Aviation Forum / General / Rotary-wing / January 2004

Anybody ever try to replace the tail rotor belts with a drive shaft system?

Scrow down to Bryan Chaisone
http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm

A friend of mine in Minnesota is determined to buy a helicopter and is ready
to buy but he doesn't have a lot of money, maybe $15K.  I bet he will never
try flying it, just wants something that looks nice.  Likes Mini 500 but
would consider others.  Email me if you know of something ...

Her is a Link to the Videos about the JAG and the Mini 500 Turbine
Conversion that prove all the negative posts about the products are
false information.
1 http://richardrunk.com/1stToolmanChitwood.wmv 

1/14/2004 Just Listed, This is amazing
I am selling my turbine dream package before the wife uses it to
attract a new boyfriend(you can't have the #).
It includes

I am selling my turbine dream package before the wife uses it to
attract a new boyfriend(you can't have the #).
It includes
1) Turbine Powered Helicopter ready to track and balance.

Looking for Mini-500 (standard) 30-tooth drive sprocket for cog belt (P/N
BA24 if correct). Anybody knows if Rick Stitt suplied them? Failed to reach
Rick by the phone number showed at his website.
Thanks in advance,

I just found the following rotorcraft chat group that does delve into some
of the engineering problems dealing with rotorcraft.  I found it to be an
excellent source of information.  It is /www.eng-tips.com  and look for
rotorcraft engineering.

I started an online helicopter online magazine project called Helicopter
Monthly.  Based on the topics on the newsgroup you may be interested in the
writing and the topics.  It's free (no catches or popups) so I'm not
schilling for money.  Anyway, take a look and give me some ...

Seems this area hasn't been touched in awhile and the group is getting
stale. Well, let me stir the pot and see who is still aboard.
My very first feeling of emergency I think, occured when my instructor
said, "YOU HAVE IT", but he was also quick to relieve me of the

We are looking for film of Army-Lockheed yo-3a quiet star that saw
service in Vietnam 70-72  Ltn and Phu Bai RVN.  Contact me at
www.yo-3a.com
We are also looking for Army Lockheed team members who were with this

I was hoping that I could get some advice on the Ultrasport Kit
helicopter, in particular on REAL build times for the 331 and 496??. I
have been told that the Rotorway is approximately 800-1000 hours, and
that the ultrasport is far quicker at about 300 hours. I am from the

I've been lurking for quite some time here.  Anyway, I would like to know if
the defunct Hughes Helicopter Company had any association with Howard
Hughes' aerospace division?
Kent

As faras th clutch/ freewheeling unit string goes we need to agree on yhe
folloeing

It would appear that the majority in aus.aviation seem to think this shot
http://www.thedamnedestthing.com/page15.html was moments from impact, but
then they fly the wrong type of aircraft in that newsgroup, so what would
they know.