Rack 'em and stack 'em.Dear Rotor, Drive shaft drive shaft also drive·shaft n. A rotating shaft that transmits mechanical power from a motor or an engine to a point or region of application. storage space becomes a problem when more than one Black Hawk Black Hawk (born 1767, Sauk Sautenuk, Va.—died Oct. 3, 1838, village on the Des Moines River, Iowa, U.S.) Sauk Indian leader. Long antagonistic to whites, Black Hawk was driven into Iowa from Illinois in 1831. is in phase maintenance. The drive and tail rotor Noun 1. tail rotor - rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a single-rotor helicopter; keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor anti-torque rotor shafts are expensive and laying them on tables can put them in harm's way harm's way n. A risky position; danger: a place for the children that is out of harm's way; ships that sail into harm's way. . If they roll off the table, BAM--that's the end of a shaft! Leaving them on the floor is not an option, either. It's an accident waiting to happen. We've come up with a wall-mounted rack made of 1-in thick plywood that can be installed on any wall. Mechanics can store removed shafts on the rack to protect them from damage. Also, remember the top rack opening is for the larger tail rotor diameter drive shaft. Here's the rack plan we use. Any maintenance shop can make it. SGT Andres Chamorro, Jr MA ARNG |
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