a planetary gear, doesn't it only need a splash of oil for lub?

No clue, but do have a vague memory of gears need cooling. So I suspect that oil flow do more than just lubricate.

In the RD-1C there are bronze (I forget the proper term -- solid?)  bearings.

And at your input shaft RPMs ("engine RPM is 8250"), wow!

Finn


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