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John,
<br>I'm not sure if I'm right on this, but I think that I would like to
have all that Mass(bulk & weight of the engine head) located on the
centerline of the aircraft.I think that all that off-center mass could
produce some unexpected and unwanted effects during snap type maneuvers(and
probably others) where radical changes in aircraft speed differentials
might magnify the off-center forces in a detrimental way causing exagerated
pitch and roll responces making control during certain maneuvers difficult
to compensate for. I don't have any empirical data to back any of this
up, but it just doesn't feel right to me.
<br>Georgie
<p>John Ferrell wrote:
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<font face="Arial"><font size=-1>From
Eric's recent post on another topic:</font></font><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>Mounts
his engine sideways> Uses a more regular header etc.</font></font></font><font face="Arial"><font size=-1><font color="#000000">I
have forgotten what the advantages are to inverted engine mounting. Like
the matter of retracts which seems to have</font><font color="#0000FF">
</font><font color="#000000">become a personal choice, I wonder if it really
matters to the flying characteristics. An engine on its side is more tolerant
of flooding, easier the plumb the exhaust, easier to connect/disconnect
the glow plug.</font></font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>I
expect that it would spin & snap differently depending on direction,
but that seems to be the norm with the engine inverted too.</font></font> <font face="Arial"><font size=-1>John
Ferrell</font></font>
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