Slinging Rotorblades

[GyroRon]

Rehan, after 5 years without having the blades off, I would certainly advise you to take them down to check the bearings, inspect everything and grease it all up. I see nothing wrong with slinging Skywheels.....

 

[barnstorm2]

I would sling my skywheels and they were very smooth.

 

[Rehan K.Janjua]

Hello Ron.

Thank you for the go ahead.

I have greased the bearing. Taking the blades off for may be a couple of hours at a time and then putting them on again.They are on the gyro the rest of the time.
I do rotate the tiedown blade in turns, the tiedown one (blade) does have more drooping or deconeing, wiz. Stick shake.
I hope this makes sense or am I just imagining things.
And also thank you to Tim Oconners.
Regards

Rehan Janjua
Air ommand Pakistan.

 

[GyroRon]

Bumping this thread up again for folks like David Holmes....

 

[Russ Hobbs]

Thanks alot for all the advice and help, you guys are a great source of info and helpful ideas. Russ

 

[Skyjinks]

I think that slinging is probably the best way to go though I never tried it. I did have a bad shake at one time after removing the blages and realigning on work horses with the string. Then someone in the know said that the friction at the end of the blades over the lever arm was significant and that it needed to be reduced or eliminated. BALLS were recommended! The blades were dropped onto the concrete floor with a smooth piece of wood under each blade tip and a ball (in this case inch and a half polyurethane kids toy balls) under each blade tip. The difference between stringing on the work horses and the floor with balls was amazing and the shake was completely rectified. None the less I think that logically flinging/slinging should be better than stringing! I'll try that next time.