MD (HUGHES) 500E, 500SIZE, ALIGN FUSELAGE, EXI CARBON, LIGHTNING V2 PENTA BLADES, PLASTIC BLADES,

500 E HUGHES, (md) ALIGN FUSELAGE, EXI CARBON 500 SIZE ELECTRIC HELICOPTER, 1600 KV TGY MOTOR, 80 AMPS PLUSH ESC,
little flight last autumn in a very windy day to evaluate the maneuverability of the 5 blades rotor head in the wind without electronic help, low rpm, around 70% of the power to the motor at max, these plastic blades (weighted from RC AERODYNE) are great.

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• Scale
• Hughes
• Align 500E
• MD 500E
• fuselage
• EXI
• RC Aerodyne
• Lightning 5 blades rotor head

[WildBird202]

Thanks for the tip on the tail blades. I've been looking at 5 blade rotor heads.

skyhunterhobbys

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Don't know which one to get. I plan to use the scale weighted tip blades from RC Aerodyne.

[gaetanboiv]

@WildBird202 I use the rc aerodyne weighted tips plastic blades. Very resilient,, tough, easy to track because they are so flexible. Easy 2 longer blades than 4.

Whatever the main rotor head, unbuild it and rebuild. Those blades are very heavy. I loose one blade . It is on a video. You will find it on my channel if you want to be scare.

With a rigid head, and plastic blades, no 3 axis gyro necessary. But you will have to fly every second of each flight. This the fun. The swash mix is importan

[WildBird202]

I didn't read all of your description, and answered my own question. What are you using for throttle and pitch curve?

[gaetanboiv]

@WildBird202 Hi WildBird, the normal curves are: Throttle 4-25-35-50-55 and pitch 35-38-50-60-70.

I don't remember the atv or the degrees at mid stick. It should be around 5-6. I am repairing this model. The last time i flew it, on the ground, the tr loose a blade holder, brooken screws. ( 3 times in 150 flights.)

Take care, you will need longer tr blades. I take blades from an old concept Kyosho 30. They are wider, longer and lighter. They give the authority needed for a good control.

[DirkME1022]

Wow, there again you are having another beautiful Helicopter very nice to look at and despite the size it looks like to be lighter than air ;-) great flying my Friend and thank you for sharing :-))

[gaetanboiv]

@DirkME1022 It appears light, but it is nearly 2 pound heavier than the AS-350. I didn't try autorotation yet. I will be high when I will try. In this case also, I kept the revs low. Not more than 1700-1800, but the 5 blades give a higher sound than that.

[WildBird202]

Question: What rotor head and blades are you using...The blades look like the scale RC Aerodyne blades! Also, what motor are you using and pinion size?. I'm building a MD500D with a HK500GT, but I don't have the 5 blade rotor head or motor yet. Your seem to fly really good on a 6S!

[gaetanboiv]

@bladerunner469 It handles very well. A bit touchy in hovering, balloon up in fast forward, and IT REQUIRES LONGER TAIL ROTOR BLADES (Kyosho Concept 30 in this case) to retain a good control at this very low RPM, because of the mass of the 5 weighted blades and the heavier weight of the main rotor head.

[bladerunner469]

Nice flying it handles pretty good

[gaetanboiv]

@pvaneijck Thank you. Nice to meet you.

I'm working right now on a AS-350, 450 size ERA colors from RCAERODYNE. I tweek the tracking, these plastic weighted blades from RC AERODYNE are rerally great. The bunch of 4 I had bought in january are exactly the same weight. 31.35 grams. The balancing was easy. I will work on the mechanic, sort it out the youth problems of it. I will post later a few videos. See you later.