Billie
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Hi
I recently bought another Skybolt and after 6 months of paperwork I have finally been allowed to fly it.
One snag though is the engine mount. The engine is an IO360 CIC with a rear throttle body and the mount is exactly as shown in the build newsletter, ie just straight tubes to a Dynafocal ring without any diagonal cross bracing tubes. Also the bottom tubes are not connected as is shown in the latest plans from Steen. Whilst I do have an old set of plans a few pages are missing and one must be the drawing for the mount. It seems that the mount design has been improved / beefed up along the way and this aircraft is from 1990 and must predate that.
I have been told that the setup I have is OK with a fixed pitch prop but not substantial enough for use with a CS prop, which I do plan to add at some point. Could anyone tell me the history of the mount design and what the implications are of the old design?
Thanks
Jason
I recently bought another Skybolt and after 6 months of paperwork I have finally been allowed to fly it.
One snag though is the engine mount. The engine is an IO360 CIC with a rear throttle body and the mount is exactly as shown in the build newsletter, ie just straight tubes to a Dynafocal ring without any diagonal cross bracing tubes. Also the bottom tubes are not connected as is shown in the latest plans from Steen. Whilst I do have an old set of plans a few pages are missing and one must be the drawing for the mount. It seems that the mount design has been improved / beefed up along the way and this aircraft is from 1990 and must predate that.
I have been told that the setup I have is OK with a fixed pitch prop but not substantial enough for use with a CS prop, which I do plan to add at some point. Could anyone tell me the history of the mount design and what the implications are of the old design?
Thanks
Jason
