REFLECTOR: To cant or not to cant?
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markinchampions at gmail.com
Mon Sep 3 12:43:47 CDT 2012
Anyone building a mount for a conical Lycoming? I'll be starting on my mount after the engine build. Thoughts would be appreciated.
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On Sep 3, 2012, at 12:10 PM, Brian Michalk <michalk at awpi.com> wrote:
> I rotated mine about 10 degrees to have clearance for the aft-most cylinder so that I do not need bumps on the top cowl for the spark plugs.
>
> On 09/03/2012 11:52 AM, Don Johnston wrote:
>> A question for the hive mind:
>>
>> Should the engine on a Velocity (or any other pusher configuration) be canted? And if so, in what direction?
>>
>> Granted, we don't have to worry about the spiraling slipstream, but what about torque and p-factor? Do those need to be compensated for with a canted engine? Or do we ignore it during the build and fix it with rudder shimming?
>>
>> Just wondering...
>>
>> Don
>>
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