Originally Posted by
TBMfun
What’s the feasibility of keeping a two-bladed heli like a 206 or 505 in a t-hangar whose dimensions allow for, but also necessitate, a configuration where the rotor is rotated 90deg from its typical “parked” forward/aft axis?
Keep in mind there is a dimension variance between a Bell 206B, 206L, and 505. Don't know of any 505s but know of several 206Ls in large T-hangars (50Wx40L) where the blades remain inline with aircraft but aircraft is parked sideways in hangar. However, most private helicopter owners I know use dollies and keep aircraft in larger hangars parked off to the side and usually at a discount.
Originally Posted by
TBMfun
Presumably you’d need some sort of rotor tie-down to keep it in that position while moving the helicopter in/out of the hangar,
After turning the blades 90 deg use the fore/aft blade tiedowns to secure each blade to either a crosstube or ground wheel skid lug.