MOTOR MOUNTS & COOLING ARRANGEMENTS

Suggestions for determining loads and building rotary engine motor mounts. Text

Make a 1/4 scale balsa & wood model to check motor mount stiffness & proper tube placement. Picture.

Graphical method of determining loads in motor mount tubes. Drawing.

Two examples of motor mount designs. Good and bad.

Method of calcualting the compressive load in two lower tube motor mounts.

Good verses bad motor mount details. 3D

Questair lower cowl showing the motor mount hard points. Picture.

Questair Rubber Motor Mount. Picture.

Questair Rear Motor Mount. Picture.

Questair Oil Pan Mount. Picture.

Questair Rubber Motor Mount. Picture.

Bill Schertz Kis Cruiser motor mount showing the Schertz Beam. Picture.

Bill Schertz Kis Cruiser motor mount showing the Schertz Beam with engine. Picture.

Jerry Hey fabricated Schertz Beam motor mount. Picture.

Sheet metal Schertz Beam static load test using a a large front truck tire as the test load.

Rhino 3D rendering Mustang II motor mount and radiator location.

Rhino 3D rendering Mustang II motor mount and radiator location in cowl.

Don Dunbar picture of Mustang II motor mount.

Rhino 3D rendering Dyke Delta motor mount and radiator location.

Rhino 3D rendering Dyke Delta cowl showing cowl flaps on top.

Rhino 3D rendering SeaWind turbo three rotor engine mount and cooling arrangement.

Rhino 3D rendering SeaWind turbo three rotor cowl flaps.

Rhino 3D rendering SeaWind turbo two rotor engine mount and cooling. Top mounted stock Turbo II inter cooler.

Rhino 3D rendering SeaWind turbo two rotor cowl and inter cooler scoop.

Rhino 3D transparent rendering SeaWind turbo two rotor.

Rhino 3D rendering of Pusher Engine Mount and Cooling Arrangement.

Lancair motor mount vertical reaction loads drawing.

RV4 motor mount loads and stresses drawing.

RV6 motor mount vertical reaction loads drawing.

Glas Star motor mount vertical reaction loads drawing.

Rhino rendering of Tailwind motor mount and cooling arrangement.

Perry Mick LongEZ ducted fan motor mount using firewall rubber bushings drawing.

Perry Mick LongEZ motor mount using firewall rubber bushings right side picture.

Perry Mick LongEZ motor mount using firewall rubber bushings left side picture.

Motor mount static load test using a car as the test load.

Details of rubber motor mount with built in dyno. Drawing.

Bracket for mounting the alternator on the side of the engine. Drawing.

Picture of the alternator mounted on the side of the engine.

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