REFLECTOR: To cant or not to cant?

[Brian Michalk]

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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