Neal@F14
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Does anyone know if anybody out there has taken up making the 11-12lb inertia rings like Mark Landoll used to make?
Seems like there is still a small market for such devices, for those who'd rather put the extra weight onto the flywheel instead of in the form of a heavy crush plate in front of a wood prop... also in the case of a ground adjustable composite prop, an inertia ring bolted to the flywheel is the only way you could add this kind of weight.
I've got a friend with a machine shop and was wondering if I should maybe ask him if he's interested in carving out a few of these rings.
EDIT: Well scratch the idea of my machine shop buddy making them for sale... he's not interested in making airplane parts for sale due to liability concerns. He'd make me a one-off ring for my own plane however, but I've already got a genuine Landoll 11lb ring. Would like to have a few more pounds though. Maybe I'll look into seeing if one thick enough to be 15-16 lbs could be made to fit, as I could still use a few more lbs weight up front. Oh well.
Seems like there is still a small market for such devices, for those who'd rather put the extra weight onto the flywheel instead of in the form of a heavy crush plate in front of a wood prop... also in the case of a ground adjustable composite prop, an inertia ring bolted to the flywheel is the only way you could add this kind of weight.
I've got a friend with a machine shop and was wondering if I should maybe ask him if he's interested in carving out a few of these rings.
EDIT: Well scratch the idea of my machine shop buddy making them for sale... he's not interested in making airplane parts for sale due to liability concerns. He'd make me a one-off ring for my own plane however, but I've already got a genuine Landoll 11lb ring. Would like to have a few more pounds though. Maybe I'll look into seeing if one thick enough to be 15-16 lbs could be made to fit, as I could still use a few more lbs weight up front. Oh well.
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