Leeds-Mick via ModelGeeks.com wrote:
> I've spent the last 12 years trying to persuade a freind of mine to sell
me
> this old model helicopter hes had, sitting in bits in his garage for 12
years
> or more. He wouldnt, and still hasnt, but, about 2 months ago, he gave
me it,
> and asked me to see if i could return it to flying condition.It has no
> identifying marks on it, and he had no idea what it was, so after a lot
of
> cleaning and sorting, i took the main frame to my local Model shop. The
> gentleman there, first laughed, then commented on how he hadnt seen one
of
> these in years, and identified it as the s****t 500. He told me that they
were
> crap 20 years ago, id have no chance of finding parts, including blades,
and
> the best thing i could do was throw it in the bin. My freind and I have,
> however, decided to make it our 'Bolton Paul Defiant' project, where you
take
> a useless old aircraft, and restore it to flight, simply because its
old. All
> my research, which has led me here to you guys, tells me the man in the
shop
> was right, but i hold to the belief that its all a matter of
perspective. To
> him with his 3d turbo ninja t rex'd honey bee's, and his years of flying
> experiance, our aircraft is a complete and utter waste of time, and no
doubt
> many of you will share his belief, but ive never flown any models ever,
only
> the real things a few times, many years ago, so its still an exiting
project
> for me. I ve discovered from my resaerch, that there is something called
a
> teeter spring, which ours doesnt appear to have, so i am hoping that
someone
> out there will be able to provide me with a manual, and a little help
and
> advice, other than bin it. Even if its final flight is an acceleration
into
> mother earth, it ll still have been a interesting engineering
experiment, and
> a damn good laugh!
>
but even if you do restore it its going to be converted back to a pile
of bits very quickly and if it hits you in the process its going to
bloody hurt or even kill
there are so many more easier Helicopters to fly on the market and just
because its old is no reason to restore it ,but if you do continue best
of luck as boy are you going to need it
its a bit like restoring an 1885 Carl Benz 1st car and taking down the
M4 to Wales yes you could do it,but would it be practical no, would it
be safe no , would it be a laugh no ,
--
Kevin R
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