rockhouse

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Broke my belt. I have a short belt & short boom from another trex. What will I get from the short boom setup? Is it desirable? Should I wait & get A long belt?

PatternFlyer

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Make sure that the main rotors not blowing any air to the tail rotor. (use smaller diameter main rotor)
You will proabaly need to adjust the gyro settings.



Ihncheol Park

rockhouse

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Thanks for the quick reply. Think I'll just get a longer belt.
Joe

RcFlyer06

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You want the long boom anywho, gives faster tail response (Idea of levers applied with the tail boom. The short boom is a short lever and therefor won't move the nose as much as a long lever/long tailboom would.)

PatternFlyer

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Isn't it opposite? Given the rpm based on the main rotor speed (gear ratio) we can ge the tail rotor rpm. If the short belt is has same tooth / inch or whatever the measurement, the tail rotor will turn same rpm as in the loner boom.
In a circle, it takes longer to run following the circumference of the circle if you are on same speed, so longer tail boom actually give slower response.

I think the longer tail boom should ease up the force need to move the tail. Maybe this is why?

Just a thought.

Ihncheol Park

ptarp

I think he just meant the longer tail boom provides more leverage, so it takes less force to yaw the heli.

RcFlyer06

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Exactly
You are right though now that I think of it I DID have it backwards, lol. I dunno, I just remember Align advertising that the longer boom was supposed to give more control (perhaps they meant more accurate???)