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e-Century Hummingbird - Swift > Swift - a few things to watch out for...
 
 
Bill Ludwig
Veteran
Location: Tucson, AZ

I have about 15 flights on my ARF Swift, and wanted to pass on a few issues that I have had so far.

1) The tail was acting strange - random normal/abnormal hunting, not holding, etc. One of the tail grip bearings had come apart. Smooth as glass now with a new bearing.

2) Main blade tracking going in and out of track. There was not a speck of grease on the thrust bearings, dampeners or spindle.

3) Can't tighten the tail gear box with that single bolt - no matter how tight I make it. Doesn't affect flight, but still don't like it.

4) Still chasing a tail vibe. It appears to be related to the main blades even though balanced properly. I have carbons on the way.

5) Tail pushrod boom guide is worthless - way too short. Made my own support. I didn't like the vibrations without the support.

I like the machine a lot. It's a nice, smooth-flying, predictable heli.

- Bill
03-24-2006 Over year old.
 
 
cricket
Senior Heliman
Location: scottsdale az

I didn't like the tail box. Moved up and down and never could get it tight. Logo tail box is very close and works on the boom. I have a standard Logo 10 tail box and a carbon upgrade both work great.

Thrust bearings were bone dry as well. Another Swift here in Phoenix was the same way no grease in the thrust bearings.

John
03-24-2006 Over year old.
 
 
yrag
Heliman
Location: Somerset UK

I agree, I purchased a UK kit and the feathering spinndle was as tight as a ducks a**e in a storm, there was no grease on the wrong way round thrust set, no grease on the spinddle or rubbers, No motor bolts, no long bolt to hold the tail gear box on, no min blades, and the thing that realy got me p***ed was the fact that the instructions did not mention that the elevator arm on servo needed to be 20mm from center.

HOWEVER all that said it is a nice heli.

G
03-24-2006 Over year old.
 
 
litespeed600
Senior Heliman
Location: St. Charles, Missouri

Good stuff for us new Swift owners to look for. Keep it coming no matter how insignificant, it may just save someone a lot of grief in the future. Nothing worse than saying, "I lost a tail blade in flight due to a week screw!" and to then hear, "Oh yea, that happen to me along time ago! You didn't know about that?"

Our speach is free!

Thanks

Tom

I'm married so you know I am no stranger to pain!
03-25-2006 Over year old.
 
 
SRH990
Key Veteran
Location: Birmingham, UK

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"I lost a tail blade in flight due to a week screw!"


Amazing, that happened to me too I actually had one of the tail blade holder screws come out, taking the blade & grip with it, posted around Christmas time.

Steve -Trex 600, Swift, Raptor 550E, 450SE, Mini Titan, Hurricane 550, Logo 5003D
03-25-2006 Over year old.
 
 
litespeed600
Senior Heliman
Location: St. Charles, Missouri

It happened to me on my Eco 8 but luckily was a non-event. I had it trimmed so well, , that it just slowley piroed to the ground.

I hate when somebody quotes me and I spelled something wrong, I am such a dork!

Tom

I'm married so you know I am no stranger to pain!
03-25-2006 Over year old.
 
 
Gary Hoorn
Key Veteran
Location: Annapolis Maryland USA

Everything written in this thread is why I don't like ARF Helis. You have to take them all apart to check everything so why not build it in the first place?
Gary
03-25-2006 Over year old.
 
 
Pistol_Pete
Elite Veteran
Location: Tampa Bay non-Buccaneer

b-cuz they don't have the kits?
03-25-2006 Over year old.
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SRH990
Key Veteran
Location: Birmingham, UK

Tom,
sorry, didn't spot your spelling mistake, thought it was a 'week' screw because that was how long it lasted . Century do cover themselves in the instructions by basically telling you to take it all to pieces to check out before finishing it, as so many have said, a kit would be easier and my preference, there are comparatively so few parts in the Swift it would only take a few hours to build.

Steve -Trex 600, Swift, Raptor 550E, 450SE, Mini Titan, Hurricane 550, Logo 5003D
03-25-2006 Over year old.
 
 
litespeed600
Senior Heliman
Location: St. Charles, Missouri

SRH990, I was just jawing with ya!

I too wish the kit would have been availible so I could have put mine together also.

Oh well, it's all good now.

Tom

I'm married so you know I am no stranger to pain!
03-25-2006 Over year old.
 
 
wedge
Elite Veteran
Location: Victoria BC, Canada

Pushrod guide isn't too short, I thought it was too until I found the correct way to mount the servo.

Will

Victoria BC, Canada, Century Swift,Trex SA 450, Hummingbird V3.
03-26-2006 Over year old.
 
 
Bill Ludwig
Veteran
Location: Tucson, AZ

Hey, Will....got a pic of the 'correct' way to do the pushrod?

- Bill
03-26-2006 Over year old.
 
 
wedge
Elite Veteran
Location: Victoria BC, Canada

Sure I will take a pic of mine and post it. Give me a few minutes.

Will

Victoria BC, Canada, Century Swift,Trex SA 450, Hummingbird V3.
03-26-2006 Over year old.
 
 
wedge
Elite Veteran
Location: Victoria BC, Canada

Here ya go.







Too bad the manual doesn't clearly state how these things should be assembled, I too was baffled for a while until I figured it out.

Hope this helps.

Will

Victoria BC, Canada, Century Swift,Trex SA 450, Hummingbird V3.
03-26-2006 Over year old.
 
 
helibad
Senior Heliman
Location: Cameron Park, CA

That's how I did it as well....

Mine looked identical to Wedge's.

I too sat baffeled looking at the pictures in the directions & thinking to myself "WTF would they set it up with so much binding?"

Oh well...
03-26-2006 Over year old.
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helijohn
Senior Heliman
Location: UK - Birmingham

To my mind the problem seems to be that at the servo end you can't get the pushrod link right up close to the boom. I would want the servo horn to mimic the movement of the rudder arm so it is all running parallel. I would prefer not to have the servo arm in one plane and the rudder arm in another. It is possible to move the servo inboard a little so the servo can be in the same horizontal plane as the rudder arm. So in the end it is all a bit of a compromise. Plus my servo mount was on the wrong way round.

03-26-2006 Over year old.
 
 
litespeed600
Senior Heliman
Location: St. Charles, Missouri

I tried mine like Helijohn's but it wouldn't work with the guide. Then after many trys mine is the same as Wedge's set up. It is smooth as silk. I do think Century should take a picture of this are just to make sure someone somewhere doesn't get this wrong. With the servo installed wrong it could possible slow the tail down just enough to cause a "Swift" death vs the small amount of extra time that could be there to save from whatever it may have been.

I will E-mail them.

Tom

I'm married so you know I am no stranger to pain!
03-26-2006 Over year old.
 
 
helijohn
Senior Heliman
Location: UK - Birmingham

These days I have the guide installed now (slightly rearward) as I spotted that the pushrod link is a bit of a loose fit on the ball at the tail end so I wanted a bit of extra support. What I am getting to is that it is fine and I'll add a pic after Monday's free upload.
03-26-2006 Over year old.
 
 
Pistol_Pete
Elite Veteran
Location: Tampa Bay non-Buccaneer

Color Photos on box did not help?

<><>...the lunatic is in my head...<><>
03-26-2006 Over year old.
HOMEPAGE  
 
 
wedge
Elite Veteran
Location: Victoria BC, Canada

Ya I agree with you guys, the manual should be a bit better, but in the end I figured it out and works well, my pushrod is perfectly parallel with the boom, and runs smooth as silk, and lines up nicely with the T/R bellcrank.

Victoria BC, Canada, Century Swift,Trex SA 450, Hummingbird V3.
03-26-2006 Over year old.
 
 
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