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Mini-500 Helicopter Break-in Erik Meijns Part-two

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Uploaded by on Jun 14, 2008

Revolution Mini-500 Helicopter Engine Break-in 1998.
Flown by Gerard Brinkert The Netherlands.
With the Mini-500 helicopter from owner/builder, Erik Meijns.
S.N. 0146

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  • Revolution Helicopter Corp. no longer exists: They folded in 1999 after a number of Mini-500 owners got killed. Engines would overheat and seize, the main gearboxes would self-destruct due to poor machining tolerances and wrong alloys, and frames would crack due to high vibration. It was regarded as a piece of junk, a death trap. Of the 100-or-so kits sold, the ones that didn't crash are mostly permanently grounded now.

  • Put a turbine in it and some redundant systems, have the components looked over and reman'd by a true pro shop and they are actually a well designed and great handling helicopter!

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  • WOW no shit huh?

  • The Mini-500 used a 64 hp Rotax 582 two-stroke piston engine.

  • sweet

  • What size and make of engine is in it. Is it a Rotax ?.

    It sounds like an R/C helicopter.

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