Talk:Tail rotor

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[edit] Injuries

Why was HELICOPTER TAIL ROTOR INJURIES removed from this article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.236.244.172 (talk • contribs)

Born2flie: I reviewed the history of the article. There was no such section or information that was ever a part of the article. --00:56, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tail rotor propulsion

I'm curious as to how tail rotors are fueled, or are they? Is it a direct-drive system from the main engine, or is a separate smaller engine powered by a fuel line, or are there different systems depending upon helicopter type? Perhaps this is too technical a question for this article, but it is the subject which brought me here, and seems appropriate for the topic. sharkface (talk) 21:15, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

I don't know this first hand, but from my general aviation reading over the years, the same transmission that send power to the main rotor splits off some of the power though a drive shaft that runs to the tail rotor. The transmission may combine power from two or more engines, but generally all power from the engines goes to the transmission first, then to the rotors. I'll ask around to some of the pilots and engineers in WP:AIR, and see if they can help add some more explanation to the article, with sources. - BillCJ (talk) 02:04, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
That certainly makes sense about the transmission and drive shaft, but I'm a total neophyte on aviation. Thanks! sharkface (talk) 01:55, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
Usually, helicopter transmissions are not 'direct drive' but are powered by air pressure and turbines. The helicopter's main engine(s) compress air and move it through another turbine, spinning it, and powering the main and tail rotors. I think usually the engine, and main and tail rotors are set to run at the same constant, respective speeds, and flight controls are possible through varying the pitch of the rotors. 75.157.198.121 (talk) 03:07, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Information?

What has any of this chatter got to do with what a tail rotor is or what it does? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.122.62.231 (talk) 19:08, 10 June 2008 (UTC)