all i need now is the balls to try it
I thought i had sort of signed off on this topic, but cant resist. In answer to points raised. Firstly "fenestron" stand orrected on that one. perhaps its impenage or something similar. Second. tail rotor is driven vai pulleys both sides of the boom which are not interconnected. The system will drive on one,or both sides. Any lateral flex in the tailboom is restricted by the belt on the .side that would tend to lengthen. The machine has a conventional collective lever with a twistgrip throttle. It has built in correlation,that can be overidden where necessary. Bug. ps i have a question for more knowledgeable folk than myself. Is it safer to tether the machine for initial lift off, and risk the snatching about at around twelve inches off the floor. or should i go for the full monty,and just grit my teeth.