Still remember that Hiflier 50 spy photo post that I posted a while back? It seems that the guys on 5irc have done a follow up. A build thread and 3D flight video.
The 3D flight video. It seems to fly pretty good, especially those “popping” stops.
Some photos I pulled off the few different build threads…
After looking at so many Align T-rexes, this slim and slender heli really just screams SEXY. Look at that canopy. Note the main frame Cross member in that third photo which will probably help to stiffen that slender frame.
The pinion gear/clutch bell bearing arrangment. Its a twin bearing design. The top plastic bearing housing only house one pinion and one start shaft bearing and not two pinion and one start shaft bearing like it appears to be. Nonetheless, the lower pinion bearing block should really keep those unwanted movement of the drive train away.
The tail drive is similar to the T-rex 600N. The belt is a hair thinner than on the 600N but reported to be stronger and rumoured to be from the same place where hirobo get their belts from. The metal tail case in the background is the T-rex600N tail drive for comparison.
The rotor head is again like a 600N’s head with the plastic mixing level beefed up. It comes with a set of colour coded dampers of different hardness. Thoughtful.
The bags are all pretty well labelled and seperated. Other than those Jewel boxes that you get with those really high end machines, I don’t think part bags packaging can get any clearer.
Good job by the Chinese. Do take note that these are pre-production kits, which means that the reviews are done by people who might be related to the manufacturer…
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