John Slade wrote:

losing the engine if you lose a prop blade; my understanding
is that the vibration will usually tear an engine off the firewall
before you can get it shut down.

The cable might be a good idea. However, I only know of one lost prop blade
incident. Dave Dormier's heat muff went through the prop and took out a
blade on his Cozy IV. He said the canard was vibrating so fast he couldn't
see it, but there were no reported engine mount problems. He dead stick
landed safely at a nearby field.

A lot depends on the motor mount and how it is fastened to the fuselage.
>From what I have seen of Burt's EZ motor mount designs I would not
count on the wimpy aluminum angle bonded into the fuselage
stringers to withstand the extreme loads. I can't say about the Velocity or
the Cozy. Use a cable to be safe.

Apparently losing an engine in a canard is not necessarily fatal.
A Vari-Eze lost the whole engine a few years ago and still landed.
Not something I would want to try since I know my nose gets
very heavy with no engine.

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

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