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Miniature Aircraft Nitro/Gas Helicopters > Fury construction questions
 
 
woodscra
Senior Heliman
Location: Texas

I am considering this heli, vs. the Freya. And I would like ot knwo for those who own the Fury if it still has some of the old MA characteristics such as being a little more difficult to build and get things exact as compared to all other helis?
MA with their previous models have a needed amount of detail and know-how to get them running smooth, I know the Fury is less parts, however, things such as gear mesh and etc, do they require more time and experience as opposed to other models still?

Thanks
03-09-2002 Over year old.
 
 
Todd
Senior Heliman
Location: Nashville, TN

The Fury is easier than all other x-cells. They are still a little timely to build. Fury is a awesome machine, I love mine, not looking foward to a crash. The vigor and Freya are a little easier to build, the Freya was my other choice if I didnt get the Fury. Both have pros and cons, but the Fury value cant be beat.
03-09-2002 Over year old.
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helitroll
Senior Heliman
Location: Southlake, TX

Fury vs Freya

I have both and have flown Raptor as well as a Vigor. I found no problems with any part of the assembly of the Fury. The pictures are excellent. The manual is long and detailed. The Fury is a rocket compared to the Freya with the OS 61 in both. The question is related to skill and costs of repairs. The second decision point would be standard swashplate vs CCPM. I used the Freya to learn autos and start inverted flying. I am still learning the inverted and do all maneuvers on the Freya then go to the Fury. This is due to the cost to repair. Belt vs torque tube. I have no experience on repairing the Fury so far. Good luck. Both are great helis.
03-09-2002 Over year old.
 
 
Dr.Ben
Elite Veteran
Location: Richmond, VA, USA

Ya know,

I've built two Fury's now. I think one of the things that make the Fury seem a lot longer to assemble at the start is that the instructions are EXTREMELY detailed. Nothing is left to guess. Little details like how to apply loctite to bearing races, etc. I'm not saying it's as quick a build as a Freya, but what I am saying is that one shouldn't look at the book when you first open the box and go .......oh !@#$. If you start pulling bags out, there just aren't a lot of them. Building goes along smoothly. A little longer build time isn't a biggee as long as it isn't a PIA. The Fury is no pain.

Best regards,

Ben
03-09-2002 Over year old.
 
 
woodscra
Senior Heliman
Location: Texas

Thank you for the replies, it will all be very helpful. SO the building of a Fury does not appear to be very bad. Both are about the same price.

So bottom line would be repair costs. On a high speed earth impact where main frames, flybar, main mast and etc get bent or broken, what would the comparable cost run to fix the Freya vs. the Fury?

This question seems like the last hurdle to my decision making.

How difficult is it to get the engine completely out on the Fury vs. the Freya? And to change gears?

Thanks for sharing.
03-09-2002 Over year old.
 
 
mfendley
Senior Heliman
Location: Saint Marys, GA

It took me ten hours to build the Fury (less paint the canopy). The only problem I had was incorporating the 8.18:1 gear ratio upgrade. The instruction for the upgrade reference changing the pinion, but nothing else. I just continued construction until I saw something that looked like a part in the upgrade kit, and used the upgrade part instead of the stock part. Must have worked - the Fury is flying pretty good. Now I just need to get my custom canopy from canopy-FX - my attempt at paintint the stock one sux!
03-09-2002 Over year old.
 
 
woodscra
Senior Heliman
Location: Texas

crash index...

Has anyone put together a crash index, some list of commonly broken parts in a similar crash for both the Fury and Freya and compared the cost?
If so I would really appreciate seeing it.
Thanks
03-10-2002 Over year old.
 
 
skyraider42
Senior Heliman
Location: Huntington,WV.

fury questions

what is the gear raito that I keep reading about
03-10-2002 Over year old.
 
 
Blaze
Senior Heliman
Location: Los Angeles, CA

Fury vs. Freya

I own both a Fury 60 Expert and a Freya 60, both are great birds. As far as fixing the heli`s, I imagine the Fury would be more expensive and harder to find parts for (after all finding a Fury kit is hard enough, you kinda have to luck out on finding a kit with your radio preference) . The Hirobo Freya kits are about 100% easier to find (MA doesn`t mass produce, which is a good thing "I guess".) Also, getting help with a Hirobo kit is as easy as dialing your phone. Trying to get in touch with someone from MA is like pulling teeth. They do not even respond to emails (My experience).
The Fury does fly better than a Freya, but Hirobo is a much better company with a good flying helicopter. The choice is yours!!!
03-10-2002 Over year old.
 
 
woodscra
Senior Heliman
Location: Texas

good info

All this info is very helpful, but does anyone have a guess on crash cost for the two models? I am talking about what the cost would be to break the same parts in both helis for a fairly hard impact crash. Obviously there won't be an exact one-to-one ratio of the parts broken, but one can certainly extrapolate accordingly.
This would be greatly helpful, to see just what the price difference is in reality.
03-10-2002 Over year old.
 
 
z11355
rrMaster
Location: 10000 is enough time wasted.

Got to ronlund.com and look at the plans for each machine.
Get the p/n's for the parts your interested in and compare prices in
the online store.

I think the Freya will be less expensive to repair and has a
conventional servo layout (can get CCPM if you really want it)
but the Freya is a heavier machine. I have several Freyas and
really, really like them. Very simple to work on, excellent support
and part availability.

Both are excellent machines and you wont go wrong w/ either.

Also, jump over to rcuniverse.com where this exact discussion has
been taking place (Fury v. Freya) and there is a quick price comparison as part of the thread.
03-10-2002 Over year old.
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XLFLYER
Senior Heliman
Location: Denver, Colorado

I had a bad auto (to far away) and I destroyed the bearings that support the main mast and front trans and rear vertical channel. Also I killed my bevel gear and bent my main mast (I didn't boom strike). I am going to guess that if you crash and strip your bevel gear you may have to replace the above. In addition, the bearing that supports the torque tube broke loose and I had to glue it back in place.

I replaced the 4 bearing blocks, bevel gear, tail blades, main mast for around $150. I am going to repair the other blocks for spares. I hope this helps a little.
03-11-2002 Over year old.
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