heli_headcase
Veteran
Location: Hovering around Atlanta
| JC is the "CD"OK JC, if you want to include "modern" heli's that fine.
A bunch of years ago, maybe 8, I was compiling a list of vintage heli's for a "1980 and earlier" vintage event. The list was posted to the old "H-List". I was trying to provide the models that I thought would qualify for this era and typed these for all list members to judge.
FP = Fixed Pitch
P&B = Pod and Boom
CP = Collective Pitch
~Schluter: (Original)
Bell Huey Cobra, FP, Scale
DS-22 "Enstrom 28", FP, Scale
Gazelle, CP, Scale
Helibaby, FP, P&B
Super Helibaby, CP, P&B
Bell 222, FP, Scale (Early Heliboy mechanics)
Heliboy, CP, P&B
SX-81, CP, P&B
Cheyenne, CP, Scale
Bolkow BO-105, CP, Scale (probably after 1980)
HeliStar, CP, P&B (probably after 1980)
~Hegi: (Took over Schluter's Cobra Production)
Bell Huey Cobra, FP, Scale
~Du-Bro:
Whirlybird 505, FP, P&B
Hughes 300 1.34 engine, FP, Scale
Shark 1.34 engine, FP, P&B
Tri-Star, FP, Scale (Sort of...Rotorway Scorpion body is stock.
Enstrom F28 and Hughes 500 were available as body kits.)
Shark 60, FP, P&B
Hughes 300 w/ 60 conversion kit, FP, Scale
Shark 60 w/ collective conversion, CP, P&B
~Graupner:
Bell 212 'Twin Jet', CP, Scale
Bell 47, FP, Scale
~Kavan:
Bell Jet Ranger, CP, Scale (All versions prior to factory flybarless)
Alouette II, FP, Scale
Alouette II, CP, Scale
"Ranger", CP, 'Silhouette' Scale (Flying Lunch Box! May be too late)
Lockheed 286, CP, Scale (May be after 1980)
~Kalt:
Kalt 450, FP, Scale (Baby Schluter Cobra)
Bell Jet Ranger, CP Scale
Can anybody add more?
~Hirobo:
Falcon, CP, P&B
Falcon 505, CP, P&B
Falcon 707, CP, P&B
Gazelle, CP, Scale
Mini-Star 025, FP, P&B
~GMP:
Competitor, CP, P&B
Cricket, FP, P&B
Cricket Hughes 300, FP, Scale
Cobra, CP, P&B (Have to check dates. May be too late.)
~American R/C Helicopter:
Rev-O-Lution, FP, P&B (.40 powered)
Rev-O-Lution II, FP, P&B (.60 powered)
Mantis, FP, P&B (.40 powered)
Super Mantis, CP, P&B (.40 powered)
Commander, CP, P&B
Eagle, CP, P&B
~Micro Mold:
Lark, FP, P&B
Lark II, FP, P&B
~Morley:
Hughes 300, CP, Scale (Don't know the date of this one)
~Horizon Helicopters:
Horizon 60, CP, P&B (Flybarless and Flybar models)
This list was specifically limited to 1980 and earlier because I felt 1980 was right at the time when "modern" helicopters really hit the market. Machines earlier then that had a more primitive aspect and therefor more difficult (more of a challenge) to fly. It's from this group that I'd pick to show everyone.
HHC
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