ch-47c
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My Posts This: Topic Forum | The Futura was after the Magic and before the Millenium series. Around late mid 90s. After GMP shutdown, Curtis Youngblood was briefly involved with Robbe, and not Schluter, around that time and designed the Futura SE after the Royal came out. CY left them and got on with JR helis. Soon after the Millenium came out, Robbe died in the USA. Robbe was unreliable for parts in the USA.
I never saw one fly, but by that time MA had the Xcell Pro series out and they out flew any Robbes due to weight. MA used a lot of CF.
The Futura wasn't your ordinary heli. It was a top-of-the-line heli. There was a Hughes 300 version that was a very scale-like model, especially the landing gear, but it was pricey. The Futura was out at the same time when Robbe made a line of less expensive helis called the Moskito.
Edit: I think that is the way it was. |
