Graupner Starlet electric plane
The Graupner Starlet is a semiscale ARF electric airplane and resembles a 1980′s experimental ultra light plane. The original was designed for a 4 cylinder boxer engine with the 900mm replica is best powered by a 2S LiPo battery. The plane sports a light weight foil-covered balsa/plywood construction, comes with pre-bend landing gear, fibre glass moulded motor cowl and all needed hardware such as linkages.
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Friday, February 17, 2012 - add a comment
Yuki Model electric gliders get upgrade
CN Development & Media announce that their current line of electric gliders will from now on come with genuine Hobbywing brushless controllers. The ASW17 and MDM-1 Fox come equipped with the SkyWalker 20A controller while the Blaze hotline model will come factory-equipped with a SkyWalker 40A ESC. The recommended retail prices for all three foam kits will remain the same.
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Pichler Z-series brushless controller
The Z-series brushless controllers from Pichler are available in ten different specs ranging from the Z-12 for 2S to 4S packs up to the Z-120HV for 6S to 12S LiPos. All feature adjustable brake, low-voltage, timing and start functions, adjustable motor direction, active RPM control and adjustable cut-off. The Z-45 controller and above also feature a 5A BEC with selectable 5.0V to 6.0V output.
Source: Pichler [pichler.de]
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Voodoo 400 electric helicopter
The Voodoo 400 is a mid-size electric helicopter designed for the use with 465mm to 470mm main rotor blades. Sharing design ideas with the larger Voodoo 600 the machine is designed for the use with brushless motors such as the Pyro 400-14 and 4S 4000mAh LiPo batteries. The carbon fibre chassis is of a 2-piece design with a narrow and very stiff upper part that takes the main shaft bearing holders, servo mounts, tail boom mount, motor, controller and flybarless system and a wider lower part to mount the battery in. The battery compartment is very flexible and allows the use of up to 35mm high and 51mm wide or 40mm high and 46mm wide batteries. The rigid rotor head is mounted to an 8mm main shaft and sports 10mm blade holders to allow the use of a large variety of 470mm blades with the head being designed to allow to up to 14 degrees pitch and 8 degrees cyclic angles. The tail of the heli that comes with or without AC-3X flybarless system is driven by a 7mm wide belt that runs in an aluminium tail boom.
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Friday, February 17, 2012 - add a comment
Video – 2012 Hobbico eFest
Hobbico’s annual eFest recently took place in Champaign, Illinois and again attracted hundreds of pilots ranging from local modellers to nationally known competitors like team Futaba members Bobby Watts or Matt Botos. Click the video box above to see highlights of the eFest Air Race, the Heli Smackdown including winner Kyle Stacy’s amazing inverted-to-skids landing, the Combat Event, and the Night Flying finale.
Source: Hobbico [hobbico.com]
Friday, February 17, 2012 - add a comment
Video – Smack 101 chapter #6 preview
Smacktalk RC have released the latest instalment of their Smack 101. In chapter #6 Bobby explains how to go inverted for the very first time. In detail, he covers flips, rolls, and inverted hovering. As a final tip, he provides some insight that will help in avoiding crashing due to improper stick movements. The 16 minutes long episode can be previewed by clicking the video box above or downloaded by clicking here.
Source: Smacktalk RC [smacktalkrc.com]
Thursday, February 16, 2012 - add a comment
SAB Goblin 700 build
Litronics2000 have released a picture-heavy unboxing/build of SAB’s highly anticipated Goblin 700 electric 3D helicopter. Written in German language it may not suit your personal needs but the pictures are really helpful to get an idea of the many details incorporated into the design. Click the link below to go directly to the build.
Source: Litronics2000 [litronics2000.de]
Thursday, February 16, 2012 - add a comment
Video – Flitetest go helicopters
If you are into airplane models you may know of the Flitetest series of video reviews. In the latest instalment, sponsored by Horizon Hobby, the hosts Josh Bixler and Josh Scott now take the “Heli Path” and introduce several Blade helicopters starting from easy-to-use coaxial machines up to the 450 3D, giving heli interested pilots a short introduction into the world of helicopter models.
Source: Flitetest [flitetest.com]
Thursday, February 16, 2012 - add a comment
