Originally Posted by
Winemaker
A bit off topic, so please remove if so. Years ago I visited the Boeing Flight Museum at Boeing Field. There was a home built helicopter on display; the automotive V-belt tail rotor drive scared the shyte out of me. Who would fly such a thing? Not me for sure.
FYI: the R22/44 and Hughes 269 all use "V-belts" to drive the main transmission....