09-04-2026, 03:34 PM
Was this one flying with your Electric Fan conversion?
I also see this is at a coolant hose area that is subjected to vibration/torsional flex from the moving engine to the stationary coolant pump/radiator. maybe there was a preload or not enough flex in the system and it wiggled its way out.
how fresh is that rubber hose? is at all stiff due to heat cycling next to the exhaust?
Lastly i love seeing the langing gear do its job! i personally am using the original gear setup with extended reinforced skids, i think it looks better, and i like the idea of the additional mechanical absorption apart from just normal spreading aswell. as for the reverse gear i agree it is more robust, but that stress must get transfered somewhere.
at the end of the day i think to each their own, no crash is the same and we cant predict the nature of our forced landing or forced landing terrain. 90% of certified helicopters have their cross tubes straight up and down fore and aft and only rely on spread, so our forward or backwards hoop is kinda silly to debate.
let us know when this one gets back in the air Graeme! i want to see more content of your conversions flying!
I also see this is at a coolant hose area that is subjected to vibration/torsional flex from the moving engine to the stationary coolant pump/radiator. maybe there was a preload or not enough flex in the system and it wiggled its way out.
how fresh is that rubber hose? is at all stiff due to heat cycling next to the exhaust?
Lastly i love seeing the langing gear do its job! i personally am using the original gear setup with extended reinforced skids, i think it looks better, and i like the idea of the additional mechanical absorption apart from just normal spreading aswell. as for the reverse gear i agree it is more robust, but that stress must get transfered somewhere.
at the end of the day i think to each their own, no crash is the same and we cant predict the nature of our forced landing or forced landing terrain. 90% of certified helicopters have their cross tubes straight up and down fore and aft and only rely on spread, so our forward or backwards hoop is kinda silly to debate.
let us know when this one gets back in the air Graeme! i want to see more content of your conversions flying!