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Miniature Aircraft Nitro/Gas Helicopters > Fury Graphite frames

panaewapoipound
Heliman
Location: Hilo, Hi.

Anybody know how much the Fury Graphite frame set PN#119-110 will cost?

01-31-2002 Over year old.

Doug
Elite Veteran
Location: Naples Florida....

That sure is an understatment.

01-31-2002 Over year old.

MJPCarbon
Senior Heliman
Location: West Milford New Jersey

Carbon Fiber frames

Do you guys think there would much interest in aftermarket carbon fiber frames for the Fury?

Mark

01-31-2002 Over year old.

ALuminum2
Senior Heliman
Location:

whats the differece

Whats the real difference between graphite and g10. They are both black in color and have different apearences but why is the carbon frame an upgrade.

02-01-2002 Over year old.

gyroman
Senior Heliman
Location: Pasadena, CA

G10 is metal, Carbon is Composites.

I am wondering if anybody has tried putting an ST2 in the Graphite Fury, I am thinking of doing that, I am not ready for the 91 and the 80 is already in the other fury.
Should I try it??

02-01-2002 Over year old.

HOMEPAGE

RappyTappy
Elite Veteran
Location: Las Vegas, NV

Bottom Line

The benefit from carbon frames just isn't worth $250 for me. Its for the upgrade freaks not the flying freaks.

Chris
Rex 500 A123 Power

Forever Brothers
Mickey Tylo

02-01-2002 Over year old.

HOMEPAGE

spincycl
Veteran
Location: Marietta, GA

That's a little steep

For a Carbon frame set for a SE, CT, ST etc..., it is only $130.

Why are they charging so much for them on the Fury? I suspect one thing though. The Fury frames would have to be cut from a larger sheet of CF than the SE frame plates.

One of the worst parts to the carbon dilema is that pre-laid up CF plates cause waste when cut. The holes in the center are just dollars of material going in the trash. The older SE frame setup wastes less material when cut from a sheet.

There is those built-in threaded inserts in the Fury frame (that I wish were in the SE frame). Those do cost some $ to put in.

I build a lot of stuff from G-10 (FR-4 in electronics speak) and it's also known as phenolic. But the stuff is cheap and easy to get and compares favorably to CF plates of similar thickness.

But, David is right, CF looks ultimately cool!
(I would not buy white V-blades :-)

02-03-2002 Over year old.

HOMEPAGE

Inspector Fuzz
Veteran
Location: My own private Idaho.

Carbon Fiber Woes..

Howdy!!!

Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they're yours

02-03-2002 Over year old.

Inspector Fuzz
Veteran
Location: My own private Idaho.

Carbon Fiber Woes..

Howdy!!!
This damn program keeps posting me after I type one word, hence the "Howdy" only post..
What I wanted to say was that Carbon, while cool looking, incurrs a lot more expense in manufacturing then G10. It's not just expensive stuff, but it is expensive to work with.. It is abrassive and eats up drill and milling bits. It also produces a choking dust, when cut, that goes everywhere, and the long term health effects of it are still unknown, but it is not the best thing to be breathing.. I don't blame heli manufacturers for wanting to get away from it. As a composit, G10 is a great compromise.....

Argue for your limitations and sure enough, they're yours

02-03-2002 Over year old.

RappyTappy
Elite Veteran
Location: Las Vegas, NV

I was kinda wondering what you meant in your first post Fuzz

Chris
Rex 500 A123 Power

Forever Brothers
Mickey Tylo

02-03-2002 Over year old.

HOMEPAGE

Chopper
Key Veteran
Location: Stow,Oh- oops, I mean St Louis, nope Stow again

I've got the Graphite frames. They are cut from one huge piece of carbon. Beautiful. Man am I going to cry WHEN I break these.

02-06-2002 Over year old.

panaewapoipound
Heliman
Location: Hilo, Hi.

Carbon frame set for sale.

I have a set NIP for sale.
$220 shipped.