It was likely the worst type of failure mode of a crank shaft! They were lucky that none of the broken pieces or debris hit the windshield at the time of this event....!
Dr. Hsu On Mon, Mar 4, 2024, 2:36 AM Adam Deem <deemaviat...@gmail.com> wrote: > It was a Sonex with an AeroVee VW engine, not sure what the root cause of > the failure was. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 3, 2024, at 12:09 PM, Dr. Feng Hsu via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> > wrote: > > > He and his friend certainly are the luckiest guys on the planet! He > didn't say what kind of aircraft he bought, or the kind of engine > installed?! Hope it wasn't the KR type or the VW engine....!! > > vr, > > Dr. Hsu > > On Sun, Mar 3, 2024, 4:58 PM Chris Prata via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> > wrote: > >> this is interesting, crank failed and I believe some KR's have these >> engines. not sure if we will learn anything from this >> >> (video shows the broken crank) >> >> https://youtu.be/x5y7ZeIcSo8?si=fsuiZ8B3K3oh4ONl >> >> >> *Slava** Ukraini!* >> -- >> KRnet mailing list >> KRnet@list.krnet.org >> https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet >> > -- > KRnet mailing list > KRnet@list.krnet.org > https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet > >
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