My last engine change....

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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Za150 » Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:08 pm

Bubbles wrote:Is the thrust piller known by another name? Also any chance of a bit more detail on how it works please? :D


Its not known by another name as far as i know and it purely there to transmit the 'power' of the engine to the airframe. If it was not for that that engine would just try and rip itself forward out of the engine bay!

Mags wrote:Even for non engineering people like me, it's interesting to see inside engines! Some pretty small spaces to work in there :-o Is it a requirement to be thin then? :p


Well im 15 stone, so no!!!!! thin bendy arms are good!

Mackrick wrote:SM would love to see the Stub wing twist when you get round to the slam checks if you have a video camera ...


I hoping to get some video footage of all the different parts of the install runs if our shift does the ground runs
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Re: My last engine change....

Postby Saracenman » Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:03 am

ah yes, I've heard about the twisty engine beams! :D

please keep 'em coming ZA150 \:D/

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