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Speed - Performance - Drag Race > Might have a new SPEED MACHINE

KenJ
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A couple of nights ago we were at the field with the Radar Gun.

Clocked my T-Rex at 80 MPH!!

This might be the new machine to reclaim the Electric World Speed Record!

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Maxists The Baddist
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What is the current electric speed record? What's the nitro?

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KenJ
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World Record Data

Here are a couple of links to the current FAI World Records

The current glow record (10cc engine limitation) is 145 km/hr = 90.1 mph

http://records.fai.org/models/current.asp?id=195

The current Electric Record is 125.6 which is = 78 mph

http://records.fai.org/models/current.asp?id=284

I hope to break both of those this year????????

Ken

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Tommy Z
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That is awesome Ken!

I topped out my t-rex 450 today, too!
I bet you feel good

Geez

you could pass someone on the highway at 80mph.

-Tommy :D

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Tommy Z
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One more thing

What is you set-up, Ken?
Is it all stock Align goodies powering it?

-Tommy :D

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Divot
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Hey Ken,

If I remember correctly, don't you already hold a speed
record for electric? I don't see you listed there.
Did someone take it away or are we talking a different class.
All the sub-classes are a bit confusing.

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KenJ
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TZ & Divot

This is on a Stock T-Rex 600, L motor, 10 / 170 gearing, with Curtis RAdix 600mm blades in a shallow dive. I have to say I was pretty impressed that it goes that fast.

True, I did set a World Speed Record back in 2005 for electric helis, but a Russian Pilot has broken my record by about 2 mph.

I plan on reclaiming it this year, probably after IRCHA.

The only way to find my name at the FAI site is to go into the history for FAIF5C, but I am hoping to change all that.

The new equipment we all have nowadays works so much better, it should be easy to keep increasing the record performances.

They (the FAI) does got rulz, and that is a large part of record breaking, making sure you follow all of them.

Heck, I think it was Steve Velario that was over 100 mph back in 2000?

It'l get better!!!

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Divot
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They (the FAI) does got rulz, and that is a large part of record breaking, making sure you follow all of them.

Yea, I bet it is not as easy as most of us might think.
I hope you fair well and get back on the charts.
Also would be nice to see a home grown American boy
back on top.

Please let us know your outcome, good or bad.
Good Luck.

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bigdad390
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Good luck with your record attempt. PS: pm sent.

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gencollon
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what goes into increasing speed? New bodywork, thin blades and higher headspeeds?

(sorry for asking such a noob question, i just jumped into this section of the forums for the first time and I am kind of out of my element)

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Sam2b
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Drag Race

Check out the drag race of this Trex600 electric with 10s. Zero to super sonic.

Actually 110MPH.

http://www.nwheli.com/SeptBrooks200...race_Finals.wmv
Credit to Marcus (wolfcbr2003).

RR thread:
http://www.runryder.com/helicopter/...?top=1196736264

_Sam B_

12-04-2007 Over year old.

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eurofilm
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80 MPH!!
I wish my car is going 80 MPH

08-27-2008 Over year old.

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Imperio
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road trip

when i was younger n dumber we used to fire up or copters n sit n the back of a pickup trtuck to see how fast they would go n just fallow the truck around till we got low n refuel, we would go from tecumseh to lake thunderbird on highway 9 , i think the last one we did was to sulfur okla but theres alot of stopping n refueling for a distance like that 57 miles gotta stop every 18-22 minutes n refuel, n i know somones gonna say thats crazy but i didnt say it was smart but it was fun n we had no crashes, once we got going we would get the copters out front n just cruise along down low n on the deck

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just4fun2
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have you tried DSing it? sounds nuts but I've tried DSing my trex 450 and it really whips through the calm air behind a hill when doing a cicuit.

unfortunatly the trex wasn't really set up for sloping, and needs more blade diameter to catch more of the on coming air up the slopes' face. I figure a larger bird could exploit this, I don't know some thing new to try huh?

most likely will require a newly engineered blade as the HS will be cranking like mad. probably haveto beef up the entire head assembly.

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Funky Trex
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Not bad for a Raptor 30 with a beat up OS32 and 550 wood blades

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Maxists The Baddist
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No one has written anything yet!

Funky! Is that 73.8 mph?

With wooden blades and that huge Nicad receiver pack!

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clickclickpull
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Nice,

I love the Hitec measuring instrument.

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Funky Trex
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Yes it is 73.8mph. I passed my heli around to different club members for 2 days during the speed runs while we all tried to top each other's speed. It has to be some of the most fun I ever had with any heli.

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TaleGunner
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does the nitro bother the etrex

CRASH! GLUE! REPEAT!

11-25-2008 02:45 AM

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Funky Trex
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We ran it with the canopy on so it wasn't a problem. We probably did more than 20 speed runs on that Raptor.

11-25-2008 06:52 AM

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