This coming-soon flybarless rc heli has just announced by Walkera, which highly focus in flybarless helicopter production lately. The streamline canopy in red is cool, with the black cockpit glass and some hexagonal fading-out pattern. Unlike other walkera flybarless heli with 3 axis gyro, V370D01 is equipped with brush motor which is not very welcomed by pilots. Since brushless motor is much efficient with longer life span, some even said will buy it only at very low price. And with the size of 47cm and weight of 267g, I expect it can fly outdoor or at least handle slight breeze. But, at the time of writing, didn’t see any video yet.
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Where does Throttle Ratchet come from?
If you unscrew the back of the transmitter (Tx), you will find a metal ribbon behind the throttle stick. And there is usually a V-shape notch on the metal ribbon and contact with the teeth on gear which create the strong friction against your throttle input. And this is good for beginners, as the stick will stay where you hand off.
But some pilots hate this, because sometimes rc helicopter requires very precise throttle input for hovering. Sometimes will be annoyed that 1 click up would rise your heli and 1 click down would make it go down. So, here are few simple modifications to get rid of it.
Sandwich a Plastic Strip
Here’s the Brooks’s DX7 AIR smooth throttle modification. Just cut some strips from plastic transparent packaging, then sandwich between the gears and metal spring. That’ s all!
Alternatively, some may slipped a piece of fuel tubing or heat shrink over the metal. Read the rest of this entry »
Z008 Helicopter
This heli newly released by Zhengrun in 2010 with an eye catching outlook. Silver blue canopy, cool streamline shape and looks like wear sunglasses. It even take care with night flying by installing some glittering LEDs! The most unique design must be its 2 rotors aside, recall me the gunship in Avatar! Maybe the manufacturer was inspired by Avatar.
4G6 blade mods DIY
Here I found an innovative guy,timewrex who put efforts on modifying his 4G6, from wingtip to tail rotor blade. Here is how he mods the blade to increase its efficiency and survivability after crash.
He stated this mod is intended to be removable and Replaceable. On average, it takes 5 crashes before the paper tips affect performance.
Good quality white glue such as ‘Elmer’s Glue All’ should be used, as it offers strong enough bonding to the paper, carbon core, and foam. Other glues will make it difficult when remove, and it will leave an irremovable residue on the carbon core and may melt the foam. White glue forms a very strong bond while stay easy to clean it after all.
To remove damaged paper tip, cut a slit in the paper parallel to the carbon core. Avoid cutting the foam or the carbon core. Then tear the paper tip off.
Finally, cut another tip from the template and apply to the blade following steps 6 to 11 in the instructions below. Then you will have a brand-new looking blade, which is still performing as good as when it out of the box, that cost almost nothing to repair! Enjoy!
Photos of 4G6 modified blade
Words on photos maybe too small, you may download here – 4G6 blade tip guide.
Today, I just surf randomly on Youtube, and guess what I found?
There is an interesting news in Taiwan, which is the base of Align, about a creative guy steal things by using his RC helicopter. Don’ t laugh, the following video proven their success include 20 watches, DV, camera, mobile phone Laptop and Chinese wine (yes… the white bottle at 0:13)
RC Helicopter Thief Video
ABOUT 4G6S
4G6S is the first palm size helicopter equipped with 3-Axis Gyro with Auto Stabilizing Technology, with these you can perform aerobatics indoor. It’ s highly recommended for pilots who are going to transit from coaxtial / fixed pitch to collective pitch helicopters. Don’ t mix up with the other model 4G6, it’ s difficult to manage without 3 axis gyro. Back to 4G6S, it’ s self stabilization via 3-axis gyro make this helicopter super stable, handle wind excellence, and the tail holds well too. Though the foam blade is easily damaged and probably be prepared for buying extra spare set of gears, the cost is low.
After a flight, you will found that the 4g6s motor is VERY hot and may result in lost of torque. So, don’t forget to let it take a rest between flights.
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Walkera new micro helicopter model 5#4Q3D of 2.4GHz coaxial series have been unveil. Though there is no manual nor video yet, let’ s put an eye on some photos and specifications first.
F*CK RC Helicopter
Er… I didn’ t mean that nor wanna do so(don’ t ask me how), but it
is what it was named. With it, you can now express your genuine feeling to your beloved
or others you hate silently.
Don’ t worry, the real toy is of no mosaic for sure.
Distributed Flight Array
Do you know where are the craziest scientists live in? If you heard of Large Hadron
Collider(LHC), which aim at the creation of blackhole, you would certainly agree there
is Switzerland.