Anybody have (or know about) a nice design for a permanently mounted
engine break-in stand? We want to put one at our field, away from the
flight line. This way an engine can be run for a time without driving
the people in the pits out. I have a nice J'tec aluminum clamp I could
mount on a post, but I thought perhaps someone has come up with
something better.

Thanks,

Tom

Try this one: http://www.pspmfg.com/EngineTestStand.html

Rgds

"Tom Johnson" <taj001@comport.net> wrote in message
news:lN4fc.129944$gA5.1553665@attbi_s03...
> Anybody have (or know about) a nice design for a permanently mounted
> engine break-in stand? We want to put one at our field, away from the
> flight line. This way an engine can be run for a time without driving
> the people in the pits out. I have a nice J'tec aluminum clamp I could
> mount on a post, but I thought perhaps someone has come up with
> something better.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>
>

Yes! This is the one I had a mental image of. I must have seen this
somewhere before. I thought it was in one of my books on engines, I
looked for a picture of it for a few days. Now I know where to find
it.

Thanks much,

Tom

"Kajman" <kajsnellman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Q15fc.56000$mU6.232065@newsb.telia.net...
> Try this one: http://www.pspmfg.com/EngineTestStand.html
>
> Rgds
>
> "Tom Johnson" <taj001@comport.net> wrote in message
> news:lN4fc.129944$gA5.1553665@attbi_s03...
> > Anybody have (or know about) a nice design for a permanently
mounted
> > engine break-in stand? We want to put one at our field, away from
the
> > flight line. This way an engine can be run for a time without
driving
> > the people in the pits out. I have a nice J'tec aluminum clamp I
could
> > mount on a post, but I thought perhaps someone has come up with
> > something better.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
>
>

there was a nice write up last month's Model Aviation about such a stand if I remember correctly.

Jerry

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:38:36 -0500, tailskid2
<tailskid2.14qvah@rcgroups.com> wrote:

>
>there was a nice write up last month's Model Aviation about such a stand
>if I remember correctly.
>
>Jerry


'bout time you came up for air . . .
Cheers,
Fred McClellan
The House Of Balsa Dust
http://home.mindspring.com/~the-plumber

Speaking as a club officer whose club's field is on public land, I'd
be against having a "club engine test stand" at the field. Too many
liability issues.

CR

Tom Johnson wrote:
> Anybody have (or know about) a nice design for a permanently mounted
> engine break-in stand? We want to put one at our field, away from the
> flight line. This way an engine can be run for a time without driving
> the people in the pits out. I have a nice J'tec aluminum clamp I could
> mount on a post, but I thought perhaps someone has come up with
> something better.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>
>

I have to wonder how you control the mobile test stands called model
planes...

Charles & Peggy Robinson wrote:
> Speaking as a club officer whose club's field is on public land, I'd
> be against having a "club engine test stand" at the field. Too many
> liability issues.
>
> CR
>
> Tom Johnson wrote:
>
>> Anybody have (or know about) a nice design for a permanently mounted
>> engine break-in stand? We want to put one at our field, away from the
>> flight line. This way an engine can be run for a time without driving
>> the people in the pits out. I have a nice J'tec aluminum clamp I could
>> mount on a post, but I thought perhaps someone has come up with
>> something better.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>

Please elaborate, what liability issues?

"Charles & Peggy Robinson" <ccrobins@ktc.com> wrote in message
news:4082A8E9.5080801@ktc.com...
> Speaking as a club officer whose club's field is on public land, I'd be
> against having a "club engine test stand" at the field. Too many
> liability issues.

Speaking as a former club officer - which doesn't mean a thing about the clubs
policy, unless we vote on it - we've had an engine test stand ever since we had
a field. That way, we have a place to break in engines.

Andy


>Please elaborate, what liability issues?
>
>"Charles & Peggy Robinson" <ccrobins@ktc.com> wrote in message
>news:4082A8E9.5080801@ktc.com...
>> Speaking as a club officer whose club's field is on public land, I'd be
>> against having a "club engine test stand" at the field. Too many
>> liability issues.



We can make a box of wood.....FLY!!

I'm wondering that too. There is no more danger or liability in running
an engine in a test stand then there is running an engine in an aircraft. In
fact, there's probably less risk.

MJC

"w4jle" <w4jle(remove to reply)@w4jle.com> wrote in message
news:wnjhc.29556$pk5.7989@fe03.usenetserver.com...
> Please elaborate, what liability issues?
>
> "Charles & Peggy Robinson" <ccrobins@ktc.com> wrote in message
> news:4082A8E9.5080801@ktc.com...
> > Speaking as a club officer whose club's field is on public land, I'd
be
> > against having a "club engine test stand" at the field. Too many
> > liability issues.
>
>
>

Someone hurts him/herself using the stand and sues the club and
property owner because the stand is defective, etc.

Don't laugh, it could happen.

CR

w4jle wrote:
> Please elaborate, what liability issues?
>
> "Charles & Peggy Robinson" <ccrobins@ktc.com> wrote in message
> news:4082A8E9.5080801@ktc.com...
>
>> Speaking as a club officer whose club's field is on public land, I'd be
>>against having a "club engine test stand" at the field. Too many
>>liability issues.
>
>
>
>

The difference is that the airplane belongs to the user, the stand
belongs to the club. The latter case is where the liability could lie.

CR

MJC wrote:
> I'm wondering that too. There is no more danger or liability in running
> an engine in a test stand then there is running an engine in an aircraft. In
> fact, there's probably less risk.
>
> MJC
>
> "w4jle" <w4jle(remove to reply)@w4jle.com> wrote in message
> news:wnjhc.29556$pk5.7989@fe03.usenetserver.com...
>
>>Please elaborate, what liability issues?
>>
>>"Charles & Peggy Robinson" <ccrobins@ktc.com> wrote in message
>>news:4082A8E9.5080801@ktc.com...
>>
>>> Speaking as a club officer whose club's field is on public land, I'd
>>
> be
>
>>>against having a "club engine test stand" at the field. Too many
>>>liability issues.
>>
>>
>>
>
>

It doesn't matter since both the club AND the individual user would be
covered by AMA insurance in either case.

MJC

"Charles & Peggy Robinson" <ccrobins@ktc.com> wrote in message
news:40868089.1070005@ktc.com...
>
> The difference is that the airplane belongs to the user, the stand
> belongs to the club. The latter case is where the liability could lie.
>
> CR
>
> MJC wrote:
> > I'm wondering that too. There is no more danger or liability in
running
> > an engine in a test stand then there is running an engine in an
aircraft. In
> > fact, there's probably less risk.
> >
> > MJC
> >
> > "w4jle" <w4jle(remove to reply)@w4jle.com> wrote in message
> > news:wnjhc.29556$pk5.7989@fe03.usenetserver.com...
> >
> >>Please elaborate, what liability issues?
> >>
> >>"Charles & Peggy Robinson" <ccrobins@ktc.com> wrote in message
> >>news:4082A8E9.5080801@ktc.com...
> >>
> >>> Speaking as a club officer whose club's field is on public land, I'd
> >>
> > be
> >
> >>>against having a "club engine test stand" at the field. Too many
> >>>liability issues.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>

I would agree if the test stand is anchored sufficiently. No chance of a
runaway!

--
Paul McIntosh
http://www.rc-bearings.com
"MJC" <nospam@noway.com> wrote in message
news:c65t4i$1fn@library1.airnews.net...
> I'm wondering that too. There is no more danger or liability in
running
> an engine in a test stand then there is running an engine in an aircraft.
In
> fact, there's probably less risk.
>
> MJC
>
> "w4jle" <w4jle(remove to reply)@w4jle.com> wrote in message
> news:wnjhc.29556$pk5.7989@fe03.usenetserver.com...
> > Please elaborate, what liability issues?
> >
> > "Charles & Peggy Robinson" <ccrobins@ktc.com> wrote in message
> > news:4082A8E9.5080801@ktc.com...
> > > Speaking as a club officer whose club's field is on public land, I'd
> be
> > > against having a "club engine test stand" at the field. Too many
> > > liability issues.
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Same thing would happen if that same litigious person injured themself with
a fuselage mounted engine.

A lawyer can make anything sound improper.

--
Paul McIntosh
http://www.rc-bearings.com
"Charles & Peggy Robinson" <ccrobins@ktc.com> wrote in message
news:40867F75.9050902@ktc.com...
>
> Someone hurts him/herself using the stand and sues the club and
> property owner because the stand is defective, etc.
>
> Don't laugh, it could happen.
>
> CR
>
> w4jle wrote:
> > Please elaborate, what liability issues?
> >
> > "Charles & Peggy Robinson" <ccrobins@ktc.com> wrote in message
> > news:4082A8E9.5080801@ktc.com...
> >
> >> Speaking as a club officer whose club's field is on public land, I'd
be
> >>against having a "club engine test stand" at the field. Too many
> >>liability issues.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>