Radomir:
I've worked on S-61 helicopters for many many years. The torquemeters are located at the transmission inputs for boh th #1 and #2 engines. Firstly, they're not addressing overtorquing a "shaft" in particular, but rather the combination of gears, teeth, etc that make up the...
Klyde...I promise not to make a career out of your 2 per. BUT OHHHHhhhhhh...that's a Safari! Reminds me of ye olde 47G2/G4A. After this, I quit I promise. Fuel tanks are kinda sorta mounted on the TAILBOOM which a blade passes over twice per revolution. Move a vertical accelerometer back...
While I'm at it lemme ask you what may be a "ridiculous" question. I've never even seen a Safari BUT is it possible that your fuel tank is loose? Ask a few older Astar jocks and they may remember that the fuel tank used to possibly be able to slide forward, jamb the flight controls...
Klyde,
I have no idea how you go about checking the track on your Safari (Strobe or what?) but remember that just because a helicopter is in track on the ground and or in a hover, doesn't mean that it stays in track in forward flight. Of course an out of track condition will ALWAYS present an...
Klyde,
Knowing the type of aircraft and rotor head would most certainly be helpful. The information you give is not enough to make a diagnosis BUT...go back to the basics. At hover there is no dissymetry of lift. Once you start moving forward, the advancing blade's speed exceeds the retreating...