Robert Roland wrote:
But if you like tinkering with old technology and like
>making your own spare parts from a block of metal, an old-timer
>helicopter can probably be just as much fun as a old-timer car.
I do! and more so, cos i can work in the comfort of my home, and not the
workshop floor. The lathe is a little tricky to pass in the kitchen, but
!!
>The S****t 500 was designed in a time where a helicopter radio was
>beyond most modeler's budget, and most modelers would already own a
>.40 size plane engine. The intention, therefore, was to design a heli
>that can be powered by a normal plane engine and flown with a
>standard, four channel radio.
which will be why some people thought they were underpowered i suppose,
thank
you for that
If you want to get this machine
>flying in order to have a cheap, fun flying time, you are wasting your
>time. If you want to try to make the thing work simply because of the
>fun of the challenge itself, I applaud your courage.
we want to get it flying cos thats what its supposed to do. I still
wouldnt
call Modeling a particulaly cheep hobby either, and maybe its a matter of
perspective again, but i dont see courage. Its not like i m designing, or
trying to re design, just put it back together as it was designed to be,
at
least in the first place! The biggest challenge i have, is in finding the
expertise and information i need to try !
>It was also called a "teeter damper wire", if I remember correctly. It
>was simply a short piece of extremely hardened wire that would connect
>the rotor read with the mast. They were bought in packs of five or
>ten, as they kept breaking all the time. A slightly heavy landing was
>all it took to snap the wire.
well ours definatly doesnt have one, and there may lie the real reason the
origional owner sold it to my friend. Now at least, i have some idea of
where
it went, and what it was supposed to do. Thank you
>I have seen a video where someone actually flew the thing, but I have
>never seen it fly myself, apart from some short, wobbly hovering hops.
I ve seen that on u tube too, and let me assure you, that all ground
tests,
and attempts at flight, will be video'd, if only for Evidential reasons !.
>If you have no experience flying helis at all, you will not be able to
>get the S****t 500 into the air. Ask an accomplished pilot for
>assistance. Whether you want him to actually try to fly it, or if you
>tell him to just "let it rip", is entirely up to you.
My Grandfather told me that there were old pilots, and bold pilots, but
there
are no old bold pilots. I have always defered towards caution, which is
why i
think im still alive, and in one piece, so I want and need a cautious
pilot,
with as much experiance as i can find to check my work, put me right where
ive gone wrong, test fly it, and hopefully teach me and my freind how to
fly
it safely.
Any Volanteers !? .
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