Written by Chris Mulcahy
As seen in the August 2015 issue of Model Aviation.
Stifling Static
This month I welcome back David Buxton who has some interesting information about the static electricity generated by our helicopters. Here’s what he shared:
Many of our helicopters use a tail belt drive system that is similar to a high-voltage Van de Graaff generator, which also uses end pulleys and a belt. Triboelectric tables predict how much static will be generated, depending on the two materials involved. The best triboelectric table that I have found is listed in &ldquo…