Tim Jones
Heliman
Location: Simi Valley, CA
My Posts This: Topic Forum | Hey Guys,
That sound you hear in that video is indeed the Main
Gear stripping. It is a mod 1.0 15mm tall Gear, VS 10mm Stock mod 0.7 The Gear in that video was made of Glass filled Black Nylon. It is right on the edge of holding up to 11+HP peaks (8200 Watt peaks) however as you can see its still not adequate. I also have The same Gear made out of a Kevlar filled Nylon, it has better self lubricating properties, and also much higher Tensile Strength. If anyone stuck around at IRCHA and saw some of the flights I put on that Gear, you know it does not strip. Ive got approximatly 20-25 flights on the same Kevlar filled Nylon Gear, with out incident. Which is unprecedented with this much power, and the current Gear Train Design.
Ready to fly weight on this machine with, Castle ICE 160HV, 50-35 Vertigo motor, 6s 5000mah Thunder Power 45C's, 2s 2100mah Reciever pack is at 11lbs 15Oz. I realize this is a bit on the Heavy side, but when you consider the fact that you've got up to 11HP peaks, thats nearly 1 pound per horsepower. Couple that with a Fybarless rotor head and the machine feels far from too heavy in flight. Thats why its now commonly referrred to as "The BEAST" A fitting name if you ask me.
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