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<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Bill, I am shocked. How DARE you speak out against the traditions of our clan. They have been passed down to us from the ancients, the time of the Sacred Wrights! They protect us from evil and chanting them pleases the gods of flight instruction. Recant or be shunned! Funny you should mention it though, I never believed those stories. There was never any data to back them up and I am a freak when it comes to data. Statistically, every person in this country has one testicle, on average, except Don Goetz, who now has an extra set in brass. Statistically, if your parents didn't have any children then neither will you. Statistically, the most likely time for an engine failure is when it is running. Since running comprises such a small percentage of an engines life (horologically speaking) why not just eliminate it? Wouldn't this reduce engine failures drastically without detracting from an engines primary function of counterbalancing the tail of the aircraft? That "Over Square" bit, where does THAT come from? Me thinks it was a joke played by a flight instructor on an unsuspecting student that worked so well it was passed on to other flight instructors at one of their secret handshake meetings held in the tower at midnight. It sure isn't based in the physics of the engine. Engine stresses are a function of RPM (inertial and friction loads) and BMEP (combustion loads) and vary from one engine configuration to another. BMEP isn't even a direct function of MP since temperature, timing and fuel flow all come into the mix. IMHO the cable will snap at the first station because at each station the same load is added but at the first station the most cable is paid out so at this station the cable will stretch the furthest, making the cable the longest, thereby making the derating factor the largest. Another contributing factor is that the bend radius of the cable at the drum will be the smallest when the most cable paid out. Think outside the box. What box? There is a box? Regards Brent Regan >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>