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After Market Accessories > Bling Vs strength
 
 
Peter65
Key Veteran
Location: Roxby Downs, South Australia.

Are we becoming a society who gives up strength for bling?

Not all bling is equal.

What have you done to your heli just for the sake of "Bling"?
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Laughing at yourself will lengthen your life. Laughing at me will shorten it...
08-19-2004 Over year old.
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G.Man
rrProfessor
Location: Northants, but soon to be Nicosia, Cyprus

TDG

not just metal versions of the plastic, offer a real set of new options as well...



Don't Email me as I wont reply - PM Only (spam countermeasures)
08-25-2004 Over year old.
 
 
Saint728
Elite Veteran
Location: Sydney Australia Sponsored by: Quick UK

Carbon boom, carbon skids and bows. Not very strong, but lots of bling.

Take Care,
Cheers, Patrick

MA Fury Extreme,YS 91,MPII,V-Blades,601
Raptor 50 SE,OS50 Hyper,MPII,QUK Head,TT600 Blades,601
08-25-2004 Over year old.
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Bonsai
Senior Heliman
Location: Bacolod, Philippines

carbon is pretty tough though and lite....

If your gonna Crash.. make it look Good
09-02-2004 Over year old.
 
 
Drunk Monk
rrProfessor
Location: Preston, UK

I'm gonna put some furry dice in my canopy just for that 80's retro look

When I was flying my first rappy 30 I got everything in red, boom, supports head etc....after a few crashes the boom turned blue, the supports back to silver and it never looked quite the same.


Stephen

I only open my mouth to change feet.....
09-02-2004 Over year old.
 
 
raptorv2
Senior Heliman
Location: Miami Lakes, Florida

Here we go again!! plastic flexes..bling!! I mean... metal is a lot stronger!!...

Mr. Hover
09-04-2004 Over year old.
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greger
Senior Heliman
Location: vancouver, WA

I guess it depends what matters more yo you, flying your heli or looking at it...
09-04-2004 Over year old.
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nexussmasher
Heliman
Location: uk-london

..maybe I'll just 'chrome' the whole of my heli!
and add the furry dice colour scheme
09-06-2004 Over year old.
 
 
Wa11banger
Elite Veteran
Location: Huntsville, Al

Remember all that bling also makes a heli weigh more, not the CF stuff but all the metal.. I have a friend who went all metal everything he could on his rappy and its much heavier than mine.. only metal I have is a swash

Proud member of the Quick UK, Duralite Flight Systems, V-Blade, and KBDD teams
09-06-2004 Over year old.
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Jimmi
Key Veteran
Location: Southern Ca. U.S.A.

I have an xcell s.e. comes with every bling you can imagine and have another xcell aluminum frame with no bling. I prefer the aluminum over the bling in flying it because maybe its due to the bling cost if anything ever happens to it But I can say for sure the blinged one looks like a million dollar while my stock looks like my redheaded step child. Jimmi

They say its mind over matter, but if you don't have a mind it doesn't matter
04-29-2006 Over year old.
 
 
Raptor Freak
Heliman
Location: Pacific, Wa

Bling Bling

One of these bling's is not like the other. La la la la. hmmmmmm.
Metal looks nice and bend's really easilly in a crash. Sometimes the plastic is more forgiving. And X-Cells Are Bling out of the box. I,ve got a $800.00 T-rex and its not been blinged... YET!!
06-13-2006 Over year old.
 
 
Bart B
Veteran
Location: Synergy alley

I like my bling because i think it makes me fly better , therefore it does.
06-14-2006 Over year old.
 
 
G-Force Heli
Senior Heliman
Location: Ontario, Canada

Metal in the right places. Plastic linkages, levers, things that can twist and bend that affect precise cyclic control should be replaced with metal parts.

Carbon is not much stronger than alum during a crash. Seen it before.

I have seen CF skids break in hard landings, so the plastic is just fine for me.

Those that want bling, it's their personal choice.
06-23-2006 Over year old.
 
 
tbcseod
Heliman
Location: Phx, AZ USA

Flinging bling around the airfield during a crash looks nicer - therefore earning extra crash points

~Fly Safe

OK, so it won't fly any better but it looks damn good on my shelf. Bling-Bling!
06-25-2006 Over year old.
 
 
bartles
Heliman
Location: Houston, Texas

cnc heads and blade grips

Sorry, newbie here, but how do I get info on cnc heads and blade grips for a product line that begins with a Kas______?
10-16-2006 Over year old.
 
 
Flemming
Heliman
Location: Denmark

Hi tbcseod

“Flinging bling around the airfield during a crash looks nicer - therefore earning extra crash points “

Can’t agree whit you more
Only problem is when it’s you’re own bling being tossed all over the place. And you can hear your visa cry’s course it knows it’s going to get milked for all that its worth

I break I buy I am learning to fly :p
10-20-2006 Over year old.
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Lacster
Heliman
Location: Corona, California- USA

I believe the better you fly, the more bling your heli deserves. It's like taking your car to the shop and upgrading the tunes. It didn't ask for it, it didn't need it, it just made things better. For you and the vehicle. Like the wife, give it a gift every once in a while, to put up with you and your hobbies. HE HE HE.
Lacster.
10-23-2006 Over year old.
 
 
SilverWings
Heliman
Location: Oklahoma City, OK

I'm still waiting for the first TITANIUM parts to hit the market.

Imagine having a head made out of forged TIMETAL® 10-2-3 Titanium Alloy! This stuff is usually reserved for highly stressed critical structural members in aircraft like the landing gear on the FA-18, but isn't it about time we had it in our helis?

Never mind its freaking EXPENSIVE and must undergo a stringent thermal process to make it useful: solution annealed in a vacuum furnace then water quenched then aged at 482-593C for 8 hours followed by air cooling.

And then you could CHROME it! The heli could drill in from just about any altitude/airspeed and you could just hose it off, replace all the plastic stuff and whalla! New heli again.

You heard it here first...

No Bucks, no Buck Rogers
10-25-2006 Over year old.
 
 
Raptor xp
Heliman
Location: Bevier, Mo

MY moto is BLING IT OUT then install bigger motor
11-21-2006 Over year old.
 
 
Two Left Thumbs
Veteran
Location: Houston, Texas - USA

Ah, for the days before the word 'bling' was invented!

I'm for form following function. Most of the anodized parts are indeed stronger and more precise than the plastic parts. Score one for metal, er, bling
11-26-2006 Over year old.
 
 
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