Talk:Aerocar

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The result of the debate was move to Aerocar. —Mets501 (talk) 13:02, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
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message: In late 1970s or early 1980s I briefly worked with an engineer who said he had worked for Molt Taylor and had occasion to fly some of the Aerocars.  He described the power coupling on the engine as being an unusual dry automatic clutch, i.e., a drum partially filled with steel shot and a rotor that was immersed in the shot.  The shot-filled drum was rigidly attached to the crankshaft and also served as a flywheel when the propeller wasn't engaged.  As the engine speed increased, the shot would get uniformly distributed in the drum and would get compacted, increasing friction on the rotor, until at full operating speed power would be transmitted losslessly from the engine to the drive shaft, very much like a conventional fluid torque converter works.  The gadget was used both for the propeller drive and road wheel drive, if memory serves.  By using steel shot instead of hydraulic fluid, it was immune from leaks.  I think the formal term for the device is "Dry Fluid Centrifugal Clutch".  If anyone can find specifics on this design, it would be an interesting addition to the article.—QuicksilverT @ 01:54, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
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message: Please tell me what is Taylor’s last name, haha! 142.114.82.138 (talk) 00:57, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
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