No, I haven't, but I've only been around full-size aviation for about
5 years. What got me to thinking about a cable was reading about an
engine that lost one blade of its prop, and the thing shook so
violently that the engine mount broke and the only thing holding the
engine is place was some wiring, throttle cable, etc. After reading
that, I figured that a few ounces of weight spent on a cable couldn't
hurt. I used 3/16" stainless steel, encircling the engine, through
the firewall, around the framework and back out through the firewall,
and then used 4 clamps on the overlapping cable.
Lynn Matteson
Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
Jabiru 2200, #2062, 814.7 hrs
Countdown to 1000 hrs~185 to go
Sensenich 62"x46" Wood prop
Electroair direct-fire ignition system
Rotec TBI-40 injection
Status: flying (and learning)
On Nov 15, 2009, at 9:12 PM, KITFOXZ@aol.com wrote:
> Thanks Lynn, But, have you ever heard of a prop failure/loss or
> bird strike that actually resulted in complete engine departure?
>
> In a message dated 11/15/2009 8:51:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> lynnmatt@jps.net writes:
> I put one on mine, John, just so I could stop worrying about that
> aspect of flight and worry about other things. Of course, I fly
> behind a Jabiru, so maybe it's justified. : )
>
> Lynn Matteson
> Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
> Jabiru 2200, #2062, 814.7 hrs
> Countdown to 1000 hrs~185 to go
> Sensenich 62"x46" Wood prop
> Electroair direct-fire ignition system
> Rotec TBI-40 injection
> Status: flying (and learning)
> do not archive
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