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May 22nd 09, 12:36 PM
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AN ENGINE FOR HOMEBUILDERS
Bob wrote:
On May 21, 9:21 am, wrote: One quick question, will a motorcycle chain system work for a prop? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 
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