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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Helicopters / November 2009Blade MSR
Hi folks I received my E-Flite Blade MSR today. Nippy little bugger!!!!!!!!! 8^) It flew well in a light breeze in my garden - thrown around a bit by the breeze, but given the size and weight, I am surprised it coped as well as it did (Conditions were a bit marginal but I couldn't resist trying it outside). A bit twitchy compared to the MCX and the rudder control is a bit fierce, but overall I would recommend it. However, I have just noticed that, when viewed directly from the rear, the main shaft is not square and is at an approximate 5 degrees angle clockwise. It flies well with the trims more or less central and there is no sign of damage or stress to the mainframe so I am guessing this is a design feature to aid hovering rather than a result of accidentally landing in the bushes a couple of times, although I cannot find any mention of this offset in the instructions and didn't notice it when I received the heli. Regards KGB > Hi folks > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > KGB I have one of these and I love it! Mine also has the main shaft at an angle and a close look at the bearings shows that this is designed in. Thinking this through: When hovering tail in, the rotors are trying to push the tail to the right. The tail rotor therefore must push left. To stop the entire heli drifting to the left in a hover due to the thrust from the tail rotor we need to apply a small force to the right. This would be achieved by angling the main rotors to the right. I think this makes sense. >Hi folks > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >cannot find any mention of this offset in the instructions and didn't >notice it when I received the heli. I picked up one of these little guys a few weeks ago.. It's fun as hell inside and out. I haven't managed to loop it yet - doesn't seem to have enough "oomph" to get over the top - but it will stall turn with a REALLY good head of steam before the pull up. The "tilt" of the mainshaft is designed in from what I understand. I've seen several of these things and they're all "tweaked" a bit.. I've shelved my mCX since buying this little guy. It's more fun to harass the cats with it 'cuz it's quite a bit more manueverable than the mCX so the evil beasts can't get away so easily. :) > I picked up one of these little guys a few weeks ago.. It's fun as > hell inside and out. I haven't managed to loop it yet - doesn't seem [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > harass the cats with it 'cuz it's quite a bit more manueverable than > the mCX so the evil beasts can't get away so easily. :) These are very stong and can withstand quite a hit. I was expert with the mCX. Anyone who is will have no problem being able to not crash and do forward flight immediately. You just have to kick it up high enough to get out of ground effects. Today I crashed nose first into my drape rails. It would not control at all and I thought I would have to buy another one. Then after some examination I find the guide pin in the back of the swash plate came out of it's guide rails. I popped it back where it belongs and everything was all good. Before that the forward reverse servo was bound up. I thought I broke something in the gearing or something.  Signaturegcisko@hotmail.com >These are very stong and can withstand quite a hit. I was expert with >the mCX. Anyone who is will have no problem being able to not crash >and do forward flight immediately. You just have to kick it up high >enough to get out of ground effects. You do realize (again) that flight *IN* ground effect takes LESS power than flight out of ground effect. Hovering out of ground effect takes the most power. Forward flight at the point where the lift and drag coefficients meet takes the least. >Today I crashed nose first into my drape rails. It would not control >at all and I thought I would have to buy another one. Then after some >examination I find the guide pin in the back of the swash plate came >out of it's guide rails. I popped it back where it belongs and everything >was all good. Before that the forward reverse servo was bound up. >I thought I broke something in the gearing or something. Um if you are an "expert" how did you crash? :) >>Today I crashed nose first into my drape rails. It would not control >>at all and I thought I would have to buy another one. Then after some [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Um if you are an "expert" how did you crash? :) Expert with the mCX not the mSR. Please do try to keep up :-) >>>Today I crashed nose first into my drape rails. It would not control >>>at all and I thought I would have to buy another one. Then after some [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Expert with the mCX not the mSR. Please do try to keep up :-) Your post mentions the mCX specifically, NOT the mSR. Please do try to keep up. :) >>>>Today I crashed nose first into my drape rails. It would not control >>>>at all and I thought I would have to buy another one. Then after some [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Your post mentions the mCX specifically, NOT the mSR. Please do try > to keep up. :) The topic under discussion hence the subject line is the mSR not the mCX. So I was an expert with the mCX and had an unfortunate encounter with the mSR. But I am now close to the expert level with the mSR. So there :-) Signaturegcisko@hotmail.com >>>>>Today I crashed nose first into my drape rails. It would not control >>>>>at all and I thought I would have to buy another one. Then after some [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > So there :-) I love experts. SignatureBeav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19 |
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