A floating rotor has oblong holes instead of straight holes cut into the rotor flange to allow for thermal expansion. In comparison, a floating hat uses a hat with slots cut into it and a straight hole in the rotor flange. In order to provide a quiet street worthy brake system, our floating rotors incorporate an anti-rattle system that keeps tension on the rotor and hat thus eliminating any rattle, while still allowing for proper thermal expansion.

A stopped rotor would probably not produce any less drag than a slowly turning rotor when all factors are considered, and it has several disadvantages. Rotor blade centrifugal force (CF) provides a moment (force times a lever arm) that counters the blade lift to keep the blades from rising up excessively. As the rotor slows down, at some point there will not be enough CF to handle the blade lift on the advancing blade. This will cause the rotor to flap excessively. See similar questions...

A floating dock adjusts to fluctuating water conditions – the unique design of the float chambers trap air on the surface of the water for additional buoyancy. As the water levels change the dock raises and lowers. See similar questions...

Floating is defined differently by different people, but generally means the removal of sharp edges that develop on the molar arcades as a result of the honing action of chewing. See similar questions...

Have you tried EXAMINE STICK? The stick has a sharp point, which punctures the raft, which no longer floats. Don't bring the stick into the raft with you. See similar questions...

Yes the thrust bearing races are close to the same size. The easiest way to tell which one has the larger inside diameter is to place them on the spindle shaft and rock them back and forth. The one that moves the most is the one that needs to go toward the center of the rotor. The other one with the smaller inside diameter goes toward the blade. See similar questions...

Is the tail drivetrain slipping? This is common with the LMH-100 series, and with helicopters that use belt-drive tails. See similar questions...

Is your gyro mounting foam correct for the gyro you are using? The CSM gyro, for example, works best with the foam it is shipped with, which is different than anything else out there. See similar questions...

Actually, this is not something you need to worry about (as long as you have the leading edge facing the right direction!). Once the rotors start spinning, centrifugal force will pull the blades into their proper positions. You will usually see the helicopter start to wobble as you spin up the blades, then smooth out. The wobble comes from the imbalanced caused by different blade lead/lag angles, and the smoothness comes when the blades have both been pulled into position. See similar questions...

NO! All rotors are designed to be mounted only one way and that is facing up. For those who have a fold-over tower, the rotor must be removed if the tower is going to be left in the folded over position. On the CDE/HyGain rotors there is a tongue and groove connection and, when in the horizontal position, water is allowed over this connection and the rotor will fill up with water. Since nothing inside is protected, everything will rust very quickly. On the HD73 rotor there is an up and a down. See similar questions...

Rotors are sprinklers that shoot a jet of water. The stream is moved back and forth across the area to be watered. Over a period of time, the water distribution is uniform. Rotors usually have a relatively low precipitation rate, so one station of rotors can cover a large area. There are single stream rotors, multi-stream rotors, full circle and part-circle arc rotors. The best rotors are gear driven rotors. Avoid impact rotors because the open cases cause big reliability problems. See similar questions...

The CarterCopter is a hybrid between an airplane and a rotorcraft. A rotor is a very efficient device for providing lift at low speeds, but its drag increases rapidly as the aircraft goes faster if it must continue to support the aircraft. In the CarterCopter, as the aircraft speeds up and the wings begin producing more of the lift, the rotor produces less lift and can slow down given the correct control input. See similar questions...

Slowed Rotor/Compound," abbreviated as SR/C, is simply the generic term used to describe aircraft such as the CarterCopter and our other concepts, which unload and slow the rotor to reduce drag in high speed flight, while using a wing to provide lift in that condition. See similar questions...

When the rotors cool down very fast from a very high temperatures, the rotors loose their original shape and warp. It is due to the same reason why a very hot glass will shatter if you pour cold water on it. See similar questions...

It’s a more challenging project than a 3-rotor because the engines hardly exist. The only 4 rotor engines in existence exist as racing engines (used in the 1992 Lemans-winning 787b race car) or custom fabrications. The engine eccentric shaft is extremely difficult (costly) to make in a 4-rotor configuration, plus custom intake and exhaust manifolds are required. Budgets for 4-rotors substantially exceed 3 rotor projects, and so only a handful of 4-rotor cars exist. See similar questions...

A floating (not node-locked) license is a license which is generated by a license server and is not locked to a particular PC. This enables a team of developers to share a pool of Graphic Remedy`s products licenses more efficiently. Back to top See similar questions...

The Italian Fisherman Restaurant in Bemus Point has a large stage that floats. From Memorial day thru Labor Day they host weekly concerts of all types that can be viewed from land or boat. See similar questions...

A floating floor is a floor that is glued together or clicked together to provide a single unit of flooring that is laid onto an underlay so that it not fixed to the ground but floats on top of the underlay. See similar questions...

In a Floating Interest Rate Loan the Interest payable is linked to the market rate. The Floating Interest Rates offered are slightly lower than the fixed interest rates. See similar questions...