Forgot the link... http://www.n56ml.com/corvair/ , last image at the bottom...
Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com website at http://www.N56ML.com -------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Langford" <ml at n56ml.com> To: "KRnet" <krnet at list.krnet.org> Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 5:22 AM Subject: Re: KR> Prop height > Paul Visk wrote: > >> Can someone tell me the distance between the bottom of the firewall and >> the center line of a corvair engine? I might have a 56x60 prop. I need >> to know how long the nose and main gear needs to be so I don't make >> rumble strips down the runway. > > See the image at the bottom of > Can someone tell me the distance between > the bottom of the firewall and the center line of a corvair engine? I > might have a 56x60 prop. I need to know how long the nose and main gear > needs to be so I don't make rumble strips down the runway. You need one > more measurement to make to get your number, crank centerline to the > bottom of the case, but that should be easy for you.. The 8.25" number is > bottom of firewall to bottom of case. > > A 56" prop is pushing it, somewhat. I started out with a 52" prop, then > went to 54" props (and I killed one of those in a deliberate nose-low > landing), and after a lot of experience went to a 56" prop, but you need > to keep the tail low and be cognizant that there's not a lot of room for > the prop clearance out front... > > Mark Langford > ML at N56ML.com > website at http://www.N56ML.com > -------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
