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Remember the field strip downs between flights? We had it down to 40 min. Etch,
clean, new piston,Flip the head gasket and back in the air 40 min. We have come along way since then............... Scrappman Mark Smith wrote: > Flybi26 wrote: > > > > Why is it that chain redrives are not seen on U/L aircraft? Just looking for a > > GOOD reason or two. > > Thanks!!!!!!!!!!! > > The only thing keeping man bound to earth, is the lack of imagination, > > ingenuity and hard work. > > The Soarmaster is the only chain drive I have ever seen on a ul. > > It worked very well after I had the gears hardened. > > It was a bit noisy and ran inside an aluminum enclosure to hold the > lubricant. > > I would guess at that point in time, the life of the parts in the drive > far exceeded that of the Chrysler engine used thereon. > > Nowadays, if I cant get 300 hundred troublefree hours from an > engine/gearbox combination, they are the wrong parts ! Back then, we > considered an afternoon of flying without a rebuild a good day. > > The Rotax gearbox is pretty great in my opinion and will handle the > present day HP requirements very well and troublefree too. > -- > > Mark Smith > Tri-State Kite Sales http://www.trikite.com > 1121 N Locust St > Mt Vernon, IN 47620 mailto:mark@trikite.com |
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