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beginner123
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Joined: 17 Nov 2008
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Location: cottage grove oregon
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 Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:04 pm
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i have decided that i dont want an electric tail rotor, but dose it make a differance of belt and shaft drive tail? i have an mcx but it dose NOT last long, and if any wind at all it takes full stick to just keep it slowed down lol. whats good for a starter heli in rtf form? |
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hound15
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Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:29 pm
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A belt-driven helicopter is superior in that it is able to hold its tail steady much much longer. In a belt-driven helicopter, the tail rotor changes pitch and is controlled by a servo whereas in a mini-rotor tail driven holds the tail by changing the RPM. Because of this, once the mini-tail motor heats up, its ability to hold the tail steady will diminish.
There are not much difference between a tail-driven heli and shaft-driven heli. At least, not that I know of. |
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Dumb Thumbs
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Joined: 01 Jan 2008
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Location: USA, N.J., Middlesex county
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Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:12 am
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| hound15 wrote: | | There are not much difference between a tail-driven heli and shaft-driven heli. At least, not that I know of. |
One minor difference will be in crash damage. Bend up a tail boom in a crash with a belt drive and you'll most likely just need to replace the boom. In a shaft driven tail (torque tube) lots more parts will break = more $$.
But these things rarely ever crash, right  |
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trinitybrown
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:07 pm
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If you are newbie then a belt-driven helicopter is good to use for you |
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