"Jim Vincent" wrote in message
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The drum diameter has nothing to do with the torque!!!

Sure it does. The rope has a certain amount of tension on it, usually
measured
in lbs. The rope is pulled off the drum at a certain distance from the
center
or rotation. That distance is the moment arm. The torque is the tension
X
moment arm, hence inch lbs or ft lbs.


Jim Vincent
N483SZ
illspam

And, in practice, constantly changing, generally increasing, depending on
design and layup.

Frank Whiteley