Brian Jackson
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For those with a better understanding of loading and forces involved, I'm curious about hub bars with coning angles built in vs. straight (flat) hub bars. I know the blades normally assume approximately this angle in flight, and it would make sense to mount them that way. But regarding bending stresses on the hub bar itself, isn't there almost as much bending load on a coned hub bar as on a flat one? And if that is the case, is the hub's coning angle there to serve another function, like raising the blades to coordinate with teeter bolt height?
It's funny how I'd not considered this until recently having just bought my first set of blades which came with a flat hub bar. and short teeter block. There is discussion in another thread but didn't want to veer off topic with an academic question.
It's funny how I'd not considered this until recently having just bought my first set of blades which came with a flat hub bar. and short teeter block. There is discussion in another thread but didn't want to veer off topic with an academic question.