REFLECTOR: From IVO

[Brian Michalk]

That's true for the Franklin/IVO combination.

I was thinking more along the lines of a 4 cylinder/IVO combination, as far
as the history goes.

Maybe the Franklin works well with so many propellers is because of the
torsional damper built into the flywheel?
I'm sure you know, but maybe the others don't; the Franklin has a damper
which is a steel ring encased in a viscous silicone type fluid, all housed
in the flywheel.  It's job is to smooth out torsional pulses on the
crankshaft.

Is anyone aware of RPM operating limitations for other props on the
Franklin?

 Brian Michalk  <http://www.michalk.com>
Life is what you make of it ... never wish you had done something.
Aviator, experimental aircraft builder, motorcyclist, SCUBA diver
musician, home-brewer, entrepreneur and barely single


> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]On
> Behalf Of Bill Medsker
> Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 11:09 PM
> To: reflector at tvbf.org
> Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: From IVO
>
>
>
>
> How about some truth in reporting?
>
> A minor nitpick, their website says 700 horsepower, not 720.
> Now, I would be very cautious about this claim, because we all know about
> the history of the IVO.
>
>
> The only factual history I'm aware of was a self inflicted
> accident; hardly
> the fault of the IVO prop. Considering the history of expensive
> dissatisfied
> complaints on here about the MT and company,
> I wouldn't even consider trying one.
>
> Bill Medsker  (yas, another Franklin- IVO; someday??)
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> To change your email address, visit
> http://www.tvbf.org/mailman/listinfo/reflector
>
> Visit the gallery!  www.tvbf.org/gallery
> user:pw Check new archives: www.tvbf.org/pipermail
> Check old archives: http://www.tvbf.org/archives/velocity/maillist.html
>