Chinook Mechanics
The Vario fuselage gave me a starting point for the size of the mecanics
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A Zenoah 230rc engine was chosen and then it was "To the drawing board"
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The engine is mounted at 9 deg. to match the angle of the front rotor main shaft.
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Engine mounting, front undercarriage supports and front mast brackets complete.
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The main gear is Delrin and the 2 sets of bevel gears for the 90 deg. gear boxes are steel.
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Main frame takes shape with the rear section and pylon in place.
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Front servo layout. Changed from this layout to 3 point CCPM later.
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View of the finished main frame.
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View of the finished main frame showing rear undercarriage supports.
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