This old dog learned something .... I’d never have believed a solid steel driveshaft/u-joint combination would spin at different velocities along the shaft.
https://youtu.be/Idk3BVDVHq4
Who'd a thunk...??
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GAHorn
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Who'd a thunk...??
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
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50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
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edbooth
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Re: Who'd a thunk...??
I was just laying in bed the other night contemplating this.......gahorn wrote:This old dog learned something .... I’d never have believed a solid steel driveshaft/u-joint combination would spin at different velocities along the shaft.
https://youtu.be/Idk3BVDVHq4
Ed Booth, 170-B and RV-7 Driver
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cessna170bdriver
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Re: Who'd a thunk...??
That’s why constant velocity joints were invented.
Miles
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GAHorn
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Re: Who'd a thunk...??
Yes, but who would ever have thought it was invented in the mid-1600’s !!cessna170bdriver wrote:That’s why constant velocity joints were invented.
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
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