torque tube

[sly the dogman]

Is there a great difference between a belt driven tail
rotor and a torque tube tail system.
Looking at a site that Chronic sent, sn hobbies.com
pretty cool helis. Flasher 450 and PE 450, can't complain
about the electronics, I put in what I want.

[Bugster]

I suppose a belt won't get damaged if the boom gets bent whereas the TT will. But can;t think of anything else :confused:

Hopefully someone who knows about these things can put us right :thumbup:

[sly the dogman]

Ok, but wich one might be better,
for effectiveness and precision.
Just out of curiosity.

[Bugster]

The torque tube must be a more efficient way of transmitting power to the tail sly. ;)

[Ianman]

I was actually surprised this weekend while rebuilding my K3. I never realised that the belt is simply twisted slightly inside the tail boom. Personally, If I had a heli that could use it, I would prefer a TT. I would say that a TT would be more precies and probably react faster than a belt. But that is merely an assumption ;)

[Dusty1000]

I would say that a TT would be more precies and probably react faster than a belt.

I'm sure you're right, but I'd think the difference would be marginal. A stronger faster tail servo and better gyro would make a lot more difference. The tail on the King will never be very fast due to it's design ...but it does the job :)

Dusty

[zaw]

King V1 came with Torque Tube.

with tube when you hit land on tall grass etc where tail can get caught, you will have a lot of damage.

[Bugster]

Thanks zaw - good pont :)