Return-Path: Received: from mailout2.pacific.net.au ([61.8.0.85] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 615895 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 21 Jan 2005 05:55:31 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=61.8.0.85; envelope-from=peon@pacific.net.au Received: from mailproxy2.pacific.net.au (mailproxy2.pacific.net.au [61.8.0.87]) by mailout2.pacific.net.au (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-7.1) with ESMTP id j0LAsxHn009097 for ; Fri, 21 Jan 2005 21:54:59 +1100 Received: from ar1 (ppp2CCB.dyn.pacific.net.au [61.8.44.203]) by mailproxy2.pacific.net.au (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-7.1) with SMTP id j0LAsvxG009757 for ; Fri, 21 Jan 2005 21:54:58 +1100 Message-ID: <004101c4ffa7$5e605790$cb2c083d@ar1> From: "Leon" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] front rotor damage Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 21:52:56 +1100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003E_01C50003.90D4BC50" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003E_01C50003.90D4BC50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageYea Rusty, That damage looks like it either happened before the engine was = assembled (maybe in shipping, but the cardboard cocntainers are pretty = robust), or the motor might have "swallowed". The rotor material is = pretty soft, so it bruises easily. Irrespective, the marks aren't = anything to worry about at all. You ought to see what happens if they = swallow a split washer, or a 12mm nut!! Yee Hah! Hoo Roo, Leon=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 1:49 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] front rotor damage Greetings, I'm just starting to clean up the reusable parts, and found some = damage on the front (good) rotor. Attached are some pics that show the = damage. Try as I might, I can't see any signs of damage to the rotor = housing, which is hard to believe. I'd sure think the force required to = dent in a steel rotor, would at least make a mark on an aluminum = housing. These were new rotors that Bruce ordered, and installed when = he reworked my engine originally. Has anyone ever seen a new rotor show = up with damage like this attributed to shipping? =20 I ordered two new rotors for the RV-3 rebuild, and this one will go in = the single rotor engine eventually. =20 Cheers, Rusty -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_003E_01C50003.90D4BC50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Yea Rusty,
 
That damage looks like it either = happened before=20 the engine was assembled (maybe in shipping,  but the cardboard = cocntainers=20 are pretty robust),  or the motor might have "swallowed".  The = rotor=20 material is pretty soft,  so it bruises easily.  = Irrespective, =20 the marks aren't anything to worry about at all.  You ought to see = what=20 happens if they swallow a split washer,  or a 12mm nut!!  Yee=20 Hah!
 
Hoo Roo,
 
Leon 
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From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 = 1:49=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] front = rotor=20 damage

Greetings,
 
I'm just = starting to=20 clean up the reusable parts, and found some damage on the front (good) = rotor.  Attached are some pics that show the damage.  Try as = I=20 might, I can't see any signs of damage to the rotor housing, which is = hard to=20 believe.  I'd sure think the force required to dent in a steel = rotor,=20 would at least make a mark on an aluminum housing.   These = were new=20 rotors that Bruce ordered, and installed when he reworked my engine=20 originally.  Has anyone ever seen a new rotor show up with damage = like=20 this attributed to shipping?   
 
I ordered two = new rotors=20 for the RV-3 rebuild, and this one will go in the single = rotor engine=20 eventually.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty
 

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