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1. 10:11 AM - Re: RV8-List Digest: 3 Msgs - 09/20/09 (Speedy11@aol.com)
2. 10:40 AM - Re: Front Mounted Governor vs. Rear Mounted Governor (Speedy11@aol.com)
3. 07:20 PM - Aerobatics and Instrument Damage (PeterHunt1@aol.com)
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| Subject: | Re: RV8-List Digest: 3 Msgs - 09/20/09 |
Probably - but you are the only one who needs to be happy with it. So, be
as fussy as you like.
Stan
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Am I fussing too much under the hood? ;-)
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| Subject: | Re: Front Mounted Governor vs. Rear Mounted Governor |
Matt,
Now I'm starting to catch on. I wondered why you were using a McCauley
governor. You're using it to avoid buying another one.
Good idea, but it may not work too well. I have the MT governor with the
MT prop on the IO-390 and, although there were some problems to solve, it
works reasonably well. There are problems to solve no matter which one you
use. Nothing is bolt on.
Stan Sutterfield
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I just discovered something very interesting. The gear ratio is different
between
a Front mounted governor and a Rear mounted governor - .947 to 1 (front)
vs.
.866 to 1 (rear). So that means that the McCauley governor that I have
that
I originally purchased for use with and O-360 won't even work with the
IO-390.
This page from the PCU5000 web site is very informative:
http://www.pcu5000.com/pcu5000x.htm
It details the various ratios and what not.
I also found a PDF on the dimensions of the MT governor that Van's sells:
http://www.mt-propeller.com/pdf/manuals/e-1048.pdf
This MT governor is also 1" shorter than the McCauley governor similar to
the PCU5000:
http://www.pcu5000.com/pcu5000x_spec.pdf
In this picture of the PCU5000:
http://www.pcu5000.com/index_i/hmpg_pic.gif
the PCU5000 shows an auxiliary control arm that might be very helpful in
pushing
the control cable out of the way of the fiberglass intake. Although, I
think
that just moving the control arm in by 1" compared to the McCauley is going
to be plenty.
At any rate, I've ordered a PCU5000X number "P-520-029/A-947" for my
RV-8/IO-390
combination so hopefully I can move forward on this project...
Matt Dralle
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| Subject: | Aerobatics and Instrument Damage |
I have completed some excellent Unusual Attitude training in a Cap-10 which
included loops, rolls and spins and will soon complete additional aerobatic
training. Then I would like to try some of these aerobatics maneuvers in
my RV-6. However, I am a little concern that the gyro tumbling and/or G
forces of aerobatics may hurt my instruments. I have an AI, HSI and S-TEC
autopilot all containing electric gyros and would hate to damage them. What has
been your experience with aerobatics and instrument damage? Should I be
concerned about this?
Pete in Clearwater
RV-6, Day/night IFR, Reserve Grand Champion S 'n F
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