Thank you for your comments. The strut-savers increased the aircraft weigh about 5lbs., but increased the resistance to strut damage from a drop of 16" to 30" @ 750fpm drop! That exceeds certified standards, and with the rotors on and turning, that height is tripled from rotor lift and drag. This is an improvement by 3 times. The last drop test represents a 1000fpm drop at full gross weight of 840lps from after damage, making that fall survivable. We can do better but at much increased weight.
The Final Count Down, staring the USS Nimitz CVN- 68, my aircraft carrier! Every time we pulled into/left home port of Bremerton, Washington. . . . San Diego, California. . . . Hawai'i, they played this song over the 1-MC speakers!
Very nice little helicopter. The music isn't bad either. (The Final CountDown music)
Thank you for saying so, Mihaly!
Thank you for saying so. It was a lot of necessary work.
I gotta say, this is really cool. Of all companies, I would go with this one. The proof is in the pictures!
Thank you for your comments. The strut-savers increased the aircraft weigh about 5lbs., but increased the resistance to strut damage from a drop of 16" to 30" @ 750fpm drop! That exceeds certified standards, and with the rotors on and turning, that height is tripled from rotor lift and drag. This is an improvement by 3 times. The last drop test represents a 1000fpm drop at full gross weight of 840lps from after damage, making that fall survivable. We can do better but at much increased weight.
The Final Count Down, staring the USS Nimitz CVN- 68, my aircraft carrier! Every time we pulled into/left home port of Bremerton, Washington. . . . San Diego, California. . . . Hawai'i, they played this song over the 1-MC speakers!
What exactly is this metal rotor cone? I thought it applied only to the rotor disc profile.
the helicopter of my dreem
rigorous testing
A great little copter