Paul wrote:

A guy tried to use a stock RX7 manual transmission locked in second gear
as a cheap PSRU. It eventually stripped the gears but the output shaft

would

also have failed in any event sooner or later.

That would be George Graham, right?  I thought he was still flying it without
problems.

Russell Kent

Right.

Paul Lamar

  The transmission hit a torsional resonance during a ground run up and was
totally destroyed.  He was working on an improved version last I heard from him.

Bill

He is now flying again.

--
Perry Mick
Duckt N7XR
http://www.ductedfan.com

 
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