Matt-Drummer Senior Heliman Location: Suffolk, United Kingdom
| Hello,
I have both the CH46 and the Ecureuil.
The CH46 uses an on board mixer to provide the correct controls to the front and rear rotors, it has nothing to do with stability.
A gyro is used on the fore and aft cyclic for increased stability but it has this whether you use two bladed heads with flybars or the three bladed heads without.
My CH46 started with two bladed heads but now has the three blade heads, it flys just as well with the three bladed heads and if anything it is more stable and easier to fly.
The Ecureuil has no on board electronic mixing and only uses a gyro on the tail. I have flown it without the fuselage, it flys well and is really stable, the head speed is quite high which helps. I will fit the fuselage as soon as I have finished it.
Matthew. |