Main blades

[Peter]

Can I trust the laminated Raptor 30 blades?
Has anyone had these come apart inflight?

[Andy Fell]

On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 19:25:04 GMT, "Beav"
<beavis.original@ntloxoworld.com> wrote:

>
>"Peter" <abs@abc.com> wrote in message
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>> Can I trust the laminated Raptor 30 blades?
>> Has anyone had these come apart inflight?
>
>I haven't heard of ANY blades coming apart in flight for 20 years. In the
>"old" days of model heli's, it happened, but usually when the "modeller"
>decided he could make "a better mouse trap". They discovered that maybe they
>couldn't, and the blades these days are VERY well made. Even the cheapo
>ones.
>
>Bolt them on and fly 'em.

Make sure you glue the roots first though!
Andy

[x-guy]

Nope, as long as it is TT woody. I have used that to do aggresive 3Ds such
like piroflip, OK!


"Peter" <abs@abc.com> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:3f655f2a_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
> Can I trust the laminated Raptor 30 blades?
> Has anyone had these come apart inflight?
>
>

[Peter]

"Beav" <beavis.original@ntloxoworld.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Peter" <abs@abc.com> wrote in message
> news:3f655f2a_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
> > Can I trust the laminated Raptor 30 blades?
> > Has anyone had these come apart inflight?
>
> I haven't heard of ANY blades coming apart in flight for 20 years. In the
> "old" days of model heli's, it happened, but usually when the "modeller"
> decided he could make "a better mouse trap". They discovered that maybe
they
> couldn't, and the blades these days are VERY well made. Even the cheapo
> ones.
>
> Bolt them on and fly 'em.
>
>
> --
> Beav
>
>
> Please note my E-mail address is "beavis dot original at ntlworld dot com"
> (with the obvious changes)
>
> Beavisland now lives at
> www.beavisoriginal.co.uk
>
> Thanks, I have already glued the roots on

[Beav]

"Peter" <abs@abc.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Beav" <beavis.original@ntloxoworld.com> wrote in message
> news:kmo9b.4373270$cI2.618102@news.easynews.com...
> >
> > "Peter" <abs@abc.com> wrote in message
> > news:3f655f2a_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
> > > Can I trust the laminated Raptor 30 blades?
> > > Has anyone had these come apart inflight?
> >
> > I haven't heard of ANY blades coming apart in flight for 20 years. In
the
> > "old" days of model heli's, it happened, but usually when the "modeller"
> > decided he could make "a better mouse trap". They discovered that maybe
> they
> > couldn't, and the blades these days are VERY well made. Even the cheapo
> > ones.
> >
> > Bolt them on and fly 'em.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Beav
> >
> >
> > Please note my E-mail address is "beavis dot original at ntlworld dot
com"
> > (with the obvious changes)
> >
> > Beavisland now lives at
> > www.beavisoriginal.co.uk
> >
> > Thanks, I have already glued the roots on

I hope you didn't glue the roots to the blade covering. The covering should
be removed from the are where the doublers are afixed to ensure they
actually strengthen the root area and not simply make it thick enough to fit
the blade holders.


--
Beav


Please note my E-mail address is "beavis dot original at ntlworld dot com"
(with the obvious changes)

Beavisland now lives at
www.beavisoriginal.co.uk