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e-Century Hummingbird - Swift > looking at a swift 16

zackesch
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Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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First off, im looking at selling my nitro. im keeping all the electronics, but sell the engine heli and all starting equipment and 2/3 gallon of fuel. It has given me nothing but problems. I have never been good with nitro, even with the cars. I thought a heli would be different because of the larger engine...but i was fooling myself. Im NOT giving up on helis.

Anyway... Im looking at swift kit http://www.centuryheli.com/products...1¤tid=304
or
http://www.centuryheli.com/products...2¤tid=333

any thoughts on it?

Im still learning to fly, so im more concerned about flight time.

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10-12-2009 05:28 AM

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oldfart
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Location: Vancouver, Canada

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Sorry, the links do not seem to work for me?

But if one of them is the combo with the Swift 16 and the 600+ motor and their 80A ESC, it is a winner in my books.

10-12-2009 06:24 AM

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fflier9
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Location: Wauwatosa, WI USA

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electric is definitely the place to be if you don't like nitro (I don't, really)

is this what you meant to link to?

http://www.centuryheli.com/products...m?currentid=333

what packs are you going to run? Looks like that's the only other thing you will need.

10-13-2009 12:20 PM

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Pistol_Pete
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Location: Tampa Bay non-Buccaneer

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I would be one of those to recommend the Swift 16 in a heart beat but given their new RADIKAL 50 gasser, the free opinion might change.

Whatever 16 combo you buy, you still need to add at least 2 batts and a charger. ($300?)

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10-13-2009 01:27 PM

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zackesch
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Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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I have a multiplex multicharge that can charge upto 5 cells at 5000 mah. these are the batteries i was looking at http://www.valuehobby.com/product_d...id=9&item_id=81

Ive used the 2100 with my blade 400 and there decent packs.

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10-13-2009 02:06 PM

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Pistol_Pete
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Personally I would go with 5S as it will be a happy medium.

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10-13-2009 02:40 PM

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jzanutto
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Location: Fresno, CA

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depends on what you think you will really be doing with it. One of their power combos is a 550 motor and 4S 4000mah battery.

If you are still learning to fly, and know you wont be running a high head speed and attempting 3D then this is a cheaper option. It would be a decent combo for a light scale fuselage that is just going to be cruised around, no aerobatics, probably get a good flight time out of it too.

10-22-2009 06:05 AM

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