X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c4) with ESMTP id 2698268 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:31:48 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 ([24.74.103.61]) by cdptpa-omta02.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20080129153108.OPEV12601.cdptpa-omta02.mail.rr.com@edward2> for ; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:31:08 +0000 Message-ID: <000b01c8628b$fef27d60$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Emailing: damage24.jpg Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:31:19 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01C86262.15DC1100" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C86262.15DC1100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I agree, Bob, there is no way that apex seal could come out of its = recess without that part of the rotor being broken off. Those small = parts can be illusive, particularly when you turn the rotor upside down = to place it on the e shaft - make certain you use good Vaseline or = halomire stickum {:>). Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: bmears9413@aol.com=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:24 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Emailing: damage24.jpg I would say that was an assembly problem. notice how clean the rotors = are. I bet that motor never started -----Original Message----- From: Ed Anderson To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 7:47 am Subject: [FlyRotary] Emailing: damage24.jpg I thought when I had the small triangular part of the apex seal caught = between rotor and housing was a very rare and unusal failure mode. But, = apparently there are more dramatic ones - here is a photo of one with = the corner seal embedded in the face of the rotor - How did it get = there?? Impressive! Yes, the rotor housing that shoved it into the rotor was = trashed as well. Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html [Image Removed]=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail! ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C86262.15DC1100 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I agree, Bob, there is no way that apex seal = could come=20 out of its recess without that part of the rotor being broken off. = Those=20 small parts can be illusive, particularly when you turn the rotor upside = down to=20 place it on the e shaft - make certain you use good Vaseline or halomire = stickum=20 {:>).

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 bmears9413@aol.com
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 = 9:24=20 AM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Emailing:=20 damage24.jpg

I would say that was an assembly problem. notice how = clean the=20 rotors are. I bet that motor never started

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From: Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com&g= t;
To:=20 Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent:=20 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 7:47 am
Subject: [FlyRotary] Emailing:=20 damage24.jpg

I thought when I had the small triangular part = of the=20 apex seal caught between rotor and housing was a very rare and unusal = failure=20 mode. But, apparently there are more dramatic ones - here is a = photo of=20 one with the corner seal embedded in the face of the rotor - How did = it get=20 there??

Impressive! Yes, the rotor housing that = shoved it=20 into the rotor was trashed as well.

Ed

Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary = Powered
Matthews,=20 NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.comhttp://www.andersonee.com
http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW=
http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html

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