John Benario
Senior Heliman
Location: Atlanta
| That is close, but not exactly true. The Superior blade grips had two radial and one thrust bearing on them. The Helistar had one radial, one thrust, and an o-ring. The Superior was hard to get smooth because the head was very ridgid and sensitive to all the building techniques that we take for granted now, but then weren't all that well understood. The Helistar was very easy to get smooth because the "looseness" in the blade grips allowed it to absorb less precise building.
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