raptor 30 autorotation

[cubman221]

I have not got to fly, or even start my Raptor 30 yet, but I am confused on how the one way gear for the tail rotor drive works. With the engine not running, if I turn the main rotor in the direction of rotation, the tail rotor does not spin. If I turn it opposite of normal rotation, it does spin. I assume that a clutch engages when the engine is running, to turn the tail rotor. During an autorotation, what drives the tail rotor, or are they done without tail rotor control?

[Ade]

on smaller helis there isnt an aweful lot of energy in the blades so the hover time at the bottom of an auto is quite low.

when your in an auto there is no torque reaction so you dont need a tail rotor you merely rely on the weathercock effect from the wind to keep the model pointing in the direction its going. driving the tail takes energy so not driving the tail in an auto gives you some extra hover time to get it setup and landed at the bottom of an auto.

the downside is you are limited to straight autos.

when i setup throttle hold on a 30 I will cheat slightly and give it an artificially high idle this will engage the clutch and spin the tail enough to give you control without affecting the main rotor.

Ade

[heli_newbie]

you can always just install the 50 auto gear (the stock 30 doesn't have it):
http://www.heliproz.com/prodinfo.asp?number=132490
It will definitely sap energy (i put my gyro into rate mode in throttle hold), but you can still auto it it you're careful

[Ade]

you could but you will lose a fair amount of hover time at the bottom.

Ade

[cubman221]

I have been practicing on Realflight G3, and the Raptor 30 has tail control during autos. I guess it is not completely accurate.

[Ade]

it might be switchable in the parameters. it def is in phoenix.

Ade