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Old January 29th 04, 05:45 PM
brien
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Anybody ever try to replace the tail rotor belts with a drive shaft system?


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Old January 30th 04, 04:23 AM
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Yes. I've seen a couple of examples of Scorpion IIs with rotary engines and
shaft driven tail rotors. I have never seen them in the air though.
Stu Fields Safari pilot
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Anybody ever try to replace the tail rotor belts with a drive shaft

system?




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Old January 31st 04, 02:29 PM
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There is one that was heavilly converted at:
http://www.usbusiness.com/helicopter/WScor1.htm

The one you want to look at is the blue one. It has a shaft driven
tail rotor, a main transmission, and the newer hub system. The red
ones are just plain, unconverted Scorpions. Notice how he
straightened the tail boom. The bend in a normal scorpion means
something would have to be added to make that bend if using a shaft
drive. By straightening the shaft, you eliminate the weight of a
transmission or CV joint.

Dennis H.

"brien" wrote:

Anybody ever try to replace the tail rotor belts with a drive shaft system?



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