"Bob" wrote in message
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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

There are some other problems with chain drive. Rotorway helicopters used a
triple row chain drive for their "150"hp engine for some years with an oil
bath. Chain life wasn't that long and oil leaks from the bath would get on
the belts below effectively disconnecting the engine.



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