TMoore rrProfessor Location: Cookeville, TN
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| Wow, sorry I offended you when I'm just trying to seek a little help.
As for the bad engineering comment, it was not meant to be offensive but I would consider any problem that is a common problem to only one make an engineering problem. Even if it doesn't develope until after wear factor has gotten involved. I've never heard of this with the Trex, or Century I have but seems to be a very common problem with the Raptor. I think that pretty much identifies as being a design (engineering) problem.
Now, am I saying the Raptor is a piece of crap just because it has this problem, hell no. I've been around the block more than a few times and know anything and everything can have it's problems but that does not make it a bad product.
I've got a Trex 450SE V2, that had a problem with shredding the belt. You read on their site and you will see that is also a common problem and their are all kinds of work arounds to it some actually buy aftermarket tails, the same as flipping the blades on the Raptor. Do I think my SE V2 is a piece of crap because of this, hell NO!!! I've curred the problem and think it's a great little heli and the best flying 450 I have, and I have five of them.
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Changing the belt to a Gates belt on a TREX 450 isn't the same as flipping grips to get leading edge control of the blades on a head. Here's a news flash, if you let the collective system get sloppy on any heli you will have tracking problems that can lead to the "woof and poof", no exceptions and it has nothing to do with engineering and it has everything to do with good building practices and maintenance.
TM
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