Bob wrote:
On May 21, 9:21 am, wrote:

One quick question, will a motorcycle chain system work for a prop?
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Dear Canuck (and the Group)

Do you mean like the one the Wright brothers used? :-)

The answer is a qualified yes. Experience with chain drives usually
causes people to seek some other method. The main problem is failures
due to lack of lubrication.

-R.S.Hoover

The Wrights had more than one shaft break. The chain drive is relatively
stiff. This is an advantage of the belt drive. It can quench those
ringing vibrations that wring shafts to failure.

Brian W