Originally Posted by
Anthoop
Now you have put a spanner in the works Rob....
Looking at the pictures I put up there...I have always called the one on the left a pilot shaft...and the right SG.
Now I know (after searching) that is incorrect terminology
but you can see the reasoning there....the left hand engine needs an extra piece (pilot shaft) to use a clutch/flywheel....
Just another thing of confusion in the RC world...and we are only talking about a crank shaft...
Yeah I guess that makes sense. I've always considered the SG/IPS type as a pilot shaft crank since the pilot shaft is part of the crank shaft. Most manufacturers do the same but I have seen some refer to the standard shaft as a pilot shaft crank.