We got a chance over the last few weeks to be a part of the development process for a new product coming to the market called the Cyclone Gyro (www.cyclonerc.com). To be demoed at this weekends AMA Show in Onatario, California, designer and distributor Bryan Regular of 3DHeliDepot.Com is excited that his new revolutionary concept will now attempt undercut the big market share now taken by Spartan and Futaba in the 3D Helicopter Gyro area. A 3-Axis flybarless version is also being tested as well.
Quote from test pilot, Tim Jones of J1S Performance Parts.
Trying to put this into words is going to be a bit difficult so bear with me. I’d give out pros and cons, but I cant really come up with cons about the cyclone. Its the smallest, most light weight gyro out there, its cheap, easy to program, pirouettes very consistent, doesn’t bounce back, doesn’t whip, doesn’t wag, and best of all, what I was most impressed with, is it doesn’t wash out no matter what you do! 14 degrees of collective going backwards inverted at 50+mph coming out of a loop with no tail correction what-so-ever….Just Amazing. Then add a clockwise pirouette coming out of that maneuver, you’d think and almost hope the tail would get whippy and pirouette inconsistently, Wrong! 4 point tail slides, perfect. Never had a a gyro hold so well doing an aileron tail slide…let alone in the wind. High Speed hurricanes, Tight! Very little, if any, correction needed. Very high speed tail down funnels, where most all gyros will wag a bit, nothing, flawless performance. Fast Elevator tic-tocs were also what I was most impressed with, where other gyros would kick a bit during the collective transition. The cyclone keeps the tail right where I tell it to. It just holds. Period. Spartan, Jr, and Futaba better look out, This gryo Performs on par, and I’d even venture to say outperforms all the Gyros currently on the market. I will be running this Gyro on all my machines. This all coming from a guy who absolutely swore by the Spartan…I’m impressed!
Here is everything we know about the gyros:
ESTIMATED MAP PRICE
159.99 USD GRYO
19.99 USD PROGRAMMER
RELEASE DATE: WHEN YOU CAN BUY IT IN A HOBBY SHOP! (The said they aren’t going to make any release date promises.)
Two operating modes: Normal mode and AVCS mode
It provides you greatly consistent yaw rates that avoid outside variables like the helicopter’s rotor head speed, rotor disc loading, flight speed, wind, etc. with the aids of a premium quality sensor and a powerful controller. This significant feature is a necessity for doing complex pirouetting 3D manoeuvres
- Production version is 7.2 grams (with servo leads)
- 4.8 to 10 volts
- will work with any servo Servo compatibility: 1520uSec and 760uSec
- Digital servos at 333Hz and 250Hz.
- Operating conditions:-10 to 45 deg C
- Dimensions 18.15×20.18×9.77
Servo types:
- 152-33 1520 frequency 333hz
- Futaba 9253,9254,9650,9257,3153
- JR 8900,3400,3500
- Align,510,520,610,620
- Logictech 3100
- 76-33 760 frequency 333Hz
- Futaba 9251, 9256, BLS251
- 152-25 1520 frequency 250Hz
- JR 8700, 2700
- Futaba 3154
PROGRAMMABLE SETTINGS:
Mid-trim
This is to fine tune the servo neutral point
Left limit- default 160
Works best when settings are between 160-230 if higher move your ball
out or use a longer servo horn. Keep right limit with in +-20
If lover than 160 move ball in
Right limit
Same as left limit
Right piro gain
Default 100
Higher the setting, harder the breaking in piro stops
If the tail bounces lower the gain. If the servo bounces this will
decrease servo life.
Left piro gain
Default 100
Same as right piro gain
Rudder gain
Default 100
Higher the gain re more sensitive the stick movement.
Accelleration curve
Default 0
Higher the value the smoother and longer it takes to reach piro speed
from static
Deceleration curve
Default 0 higher the value the longer it takes for the tail to slow down.
Dead band
Default 5
Rudder has no responce is stick is in the deadband zone.
This will stop unintentional rudder stick commands.
Normal rudder curve
Default -50
Normal gyro expo curve to the stick movement in non heading lock mode.
AVCS rudder curve
Default -50
AVCS expo curve to stick movements in heading hold mode.
FLIGHT VIDEOS COMING SOON.
Keep looking for it at http://www.3dhelidepot.com.
i would just like to say that i have recently installed a cyclone on my trex 500 and i have never flown anything that felt more locked than this. it has had several gyros on it and by far the cyclone is te best hands down! you really have to get one!