Long shaft solution?
 

Hello everyone,
I came across this picture on ebay and wondered about the best way to do this. It would be a great engine for a P39 or P63 King Cobra. Has anyone seen a solution like this before?

Dave

RE: Long shaft solution?
 

Me..I made something similar about 12 years ago for a P39 racer using a 150 four stroke..Mine was made from solid aluminum, not bolted together...still have the piece around her somethere...Way too heavy, even though it was milled out on the sides and bottom...:D
There's another way..
I made a 10" long extension for a 3W 70 twin to be used in a Nemesis F1 scale racer..
Threaded an aluminum tube to the front of the crankcase, made a long shaft that screwed onto the crank, put a bearing in the end of the tube..Worked fine, the engine wasn't quite strong enough to win....

RE: Long shaft solution?
 

Ralph,
The tube idea sounds like a good solution. I still think that the fusalage would nedd to be nice and stiff for support. :eek:

RE: Long shaft solution?
 

Looks like it could be good for any skinny pointy nosed airplane. You know, a flying version of Lindsey Lohan. I hadn't yet run across an engine with a shaft that long before. What is it out of?

RE: Long shaft solution?
 

Matt,
I think that it was custom made for a P39 Aircobra. Not sure how well it worked. Thought that it might cause activity int he forum. Things have been slow latley.

Dave

RE: Long shaft solution?
 

Ill have to keep my cheepo digital camera with me.Theres a guy at my field that showed up last month with a warbird,not sure what it was because it was only the fuse but he had a quadra 35 in the cockpit and a long hub that went to a bearing on the firewall.No support in the middle.Had one of those little squared like mufflers from jtec with the hose running out the bottom.