Lycoming, Continental, and Franklin also use aluminum push rods on their horizontally-opposed engines. The ends have polished steel ball- type inserts though,...
Hello All - VW beetles also get away with aluminium pushrods as described. Back in the late 60's when I was dabbling in rallying I shortened a set of them for...
Thanks Chris. Yup, that was the question. Are aluminum connecting rods reliable? I still have not found a definitive answer. However I have looked at some...
Hi Rob - back in the 60's Triumph twin motorcycles used light alloy rods - revved to 6500 with no problems. Always felt disgustingly light in hand - but never...
Thanks Edi, I'll look into the Triumph rods. I guess I better get off my butt and pick up some serious books on engine design. My experience has been...
Hi Rob - why don't you spend a couple of years flying sailplanes - stay with it until you have done a few X-country flights - just in case :-) Every landing a...
Wow! I thought powered airplanes were exciting! It probably would be a good idea to get some practice with off airport landings. I've been talking to some...
Hi Rob - did I mention that sailplanes have no engines? No deathly coughs and unexpected silences. No expensive parts to buy and fit. Clean hands maintenance. ...
More off-topic - Edi, you might want to have the CFI modify his trick to approach the slopes at 45 deg in case the ridge lift changes or rotor develops by the...
Hi Chris - that all happened some 20 years ago. Our instructors are all pretty experienced - the approach would have been made at something like 30 degrees to...
P&W and most other production radials don't even use shims, they just let each cylinder run where it runs based on the master and link rods. They do however...
Where are you located, Edi? Chris ... like 30 ... hasn't gone ... to make ... away ... fly into ... trying ... last minute ... Antonov 2 and ... cargo ... ...
Does everyone know about the Aircraft Engine Historical Society website? It has tons of info on airplane engines. There are loads of pictures and lots of...
Are there any suitable for ultralight use radial engines available? I'm not a machinist, so perhaps I'm in an inapproiate for me group...? I'd love to have...
... available? I'm ... group...? I'd ... What ... Jack was tinkering with the idea of a three cylinder radial a few years ago. Don't know how it went. From...
I thought I saw a photo of a 3-cylinder radial once, but I can't seem to find it again. Maybe I'm thinking of a two cylinder VW. ... don't. ... a ... these ...
Try looking at www.compactradialengines.com/home.html Regards Paul ... From: aachanis76 To: HCIRadialbuilder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 1:33...
Do also a Google search for : Verner engines If you are unable to find them on the net thjrough a search, email me and I will dig out the link for you. They...
Hi I've just joined, I'm from Motueka New Zealand. Peace and plenty AL R Rowntree ... From: wellblastmedown To: HCIRadialbuilder@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Here's the long winded progress report... I've been doing some redesign. Chips will fly at an unprecedented pace once things are finalized. I'm actually...
Jim Thanks for the update. How about some pictures? Your crank seems to be the 100,000 hour part! We fooled with cam profile on the seven and OHV seven with...
Hi Jack ; Can you send me some more info (perhaps a link?) on this Aero Museum in Brussels please ? Sincerely, Woody ... From: Jack <jack1@...> Subject:...
Woody The museum is an annex of the military museum. Mainly a bunch of un-restored planes, but quite interesting. The main museum downplays the collection...
Jim,Jack and other builders- I'm the bloke from the bottom end of New Zealand- and like Jim have taken a job 150 miles from my workshop- maintaining...
Many thanks. Do they have an internet page/link ? Do you live close-by ? Thanks, Woody ... From: Jack <jack1@...> Subject: Re: [HCI Radialbuilder] Re:...
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