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Forum: Model A (1928-31) 07-03-2020, 08:53 AM
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Posted By rotorwrench
Re: Factory Balancing of Rotating Assembly

This is off topic a bit but I wanted to add it in since it relates to crankshafts & flywheels. Some of the helicopters I work on have a crankshaft driven fan that is either directly attached to the...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 06-30-2020, 12:53 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,868
Posted By rotorwrench
Re: Factory Balancing of Rotating Assembly

Now days we generally use a measure of velocity for balance reading. IPS or inches per second is a common imbalance reference. The accelerometers use piezoelectric crystals to measure the amount of...
Forum: Model A (1928-31) 06-29-2020, 06:44 PM
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Posted By rotorwrench
Re: Factory Balancing of Rotating Assembly

There were some strange methods to dynamically balance things before accelerometer devices or velocity sensors were developed. I'm not sure what would have been used in the 1928/31 time frame. The V8...
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