It would really be neat to have a
herringbone planetary set with a slightly
flexible external ring gear to permit enough
flex under load to ensure uniform loads on
the planet gears.  Dream on.

Bill

Tracy Crook wrote:

The Ford C6 doesn't have the herringbone but the splined bulkhead does give
the "flexibility" for the planet gear distribution.

Tracy Crook
rws@altavista.net
www.rotaryaviation.com

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