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Kev goes to Dayton - Oct 2017

Dayton Wingmasters Heli Fun Fly - Oct 2017

Michigan Whirlybirds 2nd Annual Helicopter Championships - May 1988

July 09 2018 - Finally cut the cord and attached a battery to the old Sullivan starter.

July 05 2018 - X-Cell 60 Custom and Raptor 50 v2

Traverse Area Model Pilots Society Annual Air Show - June 23 2018

Three X-Cells - May 05 2018

Raptor and three X-Cells - May 05 2018

MA X-Cell 60 Custom - May 03 2018

Kalkaska Trout Festival - April 29 2018

April 27 2018

Kev's Hobby Room of Vintage Helis and a Plane or Two - March 24 2018

Bergen Intrepid - March 18 2018

Flight Box and Gas Can - February 01 2018

Built around 2000. Cermark power panel. Sonic Tronics fuel pump.

Holder for glow plug wrench and glow plug igniter, above.

Some plaques and "awards" decorating it.

1 gallon gas can. I need 1.5 or 2 gallon. Filter bought at local automotive shop.

Hangar 9 pump

Replacement lens for Jewel generator - December 22, 2017

Digi-Key # HMS_462_CTP

X-Cell 46 - September 27, 2017

Miniature Aircraft X-Cell 1001 and SE99 - Sept 9, 2017

American R/C Helicopters: Super Mantis Restoration - 2016/2017

Tail rotor assemblies - November 2016

The plan is to restore a Super Mantis and Fixed Pitch Mantis

That's why you see two tail rotor assemblies

Collective Heads - December 2016

This one's been sitting a while

This one's not too bad, in comparison

Rebuilt

Before and after

Running an old OS .40 SF during a snow storm - December 09 2016

OS .40 SF engine mounted - December 10 2016

Fan shroud with extension - December 13 2016

Muffler mounted and test mount of struts and skids - December 13 2016

Servo Tray - January 01 2017

Front: Roll cyclic, Rear: Pitch cyclic

Front: Throttle, Rear: Collective

Top: Cyclics, Bottom: Throttle and Collective

Pushrods: top-pitch, middle-throttle, bottom-collective

Roll pushrod

Servo Tray Painted and Servos Mounted - January 11 2017

Roll and Pitch servos. Frsky Receiver to the left wrapped in foam and Velcro.

Futaba GY 401 Gyro, Throttle and Collective servos behind, Tail Rotor servo above

Left Side

Right Side

Swashplate, Follower, Cyclic Pushrods - January 15 2017

Swashplate and follower above, pitch pushrod between the frames

Pitch "elevator" pushrod to servo, Collective bellcrank, below

Roll "aileron" bellcrank and pushrods

Head and Collective Lever - January 19 2017

Head - Note collective wire through main shaft

Collective lever - Pitch range: -2 to +7 degrees

Tail Rotor - January 25 2017

Tail Rotor and plywood fin and bellcrank support

Note bellcrank and wire control

Wheel collars are adjusted to set pitch of tail blades when hovering

Super Mantis without Canopy - January 28 2017

Super Mantis - February 2 2017

Canopy courtesy of Jim Stratton

Thanks to all the RunRyder members who made it possible to restore an old Super Mantis!

First Test Hover - April 08 2017

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