03-30-2026, 11:30 PM
(Edited 05-15-2026, 12:43 AM by Graeme Smith.
Edit Reason: I have removed these photos as the design has been updated.
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I thought I would post where we are with the tail rotor upgrade, nearly there, some cooling fins to add, oil level sight glass to add, filler / breather cap to add, chip detector to add and a few other incidentals changes as we refine the design, but it is looking good. (the RW hub is just for appearance sake as the buyer will use his / her own RW hub and blades etc.
With this design I have the option of being able to slightly rotate the T/R attach cone on the boom so the tail rotor can have an upward thrust as well as a sideways thrust, this will, I Hope go some way to reducing the need for the ballast weight as there can be an upward thrust on the boom making it more level in a hover, this will need to be tested. I will be spinning the tail rotor itself slightly higher rpm as well so a little more thrust as well.
With this design I have the option of being able to slightly rotate the T/R attach cone on the boom so the tail rotor can have an upward thrust as well as a sideways thrust, this will, I Hope go some way to reducing the need for the ballast weight as there can be an upward thrust on the boom making it more level in a hover, this will need to be tested. I will be spinning the tail rotor itself slightly higher rpm as well so a little more thrust as well.

