Can you make some of these plates for us Blake?
It would be really really cool if you could pocket these patterns
out of the motor plate. I got the dimensions.
Cosmetically it would look very professional and would add a tremendous
amount of credibility to rotary engines in airplanes. What we have
now looks a bit crude and home made. Not to mention the two or three
pounds of weight savings. I think you could get as much as $300 for
these things. I'll send you mine so you can use that as a prototype.
Also a two piece end housing like this might be a good project.
Paul Lamar
How many others would be interested in a PSRU/plate like this?
Paul Lamar
I'm interested in one. Mine is for an RV-4 and though I'm not
planning to use the wide mounts on this picture I need something like this
to mount Tracy's redrive (when he gets the 2.85 version ready).. Of course
this would be a batch operation but one with only the starter mount
sticking out would be nice.
$300? Well...that would have to look real pretty for $300 (yes,
I'm a cheapbastard).
My memory fails me, does the thickness need to stay the same for
Tracy's redrive or can it be thinner if I'm not using it for the motor mount?
Mike
Mike McGee, RV-4 N996RV, O320-E2G, Aurora, OR
13B in gestation mode
Yes it needs to be 1/2 inch thick. The web could be as little as 1/8 inch thick
in the bottom of the pockets. What width would you like for the motor mount
brackets?
Paul Lamar
Paul do you have this as a DXF, DWG, NFL, STL, VDA, SAT, or IGES format? (DXF, DWG or
IGES MasterCam seems to like the best)
Blake
This is Bill Schertz version of Tracy's drawing but as I recall one or
two dimensions were wrong. It is also higher than it need be at 17 inches.
Blake, if you leave the outboard elephant ears blank
people can cut them to any width motor mount spread they want.
This will make more people happy.
Paul Lamar
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