nivlek
rrProfessor
Location: Norfolk England
| I finaly got to fly my Cypher yesterday and was very happy with the general hovering.I had hoped to throw her around a bit, but three quarters of the way through the first tank, while still hovering, I noticed
something drop from the heli.This something was the "o" ring drive belt
to the cooling fan.Fortunately I didn't have the canopy fitted, so I was able to see the broken belt fall from the heli and land before the engine overheated.Has anybody else had this problem?Maybe I just got a bad
belt or maybe it didn't like the speed at which it was running. I would
guess that the head speed was around 1900 which puts the cooling
fan at around 35000 rpm.I have now fitted a slightly thicker "o" ring
but don't know if it will stand up any better than the original.
Also my Cypher is fitted with a home made auto unit and an anti-rotation guide for the swash plate, the anti-rotation guide is well worth
the effort.Has anybody auto'd the Cypher in standard form?
If anyone has any ideas on improving the belt drive, please let me know. |
