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e-Hirobo SRB Quark - Lepton - XRB Coaxial > Which Lepton Blades do you like and why?

Tmblewd
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Location: Phoenix, AZ

Which Rotor Blades are you using with your Lepton and how do you like them?

12-08-2007 03:47 PM

Tmblewd
Veteran
Location: Phoenix, AZ

Well, I just received my order from the UK for 3 sets of SAB FAI Rotor Blades for my Lepton. I will post weights and differences compared to the stock blades and MAH's in the next couple days.

01-17-2008 05:25 PM

Tday
Key Veteran
Location: Needham, MA

Hey that's great, I'll look forward to seeing the info. I've only ever flown the mah's and haven't moved to another because they're pretty great blades...nice and stiff and the white tips make them really easy to see. Tom

2 + 2 = 5 for extremely large values of 2.

01-17-2008 05:34 PM

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Jafa
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Location: Sydney, Australia

01-17-2008 11:21 PM

Tmblewd
Veteran
Location: Phoenix, AZ

Paddles and Blades weights

TRex paddle 6.3 grams
Lepton Paddle 9 grams
Gorilla Paddle with wieght 7.5 grams
without weight 5.6 grams

Stock Lepton Blade 61.2 grams
MAH Blade 58.1 grams
SAB FAI Blades 60.3 grams

01-18-2008 07:58 PM

Tmblewd
Veteran
Location: Phoenix, AZ

Pictures of the difference between MAH and SAB blades

There really is not much difference in length, about 2mm, width is the same on both blades. The SAB's have a thicker airfoil than the MAH's.

01-18-2008 08:23 PM

demosa
Veteran
Location: Tigard, Oregon, U.S.A.

I have a set of SAB FAI (white/black) at 70grams that fly very nice but have relatively slow cyclic. I also have a set of SAB 3D (white/blue) at 60 grams that have much quicker cyclic.

I have never tried MAH blades so far... but I don't like the fact that they don't have a brass insert at the root.

01-18-2008 11:18 PM

Tmblewd
Veteran
Location: Phoenix, AZ

Well, your FAI blades (White/Black) are heavier than mine. I have 3 sets and they all weight 60.3 grams. I was hoping they would weight about 64grams so they would slow my cyclics down.

01-19-2008 12:34 AM

husafreak
Senior Heliman
Location: NorCal

I just flew the new Align blades for the Trex 500, they appear bigger and thicker than the MAH's. I'll try to A/B stock, MAH and Align soon and post. I can't tell you anything because I also changed motors, but stock are soft and the MAH/Align are both similar. The Align's look like Rotor Tech blades.

01-20-2008 06:40 PM

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