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Old September 12th 07, 08:32 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Maxwell
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Default What GA needs


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Maxwell wrote:
Vibration - Hard for me to understand with today's technology, why we are
still flying aircraft with reciprocating engines, hard coupled to
flywheels (propellers). Every other vehicle I can think of provides some
kind of dampening between the engine and final drive. Would make a
tremendous deference in creature comforts, if not reliability as well.


Reliability? Wouldn't it just be adding another potential point of
failure?


Well I suppose it could, but certainly wouldn't have to be a given.
Torsional vibration devices in other vehicles don't seem to be common causes
of wear or failure. But the amount of vibration they can eliminate, could
very be helpful in reducing fatigue in other systems. It might even be
useful in reducing weight of things like the prop itself.


 




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