Boom supports

[Rex-flyer]

Does anyone know or tried flying a raptor 30 without the alum tail boom support rods? Im not a 3d flyer at all, more of sport flying and soon to be scale flying and I am trying a new servo location which is interfering with the boom braces.

[forjer]

Can you? Sure...nothing's stopping you. I wouldn't. Those rods help stiffen the boom and dampen vibrations and stress. I would venture to bet that if you flew without them for some time that your boom would develop a weak spot near the boom block area and eventually fail.

[sgtmike74]

I second that. You might not see any ill effects now, but I would imagine the boom supports where put there for structural integrity. Where were you planning on mounting the servo anyhow?? If you go through with it be sure to post some pics.

[BarracudaHockey]

You're better off with your servo up front in any case.

Your boom won't crack and fall off though, we fly the scale helis without boom supports, just a rubber doughnut between the boom and fuse to keep the body from resonating.

[blakka_1]

The heli will be fine without boom supports, however for anything more than hovering and basic forward flight the boom supports are definatley needed.

[vandelescrow]

You said you will be going scale, this is the only time I would not use the supports. There is allot of force being applied by the tail rotor and over time will eventually bend the tail boom as it goes into the tail block. This part of the boom is the weakest because it has the slots cut down on both sides (In a crash, even if the boom looks fine, you will almost always find this part of the boom has been crimped).

In a scale application, the fuselage will replace the need for boom supports and will probably not allow room to install them anyway.

I have a Raptor 50 in a Funky 50 airwolf. This kit has a dense foam ring to go between the boom and the fuselage, right where the boom meets the tail assembly. I found I have to use electrical tape to make a ridge so the foam can't slide up the boom. If the foam slides up the boom, the boom is able to move in the fuselage apx 5mm both directions. This induced a vary severe hunting condition in the tail. With the foam where it is supposed to be, the tail is rock solid.

I imagine on a pod boom, with out boom supports you will have the same hunting condition as I experienced when the foam slid forward and was no longer allowing the fuselage to steady the boom.

[Rex-flyer]

Thanks for all the replies, I moved it towards the center of the boom because I needed to do something to get back in the air, I was having alot of hold issues with my tail and that was one of my options, Im not gonna leave it like that I was only gonna fly a few flights with it