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Paul

I just talked to Doug Mueller about the shertz beam he says that he
looked at Bill Schertz? (the guy who came up with the idea) install
at his hanger and he utilized  two holes where the the bell housing
would normally attach. is this a normal install for the schertz
beam or is this something he added later?

Tony

He is talking about the original mounting where the beam was
sandwiched between Tracy's plate and the engine.

-- 
Blake C. Lewis


I don't think so. Bill never did one like that as far as I know.

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Nope,
Never had one between the redrive plate. Here is a picture after I added the
ears back to pickup another bolt from the pan, and had it powder coated.

Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser # 4045

What the ears do is distribute the lateral yaw loads due
to prop gyro action into the engine better. Very important
if you are doing aerobatics. Here is an early 3D
on the subject as well as Bill's picture.
This is a hat section instead of a open box section. Same
bending strength.

Paul Lamar



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