Helixes: Track per Turn, Gradient per Turn and the Number of Turns
This lesson is part of the course
In this lesson
You compare five helix radii: track length per turn, gradient for the fixed rise per turn, the whole number of turns needed to reach the staging yard and the smallest radius that meets the fictional guideline.
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Lessons in this course
- Scale Conversions: Real Sizes to Model Sizes and Back for 1:220 to 1:45 Locked
- Scale Speed: From Centimetres per Second to Scale km/h and Back Locked
- Gradients: Rise over Run, Height Gained and the Length Needed to Cross Over Locked
- Helixes: Track per Turn, Gradient per Turn and the Number of Turns Locked
- Curve Radii: Guideline Minimums per Scale, Too-Tight Curves and Coach Overhang Locked
- Track Plans: Curve Piece Lengths, Piece Counts per Type, Total Length and Cost Locked
- Fast Clock & Timetables: Layout Time vs Real Time and a Departure Board Locked
- Capstone: Accessory Current Budget, Layout Cost Plan and a Cost Chart Locked