Scorpion II

Anybody ever try to replace the tail rotor belts with a drive shaft system?

Yes. I've seen a couple of examples of Scorpion IIs with rotary engines and
shaft driven tail rotors. I have never seen them in the air though.
Stu Fields Safari pilot
"brien" wrote in message
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Anybody ever try to replace the tail rotor belts with a drive shaft
system?

There is one that was heavilly converted at:
http://www.usbusiness.com/helicopter/WScor1.htm

The one you want to look at is the blue one. It has a shaft driven
tail rotor, a main transmission, and the newer hub system. The red
ones are just plain, unconverted Scorpions. Notice how he
straightened the tail boom. The bend in a normal scorpion means
something would have to be added to make that bend if using a shaft
drive. By straightening the shaft, you eliminate the weight of a
transmission or CV joint.

Dennis H.

"brien" wrote:

Anybody ever try to replace the tail rotor belts with a drive shaft system?



Dennis Hawkins
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