This one is held there on 2.5" ID (nearly 3" OD) pipe, and I took great care to weld it carefully. I'm pretty confident with that part... even though I can see your point. My guess is other things will fail first. Perhaps my biggest concern is the weight of the tail right now. The tail bracket is thick (1/2), and the pivot is from very thick walled tubing. On this one I'll not be counting on the 'notch' to stop it - there will be a cable to hold it at normal running position, and another bracket to serve as a postive stop in the furled position so that the blades can never hit the tail. But still... it's going to be heavy!![ Parent ]
