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e-JR Voyager E > Eco 8 vs Voyager E.
 
 
tittelba
Senior Heliman
Location: Bolingbrook, IL

I'm shopping for an electric heli and would like to know what people think about the Eco 8 and Voyager E. Are they similar in quality and price?

Thanks,
Tom

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02-26-2002 Over year old.
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HeliinAL
Heliman
Location: Montgomery, AL

E Helis

I had a nicely upgraded Eco (sold it to finance a Raptor 60) and my friend had a Voyager (sold his to finance a Raptor 50). I would say that quality is about the same. I can not comment exactly on price as I had lots of hop ups on my Eco. But I believe they are close

In stock trim, the Eco is lighter and will have better run times with everything else being constant. If you want performance out of one of these machines you will need to look at a brushless motor setup with speed control. If you go this route, I know the Eco will benefit with some Aluminum upgrades or carbon side frames to reduce flex.

Another thing to consider, I noticed that you have a 10x radio. If you do CCPM, the Voyager is set at 120; however, the Eco is at 90deg which is not supported by the 10x. I had the aluminum swashplate aftermarket upgrade from Ikarus which supports 90 and 120 deg mixing, but you will need to make a modification to get the best servo setup for use with 120 deg.

I do not know about the amount of upgrades for a Voyager, but the Eco has MANY. If you want to ask some specific functions on the Eco...go to Ikarus's website, they have forums set up for it. I know there are some for the Voyager, but I do not know specifically where.

Its priced higher, but I have heard many good things of the Logo line of E-Helis.
02-27-2002 Over year old.
 
 
E-gpeden
Senior Heliman
Location: Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada

Tom, the LOGO 10 is far superior to the other two helis IMHO. It's larger, stronger, has more precise mechanics, and flies very nicely! It feels light on its feet compared to the Voyager, even with a brushless upgrade vor the "V". It's maneuvreable enough to fly in smaller spaces like I used to do with the Voyager.

Cheers!

Glen

Cheers!
Glen
02-27-2002 Over year old.
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steph280
Key Veteran
Location: Irvine, California

Sorry HeliinAL, I have to disagree.

I have previously owned both the ECO and the Voyager, and I could tell you for sure the Voyager has much better quality than ECO out of the box. Voyager builts easily and flies nicely with stock gear, where as the Eco you will need to spend time adjusting and fitting to get it to fly. If you do a search on ezonemag.com you will see what I am talking about. Plus there are some necessary upgrades on the Eco, such as the auto rotation hub.

Eco does fly longer than Voyager due to its lighter weight. But with lighter weight comes weaker construction.

Having seen a couple Logo 10 and 20s up close, I agree with Glen they have superior design.
02-28-2002 Over year old.
 
 
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