The Types of Bearings Used In High Performance RC Helicopters. Nuts & Bolts: Bearings

In our second video of the Nuts & Bolts series, we take a look at the workhorses of carrying various rotational loads: Bearings! In this video we take a dive into various types of bearings (also called ball bearings) that are used in a high performance RC Helicopter because let's face it... one single aircraft uses many different types of bearings in order to allow high performance and reliable flight. In this video we cover radial bearings, thrust bearings, roller/needle bearings, one way bearings, and even a special little device called a heim ball (AKA rod end). Learn how to measure bearing sizes and even discover some design and implementation strategies for ensuring bearings are supported and loaded correctly for hours and hours of trouble free use. The Nuts & Bolts video series takes a dive into the nitty gritty details of the mechanical world, from high level design and building concepts all the way down to the - you guessed it... Nuts & Bolts! If you would like to see more videos in this series, please be sure to like the video and subscribe! I have a ton of ideas for this series and would love to do many many more. If you have any ideas for future episodes please be sure to drop some suggestions in the comments! TOOLS SHOWN IN THIS VIDEO: Work Mat: https://amzn.to/3aowH3L Starrett Digital Calipers: https://amzn.to/3b4Gaxg HELIS SHOWN IN THIS VIDEO: SAB Goblin 700: https://goblin-helicopter.com/ SAB Goblin 570: https://www.bkhobbies.com/product-p/s... My good friend Bert Kammerer:    / mcobert   The New Mikado Logo XXtreme: http://shop.mikado-heli.de/LOGO-Helic... One of my Nitro Heli Flights:    • Kickin it Old School... with Bobby Watts