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Old January 19th 06, 06:48 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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Default Corvair conversion engines - cracked crank link


"Cal Vanize" wrote

Good points all.

The point that stood out most for me was the part about the crank from the
engine that William built for his own demo 601. From the article: "This
engine represents a standard installation, albeit one that was flown at
its limits by Gus"... "showed stress fractures on both sides of the area
in question." at 200 hours. "no nitride"

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Yes, that paragraph does seem to run contrary to the rest of the _long_
website's information. So what gives, others in the know?
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Jim in NC