Item 0030
MAKE: SynchroLite ~
Rotor - Hub - 2-blade Teetering - Yoke
Drawing:
Notes:
Consider making out of titanium and not aluminum. One reason being that the elevation over the teetering pin can be lower (stronger material); for blade - hub clearance. University of Maryland's proposed Chesapeake is titanium.
Give a shallow 20 degree off horizontal 'roof' to upper surface to reduce chance of damage if there were to be a blade strike.
"Your rotor head yoke is one piece I presume, and is not he easiest to machine but is possible" ~ D.K.
Material:
Forged 4130 chromolly steel?
Weight Calculation (approximate):
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Weight: (lbs) |
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2 |
0.787 OD x 0.194 wall x 2.125 lg. |
0.435 |
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2 |
1.069 OD x 0.334 wall x 0.375 lg. |
0.164 |
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1 |
2.905 OD x 0.454 wall x 1.406 lg. |
1.392 |
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Total in Steel |
1.99 |
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Total in Titanium 1.99 x .575 |
1.14 |
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Will the threads in a titanium part be able to take the centrifugal load? |
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