i hope you dont mindhello eric b,
seeing how your going to have your arms tied up for a while i was thinking i would supplement your instructions with some shots of my own little bird. if you see anything that you feel might ease this modification please feel free to let me know:
heres the fuse
your new best friend:
hawk sport in fuse, pay attn to starter shaft:
damm got to go to work will finish posting later.
03-27-2003 Over year old.
eric_b Veteran Location: Denver, CO, USA
Hey Jimmy - Thanks for your input! If anyone else would like to contribute, please feel free - it's great to see other projects!
I just ordered a Hawk Sport, and it should arrive in a few more days.
little bird contokay okay, here is some more pics of the work that has been accomplished this far, btw congrats with your new arrival eric,
weber 35 powerplant, heard its got more zoom than os
does this guy look a little impatient
that damm starter shaft
plenty of room
this is the angle of the tail boom if you dont make room for the starter shaft
grind baby grind
trim the top of the bulkhead to make room for the collective
hightened security
hey buddy this is a restricted area
the bear necessities of the hawk
rather flimsy gear, will have to run a wire thru the skids and epoxy in place, then brace the struts
all that has got to go
got to go i say, remove all the inside plastic that joins the two halfs together
well thats it for now, should i continue to post the progress? is anyone reading this?
03-27-2003 Over year old.
55crownvic Veteran Location: Colorado Springs
Yeah, Jimmy, I'm reading it. But when I clic on the photos to make them bigger so I can see details, the pics are out of focus.. Dont mean to gripe but if the details cant be seen then it doesnt help. Am in the process of thinking how to tackle this project and everyones help is appreciated. Havent ordered the Hawk kit yet, wanted to make sure that was the one to use. Right now I think the boom halves will need to be glued together after the webbing is removed. Then I think the boom will need to be fused to the fuselage to make it one piece. I will probably glue the fuse halves together as well. Then some type of fastening system will have to be built to connect the front half of the fuse to the back half.......Just some thoughts for now........Dave
03-27-2003 Over year old.
yank&bank Heliman Location: San Diego
crown v, ill try to redo the picswell the fuse will be supported by the hawk mech, there are still some screws that will be left in place, on the bottom an possibly two on top( depends on how much more fitting i need to do), the taile boom looks like it will be epoxied to the fuse and to each other, the front canopy will be connected by the bulk head see the pic where part of it was trimed out. there are four screws that will be able to unscrew to have access to the front section. this is just what i am looking at so far i may have to make changes as i go. will try to re post new pics before i progress. showing more detail,
03-28-2003 Over year old.
Brant Heliman Location: North of Nashville
Keep it comming..........I received my littlebird in the mail yesterday and it is awsome. I can't wait to grind on it. If the Hawk CCPM kit is used, would it shorten the front servo tray enough to keep the tray from going into the cabin area?
Also have you thought about the 46/50 conversion kit since the heli body is so heavy?
Brant
03-29-2003 Over year old.
yank&bank Heliman Location: San Diego
yep thought about thatthe only proble with the 50 size conversion is if you use the extended tail boom. as it sits the tail boom is about 3in longer than the little bird tail boom. so i didnt want a really long looking boom. tried to keep the same dimensions as possible. maybe if you just stick a bigger motor with out the longer boom might do the trick.
03-29-2003 Over year old.
the Wasp rrProfessor Location: Vt
Jimmy Garcia,,, are you going to be able to use 550 main blades on this little bird,,, or are you going-a have to use shorter 530 blades ??!!
Jim
Jim the wife wont let me get a Monkey !!,,, damm, can't have anything
03-29-2003 Over year old.
extremeflying Veteran Location: Thailand
toy r usi just went to toy r us today and found a couple of the little birds there so may be i'll get one myself but im gonna have to run it on os 32. the bird was $89.99. now just waiting for time im gonna order a new r50v2 on monday and may b a month or so later the lil bird project will be up
03-30-2003 Over year old.
yank&bank Heliman Location: San Diego
hello waspi have some carbon 550's i think im going to give a try, the thing to remember is this is an increase in wt with the plastic fuse, so im thinking im going to have to have more lift, this is information that i have gathered: the fact that the increase wt will mean higher pitch angle to hover and climb. so the reason i did not go with the os (even though i love that motor) is because the potential to bog out the motor putting such a load. this is my first run with the webra so i guess ill see if weber is everything all the loyalist claim it to be. what do you think?
03-30-2003 Over year old.
extremeflying Veteran Location: Thailand
2guys i have 2 questions for all of u. i think im going to be using a shuttle plus inside my scale but first IS the Shuttle plus belt driven ??like the rappy ?. and which one weighs more ? nexus or shuttle plus ? thx
03-30-2003 Over year old.
eric_b Veteran Location: Denver, CO, USA
Yes the Shuttle has a belt driven tail, similar to the Raptor 30/50. The Shuttle will be lighter than the Raptor. I don't know if it is lighter than a Nexus.
Also, I have received my Hawk sport kit that I'm using for this project, and am about halfway through assembling it. Pictures will be posted here soon!
shuttledo u think the shuttle will fit well in the fuse ?
03-30-2003 Over year old.
eric_b Veteran Location: Denver, CO, USA
I think so. It's hard for me to be sure, as I just sold my last Shuttle and no longer have one to test fit. I have read about other's using the Shuttle with this fuse. Click here.
use semi-sym bladesThis would help with lift at a given pitch setting, and reduce the load on the motor. I doubt any inverted moves are in store for the guys doing one of these up........just a thought. James
03-30-2003 Over year old.
extremeflying Veteran Location: Thailand
hawkguess im just gonna use the hawk sport,os32,gy240 and a lil bird fuse standard BB servos
03-30-2003 Over year old.
the Wasp rrProfessor Location: Vt
I think I am going to build this Little Bird,,, if I can sell this Lama I just bught !!
Jim
Jim the wife wont let me get a Monkey !!,,, damm, can't have anything
03-30-2003 Over year old.
the Wasp rrProfessor Location: Vt
I was wondering if 550 are to long for this Little Bird ??!Jim
Jim the wife wont let me get a Monkey !!,,, damm, can't have anything
