Re: Blade Rotation

On Sun, 04 May 2008 19:04:59 GMT, "Beav"
<beavis.original@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:


>Quite an odd "nitro" heli those Kev. They have a teeter head (as most do)

>with teeter rubbers in the usual place, but those rubbers make the heli
fly 
>FAR better if they're in a box in the workshop somewhere. In other words,

>get them out.

and replace 'em with what?  Pretty much everything rubber on the thing
has disintegrated.. 

>They also need near electric heli rotor revs too. Anything less than
2000rpm 
>will result in it being unflyable without a lot of farting about.

Yeah, I run my Trex 600s at 2100 RPM..  (and my new Trex 500 is
pu****n' 2800  hehehe)

>Don't be tempted to increase the (ridiculously small) rotor diameter by 
>fitting larger blades either, as this will make the Jr fly like dog ****.

>DON'T be trying auto's first time out either, coz they're "not the best"
for 
>them:-)

I haven't even considered new mains yet..  I'm still a LONG way from
that point.

>They're the Robbie R22A of the model world:-)

Hey, I like flying those...