Can anyone help me with what this is and what it fits?
11-09-2010, 12:49 PM
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Can anyone help me with what this is and what it fits?
Can anyone help me with what this is, and what it fits? I see the word Byron an a paper that was with it. I need to figure out what to do with this, It was bought at an auction.
Thanks for all your help!!
Thanks for all your help!!
11-09-2010, 01:20 PM
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RE: Can anyone help me with what this is and what it fits?
It's a gear reduction drive.
Used to swing large scale props with smaller motors.
Many of the larger WW1 planes use them to allow the use of scale size props spinning at lower rpm.
But will fit most planes, best for scale like flying where you don't want a buzzing toothpick up the front.
But will fit most planes, best for scale like flying where you don't want a buzzing toothpick up the front.
Is that prop fixed?
or has it variable pitch?
Nice.
11-09-2010, 01:44 PM
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RE: Can anyone help me with what this is and what it fits?
Thats a byro drive for bryon mustang, the motor is a quarda 35, its rare to be able to buy these with all the parts included now a days. The blades are plastic and wont break if the plane noses over of has a belly landing, very cool feature, but also very inefficient. If i remember correctly the blades are notched so you cant change the pitch on them.
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RE: Can anyone help me with what this is and what it fits?
Byron stopped using the Quadra 35's and went with the Mustang 50 before liquidating the company all together. As stated earlier, they are'nt very efficent, and the engine stuck out the side of the fuse which made for an ugly sight. The Byron mustangs flew very well for what they were. They are marginal in todays standards. The Byron Mustang has a w/s of 84", but compare it to a Great Planes 85" with a G-62 and they are two different airplanes of the same model. I cant give you a value of that Byrodrive as its useless except on the Byron kits.
11-09-2010, 03:57 PM
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RE: Can anyone help me with what this is and what it fits?
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It's a gear reduction drive.
It's a gear reduction drive.
Used to swing large scale props with smaller motors.
Many of the larger WW1 planes use them to allow the use of scale size props spinning at lower rpm.
But will fit most planes, best for scale like flying where you don't want a buzzing toothpick up the front.
But will fit most planes, best for scale like flying where you don't want a buzzing toothpick up the front.
Is that prop fixed?
or has it variable pitch?
Nice.
At least now If I do not keep it, I can sell it to someone who will use it.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS!!
11-09-2010, 04:39 PM
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RE: Can anyone help me with what this is and what it fits?
This was the gear reduction for Byrons large scale P-51 from the eighties. They had a whole range of fibreglass kits back then, a P-51, Pitts, Beach Bonanza, MiG 15 (my fav), and some others.
Hope this helps!
Hope this helps!
