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Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.68] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b2) with ESMTP id 3188878 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 24 Apr 2004 22:32:00 -0400 Received: from rad ([65.0.149.119]) by imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040425023157.TKZE1702.imf20aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Sat, 24 Apr 2004 22:31:57 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: 2.85 redrive _ Tracy question enclosed Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 21:31:57 -0500 Message-ID: <000001c42a6d$7b4185b0$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C42A43.926B7DB0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C42A43.926B7DB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable wouldn't the most stylish approach be a new motor mount plate? that way = you can reposition the prop where you want, too. =20 Marko=20 =20 I asked about this a week or two ago, and Fred said that it could = probably be done. The problem is that it will screw up tons of items, to the = point where it just isn't worth doing. Also, today I noticed that it doesn't = look possible to move the engine enough by using the mount plate. The top = rings of the mount are only about 3/8" from the engine, so the engine can't be moved enough to remove the offset. There would have to be a whole lot = more space to move, in order to A- correct the offset, and B- keep the prop = hub in the correct position. Just ain't gonna happen. =20 =20 I measured the actual offset of the prop today, and it's 1.26 degrees to = the left. The gear appears to be about .2 degrees to the right. If I = offset the mount, I'd end up using a .5" shim on the left side, to give me a = zero offset for the prop. This would give me a 1 degree offset to the right = for the main landing gear. I think I could probably live with this. As I = see it, this is my only reasonable option. =20 =20 I don't know what I'll do yet. I signed up for a -C drive today, and = sent my deposit, but I'm sure I could put that toward my prop when Tracy = comes up with a final price for shipping. The smart thing to do, would be to = wait and see what it will cost to convert my B drive to a C, and take that = time to clean up the airframe, and get some good numbers using Tracy's old = prop. At that point, I could decide if I wanted to pursue this. =20 =20 What I'd really like to know from Tracy, is what his current climb rate = is. He said his VSI is pegged, at what value? Also, his EM-2 has a VSI, = which I'm sure isn't pegged. This will make or break my 2.85 drive decision. = =20 Cheers, Rusty (worked on wheel pants, and adding coolant, flying tomorrow) =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C42A43.926B7DB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

wouldn't the most stylish approach be a new motor mount plate? = that way=20 you can reposition the prop where you want, too.

Marko

I asked about=20 this a week or two ago, and Fred said that it could probably be = done. The=20 problem is that it will screw up tons of items, to the point where it = just isn't=20 worth doing. Also, today I noticed that it doesn't look possible = to move=20 the engine enough by using the mount plate. The top rings of the = mount are=20 only about 3/8" from the engine, so the engine can't be moved = enough=20 to remove the offset. There would have to be = a whole lot=20 more space to move, in order to A- correct the offset, and B- keep the = prop hub=20 in the correct position. Just ain't gonna=20 happen.

I measured the=20 actual offset of the prop today, and it's 1.26 degrees to the = left. The=20 gear appears to be about .2 degrees to the right. If I offset the = mount,=20 I'd end up using a .5" shim on the left side, to give me a zero = offset for=20 the prop. This would give me a 1 degree offset to the = right for=20 the main landing gear. I think I could probably live = with=20 this. As I see it, this is my only reasonable=20 option.

I don't = know what I'll=20 do yet. I signed up for a -C drive today, and sent my = deposit, but=20 I'm sure I could put that toward my prop when Tracy comes up = with a=20 final price for shipping. The smart thing to do, would be to wait = and see=20 what it will cost to convert my B drive to a C, and take that time to = clean up=20 the airframe, and get some good numbers using Tracy's old prop. At = that=20 point, I could decide if I wanted to pursue this. =20

What I'd = really like=20 to know from Tracy, is what his current climb rate is. He said his = VSI is=20 pegged, at what value? Also, his EM-2 has a VSI, which I'm sure = isn't=20 pegged. This will make or break my 2.85 drive=20 decision.

Cheers,

Rusty = (worked on wheel=20 pants, and adding coolant, flying tomorrow) =20

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