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GeneralWho wants to have a drone? Pin
CDP180220-Sep-14 5:49
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Not me, as long as I can have Airwolf.[^]

The picture shows my T-Rex 450 in its new Airwolf costume after a first test flight. Just asome careful hovering behind the house. Better weather and a few adjustments are needed before I can risk a real maiden flight.

- A flybarless rotor head did not fit, so I also had to keep the old rotor head, gyro and receiver. The new electronics (with integrated microbeast 3 axis flybarless system) will have to wait for my next heli.

- The tail rotor is not driven by a belt anymore and now the old gyro actually does its job quite well. It may just need a little more signal gain. The tail rotor still makes buzzing sounds when the heli is turned.

- The rotor head and swashplate are well adjusted and let the heli hover well and without much drift.

- The tail is too heavy and moves the center of gravity too far aft. I had to trim foeward quite a bit to compensate, but this can't stay that way. Some lead in the nose will help, but that's more dead weight. Instead, I could get a heavier battery with higher capacity and a stronger motor for more power and a longer flight time.

- The retractable landing gear is blocked somewhere. I hope this did not kill the servo.

Edit: You can't see it in the picture, but the tail was full of tiny bits of chopped grass. Could it be that it still believes to be a lawn wolf, not Airwolf?
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