Leeds-Mick via ModelGeeks.com wrote:
> 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!
and thats part of the problem it was designed at a time when really
successful and stable machines were only a dream
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 !? .
>
best of luck finding a victim most heli pilots in our club would hide
behind a heavy object and laugh at the poor pilot trying to fly it, and
I dont think fly safely is how its going to end
--
Kevin R
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