Sceadu tail mods.

[Ivan]

Well, this actually started in another thread, and I don't want to hijack it any further. :mrgreen:

http://www.helifreak.com/about10143.html

I give credit to Racingstripe for the ideas.

I just wanted to show off what I have been in the cold garage for two days doing. :lol:

The servo was mounted with some "servo tape" from an RC Car shop, and secured with a heavy duty zip tie. This method is used on the airplanes found here: http://www.kombat40.com/ They are pretty much indestructable, and in the three or four that I owned, the servo mounts never gave a bit of trouble.

the pivot is a cut down stock tail servo mount, that I drilled and tapped for the three milimeter bolt that holds te pivot crank. The bell crank it's self is off an old eagle 2 that I had

In order to get clearance from the servo behind it, I had to use one of the large wheels. I imagine this explains the noticable gain in tail authority from the old setup, as I was not able to fit that long of a horn on that. It was an aluminum and carbon fiber mount, which was really nice, but I have never liked having a servo mounted to the boom.

This also makes the machine balance perfectly, on an empty tank, which is better than before.

[capebob]

I really get a kick out of the helicopter community, myself included. First there was a race to get the servo back on the tail boom and now a lot of the guys and gals are trying to put their rear mounted servos back under the canopy. At the same time Thunder Tiger is coming out with the new Raptor 50, the Titanium, with a rear mounter tail rotor servo. I suppose the first upgrade for that ship will be a forward mounted tail rotor servo. :roll:

BTW good work.

Bob

[WillJames]

I suppose the first upgrade for that ship will be a forward mounted tail rotor servo.


Or some lead weight on the nose to offset an already tail heavy heli. ;)

[Ivan]

I really get a kick out of the helicopter community, myself included. First there was a race to get the servo back on the tail boom and now a lot of the guys and gals are trying to put their rear mounted servos back under the canopy. At the same time Thunder Tiger is coming out with the new Raptor 50, the Titanium, with a rear mounter tail rotor servo. I suppose the first upgrade for that ship will be a forward mounted tail rotor servo. Rolling Eyes

Back in the day when raptor was still a bad word, I used to make a tail mounted servo, but it didn't mount to the boom, it was a bracket that used longer screws on the boom clamp and the servo tucked in behind the frames. It didn't tear up the servo when the boom broke off in a crash, but it got rid of the bent wire pushrod which was very hard to get moving freely. I guess we heli guys are never happy with the status quo.

[RTHanley]

looks good ican, i will do that to mine to