Running a heli bladeless

[ChrisB]

Advice from who though,thats the question eh?

[900ss]

Advice from who though,thats the question eh?

Well after reading Tuonov990 / toms answer again I’m not sure there’s much more to add?


























Apart from wonder if he’s a heli judge or aero barrister lol

[ChrisB]

He is the Judge i reckon

So it doesnt get blown out of proportion,the idea was to be able to simply fire your engine up at home to make sure it runs OK,no fuel supply probs and it doesnt throw the fan if its new which is bloody annoying if it does it at the field


Removing blades,if reqd is simply a backup safety feature,depending on which way you look at it of course,as they are not needed as of course you are not planning to hover it or anything..

Either way ,its cool

[Ade_Law]

i would say that having the blades on is safer than without blades. as i described earlier on.

it gives you something extra to hold onto.

without blades, once that clutch has stopped slipping there is no way your going to to stop it without stopping the engine through other means.

ever had a dicky clutch that had cracked and would drag? You can hold onto it fine when you start the engine but try getting those blades to stop after a flight.

Ade

[Jamez]

In my opinion (which don't count for much round here or anywhere realy) I don't think it's that good of an Idea. It's not THAT unsafe in the grand scheme of things, but the potential to do damage to the engine and cost you cash is higher than if you don't run it, also with no load on the potential to overspeed the tail and have it shed thing's like belts and blades as well as over stressing the bearings don't seem that clever to me. Unneccesaryryry risk's and all that. Saying that, I have run mine in the back garden on idle up with -4 degrees of pitch and a healthy head speed so who am i to talk.

[Ade_Law]

we have all done stupid things but that doesnt make it wrong to stop somebody doing something similar

Ade

[ChrisB]

Alright,Alright,god dammit,i cannot take it anymore,,Im wrong,i admit it


Just stop ganging up on me you lot

I promise i wont do it again,,,just cant take the bashing anymore

Nobody sticks up for me on here


Wheres the nearest high bridge or building?,im gonna end it right now















None of you buggers is getting any of my helis either

[900ss]

After all this luvin I feel a song coming along ......

[ame]http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=13559 45028[/ame]

Dear to our hearts i'm sure you'll agree

ps, should someone not tell them something about reving an engine without load

[ChrisB]

Very patriotic bit of video that,,

[David Drew]

Brilliant

Made my day that has

[Oli]

excelent, and from a french team!

[ChrisB]

Sorry so what was the outcome of this?

Blades or no blades?

[Jamez]

what have Sheffield United got to do with this?

[Thomas]

excelent, and from a french team!

French manufacturer, British team.