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e-Mikado Logo 400 500 600 > Logo 10 Stock Plastic Swash came apart in flight
 
 
jdowdle
Heliman
Location: Orlando, FL

Beware!

Mine came apart today too....

about 10-15 feet in the air. became hard to control, then started moving backward while I pushed full forward.

cut the throttle to keep it out of the pits.

hit a wood bench.

Lost mah blades, vertical fin, flybar, and canopy.

Will be buying alu swash.

Head speed ???? not very high. a little over a year old, not many flights, very mild.

Jim
04-18-2004 Over year old.
 
 
rscamp
Veteran
Location: Ontario, Canada

Ouch!

Rob
04-18-2004 Over year old.
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Skippy
Senior Heliman
Location: Flint, MI USA

Had the same problem with mine. Upgraded to metal swash plate.

Went all Electrons, No more mess
04-18-2004 Over year old.
 
 
Shagga
Senior Heliman
Location: Wiltshire, UK

swash

Oh ****!

Where can I get a metal upgrade?

I also find that the standard plastic one is so tight that I get some binding during cyclic movement. It is not smooth.

Also what's with the plastic balls?
04-18-2004 Over year old.
 
 
Saint728
Elite Veteran
Location: Sydney Australia Sponsored by: Quick UK

You can get a metal swashplate from either of these two places. http://www.fxaeromodels.com/logo1.htm has it for $83.99 or http://www.helihobby.com/html/MIKADO7.html they have it for $79.99

Take Care,
Cheers, Patrick

MA Fury Extreme,YS 91,MPII,V-Blades,601
Raptor 50 SE,OS50 Hyper,MPII,QUK Head,TT600 Blades,601
04-18-2004 Over year old.
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Davo
Veteran
Location: London, UK

CyberHeli has it for $72, P/N 2366.... https://www.cyberheli.com/shop-prod....asp?BrandID=18

04-18-2004 Over year old.
 
 
pxb
Heliman
Location: St. Peters, MO

I wonder if Mikado has a swashplace replacement program? I have never heard of other swashplates failing like this. Seems like this is a recurring problem - I would think they would be sensitive to potential litigation issues if anyone ever gets hurt from one of these failures.
04-27-2004 Over year old.
 
 
cwm
Veteran
Location: Las Vegas NV

Mine did the same thing it wasnt pretty!!!!
It crashed into the parking lot but missed all the cars and people that were there!! I dint know how but it did!!
Pretty much destroyed the kit!!
04-27-2004 Over year old.
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