what is a (p) shaft

[dannyd]

as the title says. i was looking at the .21 conversion for my hpt nmt by new era. it said something about (p) shaft engines.

 

[olds97_lss]

I believe it stands for "pilot" shaft.

Like the one on this engine:

 

[dannyd]

i can't see the pic but i looked on google. so its has the same shaft thing as the stock hpi .15fe engine then. right?

 

[olds97_lss]

Here's a pic:

I don't think so. The image tower has shows a standard shaft on the 15fe. But there might be more kinds than they show.

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXLV89&P=7

 

[markallen]

Pilot shafts are also known as SG shafts.