Mike T. wrote-
> According to the website, this engine was first used in the bk1.3
> single-seater. That design has the cylinders out in the breeze, but
> the cowling is fairly narrow in front.
The writeup and photos that appeared in The Experimenter were from 2014. If
anyone is interested in
http://www.sonerai.net/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3468.0;attach=611
2;image
This is a picture of a flywheel drive extension I found on the net on a
Sonerai. For some reason, these setups never caught on.
Kevin Golden
Now that I think about it, back in the 70s there was somebody
Great info here Chris! To my eye it would appear that the old style of rear
drive would be better with the bearing supporting the shaft than the open shaft
design of today.
On your magneto setup Evenrude made some boat motors with a belt drive
magneto. I saved a boat motor from the scr
Now that I think about it, back in the 70s there was somebody offering a
cast housing per Steve's dimensions. Never saw one. Steve's plans I have
are for fabricating the housing per the original.
On 11/25/2015 6:57 AM, tinyauto--- via KRnet wrote:
>
> That sounds simular to what I saw on th
I am talking about the drive Steve had many years ago. I was a cast "bullet"
extension housing with a prop extension shaft, anti-vibration link, and thrust
bearing. It was not a PSRU.
That sounds simular to what I saw on the Wittman V-Witt at the auction this
weekend. I should h
The Wittman extension is fabricated, not cast. The conical portion is
wrapped .125 aluminum sheet. There is a bearing holder in the nose for a
wheel bearing from some model of GM full-size front-drive sedan. The
extension shaft terminates in a taper that will take an old Continental
taper hub f
Ahhh, ...I found a picture of it.
https://www.google.com/search?q=great+planes+flywheel+drive&biw=1719&bih=982&tbm=isch&imgil=Isj_9lCjEKKcPM%253A%253BJ0xlsUd7_UL5xM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.n56ml.com%25252Fk97gathr.html&source=iu&pf=m&fir=Isj_9lCjEKKcPM%253A%252CJ0xlsUd7_UL5xM%252C_&usg=_
I am talking about the drive Steve had many years ago. I was a cast "bullet"
extension housing with a prop extension shaft, anti-vibration link, and thrust
bearing. It was not a PSRU.
Mike T via KRnet wrote:
> "He said he stopped marketing these because they didn't sell well do
> to the
"He said he stopped marketing these because they didn't sell well do
to the weight and cost."
Which one are you talking about? According to the Great Plains
website, the flywheel drive is the lightest one and the cheapest one.
It does have some oddities, however. There's a secondary ignition run
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