<VV> Corvair/Engine test stands

[Dave Morris "BigD"]

You guys might enjoy this Corvair dyno made mostly of Corvair parts that 
William Wynne uses to compare aircraft engines to the Corvair.  Look about 
halfway down:
http://www.flycorvair.com/thrust0904.html

Dave Morris


At 09:59 PM 8/2/2005, you wrote:
>Guy,
>
>With all of you running engines on tires and sheets of plywood, I thought
>I'd chime in with a description of our club engine stand. The stand is 
>made out
>of welded up angle steel with an empty diff case. The bottom of the stand is
>about a foot and a half longer than the engine for stability. The legs have
>wheels to make it easy to move around and screw down legs to keep it in one
>place. There's even a tray for the battery tray and a control panel with
>ignition switch. The whole thing puts the engine up around waist height to 
>make  it
>real easy to work on.
>
>Sure beats chasing an engine across the GWB...
>
>Ned
>
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