Raptor G2 SE - INVERTED 3D, CRASH!!

This is a highly upgraded Raptor G2:
430XL / 35X
HS65HB x 3
GY401 / 9254
Air Thunder 2200mAh 25C
AR6100

With these upgrades, and all stock plastic parts, the Raptor flys well, but when performing flips, the heli piros, making me perform piro flips. I was inverted off the ground, and went to flip, but it piro flipped on me, and I wasn't ready for it, by the time I realized it, it was too late to input the correct cyclics, the bird landed face down, and stood there.

I've replaced the blades/main shaft/feathering shaft/main blade holders. I've upgraded the flybar with a Trex flybar/paddles, and will test to see if it can perform better 3D.

Hopefully without the weird piro, when full cyclic is applied.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• raptor
• g2
• se
• upgraded
• crash
• brushless
• 2.4ghz
• inverted
• 3D

[simon4557]

wasnt random piro movements on cyclic was lack of power u can see when u punch out u can see tail kicks out every time u hit the collective, when u hit the collective to save it tail kicked out cos head speed dropped even with 500$ worth of electronics it failed to deal with ur heavy collective movements. get higher discharge batteries. they will give u a better constant headspeed when its underload

[DavidSunshine867]

@simon4557

haha correct!!! That's exactly what happened! Good job.

It had the 430xl in there, so it wasn't loss of power or battery discharge problems, I put a 9T in there cuz anything else would rip apart the crappy G2 head!

The low headspeed contributed to tail kickout.

The only reason for this upgrade was because I was waiting for my copterx to ship. So I had the electronics on there for 3 weeks only.

[PARSNBY]

Damn, hit the ground hard, was it ok? good flyin thoug, and hey we all crash true.

[DavidSunshine867]

Haha, it hit at 100% throttle, but it didn't really hit hard. If you crash hard, the frame on the Raptor breaks into pieces, this crash was ok, just needed to replace the blades/blade holders and shafts. I'm no longer flying the Raptor, I got a CopterX and put the parts on there, you can check out the latest videos if you wanta see that in action.

[skaterkidd2813]

damn that sounded like a hard hit

[DavidSunshine867]

Ya, same here, but the price is just inflated because there was no competition. Now it's evolving like the IBMs and IBM clones. Other brands will emerge, and prices will be driven down.

Yup, I'll let you know how it turns out. Stay tuned.

[paddlefoot07]

cool let me know what u think of it Ive always wanted the trex but to much money

[DavidSunshine867]

Yup, it's a complete duplicate of the Trex450SEV2. People say the level of quality and build on par with the Trex, both being imported from Asia, this is probably true. The parts are supposed to be completely interchangeable, so that's really convenient. I ordered mine, so when I get it I'll compare it to my friend's Trex450SEV2. If it's good, it's a good deal at almost half the price!

[paddlefoot07]

hey david went to copterx site is that a spin off of the trex 450 se v2???

[DavidSunshine867]

Hey paddlefoot, nope, the head/tail is stock.

Metal upgrades wouldn't change much. The metal head has lots of play, same as the plastic almost. The metal tail might help keep the tail stable, but not that much. The stock parts are good enough for me. I don't think it's worth the money.

Use what you have. If you break the servos, get some $13 hitec HS55 or 56's, that'll improve your flight characteristics the most.

If you want CNC, get a 450SE V2. CopterX($225) or Align ($400).