Biggles is probably soundly asleep by now, so I'll answer for him with one word, Yes. As I said earlier, I've seen it with my own eyes so I know it is so.
Instead of a weld, I would favour something like a spline joint into the MR shaft. But that would take years to certify.
Last edited by Colibri49; 20th Nov 2012 at 15:56.