Brian Bennett
Key Veteran
Location: Dugway/Tooele UT, USA
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Looks great. Don't think you can call it an eco now
As far as a driven tail, you won't be doing push-over autos on the eco but it does auto pretty well for a heli with 470 mm blades. It is routine for me, but there is little to no hangtime at the bottom ven when using the lightest Lipo compatible. I wouldn't want to learn autos on an Eco. So,, it gives the option of pirouetting and backwards autos, but thats about it - simply because the lack of KE in the smaller rotor.
Another consideration is that a driven tail heli presents an additional problem on tail servo/gyro failure. If it happens to lock in a position of high piro rate, your often toast, however, a non driven tail position on gyro/servo failure is academic once throttle hold is activated. ...and I can tell you it does happen.
Cheers
Brian
Team MRC-Hirobo and Model Avionics Rep |
