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The tail rotor consists of a motor, tail blades, tail shaft holding tube and a
blade holder. The tail control is managed by changing the RPM of the tail
motor. The drawback of this kind of control system is its sluggish response as
the rotor pitch is fixed. However, it makes the whole design much more
simpler and reduces a lot of weight.
In an ordinary R/C helicopter, the gyro work together with the tail servo.
However, in this design, the gyro has to work together with the ESC
(electronic speed controller). Will this work??? At the beginning, I try this with
an ordinary gyro ( the large one for the gas helicopter). The result is really
bad that the RPM of the tail rotor changes from time to time despite the
helicopter is standing on the table. I buy a micro-gyro later which is specially
designed for small electric helicopters and to my surprise this works great.
Here is the measurement of the tail blade. It can be
shaped easily from a 2mm thick balsa. the tail blades
make an angle of ~9

on the blade holder

The photo shows all the things that the tail part
consists. The two balsa blades are hold by a hardwood
holder which helps to give a fixed tail pitch. It is then
secured on the gearwheel by 2 screws. The motor is
simply glued on the tail boom by epoxy adhesive and
the tail shaft holding tube with the same way on the
motor.
The tail blade is made of balsa. They are covered with
heat shrink tube in order to reduce the friction between
the blade and the air.
The pitch and the weight of the two blades must be
exactly the same. Tests must be performed to ensure that no vibration occur.
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