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sport copter rotorblades

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 6:56 pm
by spinkaan
has anyone any experience with sportcopter rotorblades in South Africa

Re: sport copter rotorblades

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 9:35 pm
by greg vos
How can I help???


That is my R/Blade set up I will be re fitting to the Xenon Im rebuilding, Im no expert nor AP (cant lower my workmanship to AP level :wink: )


What do you need :?: I will be re doing this entire set up in a few days and have been doing my homework

Regards

Re: sport copter rotorblades

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 8:18 am
by spinkaan
Thanks for the reply Greg. I have ordered the conversion for RAF rotorblades and hubbar from sportcopter. Have done a lot of research with USA users and got very posetive response. Mine should be here towards month end. Will keep in contact

Re: sport copter rotorblades

Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 8:52 am
by greg vos
That is very interesting? If I may ask why?

I had the opportunity to help to assemble a RAF some years back, what is the motivation to change? I found the quality of the locally supplied RAF kit to be exceptionally well manufactured.

Will the blades come pre assembled on the hub bar? (could be a bit large) if not you will need to hang and string the set up as far as Im aware?

Would be very interested to get feedback from you on this project, Please keep us in formed and if possible pictures from when you remove them from the crate.

Just remember the teeter bolt assembly must be hand tight in that the bolt must be able to rotate by hand even with the blades hanging on the teeter bushes, its important to shim it like that and then the safty pin must just butt up against the retaining bolt.

Re: sport copter rotorblades

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 2:39 pm
by spinkaan
Greg send me your contact number.
Peter

Re: sport copter rotorblades

Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:07 pm
by Learjet
Kolibri,
This is not the rotarycraft forum, and we really don't need too much of what goes on there regurgitated here ad nauseum.
You've posted barely a handful of (mainly duplicated) posts on this board and I honestly can't decide whether you're here to discuss in a constructive manner or simply looking for a new platform upon which to engage in a carryover of your apparent RAF-bashing agenda?

You'll notice that this forum (and dare I say this gyro community as a whole) is a lot more polite and less devisive than its Rotarycraft forum counterpart. We'd like to keep it that way please.

Re: sport copter rotorblades

Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2016 9:13 pm
by lambada
NO Please it sounds like Avcom :oops:

PR

Re: sport copter rotorblades

Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:58 am
by spinkaan
First RAF in South Africa to fly with Sportcopter rotors. Now no more worries of bolt failure on hubbar.

Re: sport copter rotorblades

Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 8:56 pm
by greg vos
spinkaan wrote:First RAF in South Africa to fly with Sportcopter rotors. Now no more worries of bolt failure on hubbar.
Mooi Im glad to see your trip to CT a few weeks ago let our workmanship skill rub off on you..... :lol:

It looks fantastic!!! how does it feel...oh dont bother I will feel it myself and comment :mrgreen:

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Re: sport copter rotorblades

Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 9:09 pm
by greg vos
So looking at this from an engineering angle? this set up must make tracking adjustments a breeze???

Peter is it a single bearing Head??? using a 3206 /5206?

Re: sport copter rotorblades

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 10:50 am
by spinkaan
Hi Greg, this is a standard RAF gimblehead with a double row angular contact ball bearing 3206. The tracking is a piece of cake and the blades are abselutely balanced. This is a real quality product.

Re: sport copter rotorblades

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2016 1:23 pm
by saraf
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Re: sport copter rotorblades

Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 3:22 am
by Kolibri
Eben, what does your reply :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: mean?
What are you "shocked" about?

Kolibri