I have a few questions about the Shark that I am sure some of you will have answers to. The questions are about the Continental piston engined 280C:
What is the normal idle speed rpm?
When engaging the drive to the rotors, is this usually done at idle speed?
The belt drive from the engine to the drive drum - is this a 1:1 drive ratio?
Many thanks in advance if you can answer these.
I have a rebuilt static display Enstrom and I intend to drive the rotors
(slowly!) with an electric motor.
However, if I fit a long enough cable..............................
