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!
>
There used to be one of these things in the bottom of a wardrobe at my
gran's house, about 16yrs ago when I used to stay there at weekends. I
use to twiddle its linkrods (ooh err) and fantasise about it flying (! :D
)
It's probably still there now. I remember my uncle telling me how his
buddy bought/acquired it and tried to fly it once... straight into a
tree or the ground or something.
It's wooden I think. And painted a combination of red and oil.
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