Cole2534

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A 'G" in this sense has nothing to do with weight, rather it's an acceleration constant equal to the force of gravity on Earth which ~32.2ft/s^2.

2G = 64.4ft/s^2 acceleration.

Mr Maine

Exactly

4bus

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Way over my head, I apologize for my simple math assumption

Cole2534

iTrader: (1)

Don't worry, I was wrong. I left out the gravitational constant.
Mr. Maine was right....

I will not do physics when drunk....

4bus

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My physics professor in college was an over weight middle aged woman, I flirted my ass off to get through those classes....I can still smell her breath

Wobble

Maybe mounting the engine and transmission in the same precision cradle and couple them with something like these high speed, high torque couplers http://www.lovejoy-inc.com/configurator/index.html enter 2000hp at 7000 rpm for product they allow for up to 1.5 degrees of deflexion

Seems like the u-joints are always the weak point.

stimleck

Arneson?

peterunwin

carbon fiber is a good way to go motorsport p…| ctg

Falcon

I believe they are running BPM surface drives.

Pilotpete

Without looking at the failed part, there is no way to determine WHY the part failed. It doesn't matter how thick or strong you make the part, it the part is made with a microscopic crack in it, it will fail prematurely. One failed, but not the other, so why? Does the other show signs that would give you an indication of why this one failed? I'd want to do a UV inspection for all the signs of fatigue/failure.

As to the shroud, Carbon Fiber is incredibly strong, but may not be the right material. When we cover turbine blades (20-40,000 rpm for a fan) we use kevlar, not CF. Ballistics vests are Kevlar/Aramid, not CF. CF is great for structural items, but not explosive containment.