Raptor 50 Titan (2)

Second video taken from the ground of my Raptor 50 Titan. Some technical and building info:

Raptor 50 Titan made from kit ( not the ARF version). I prefer this as I know it's been put together correctly if I do it myself. Yes, there is quite a lot of work involved, but you get to know the heli very well when you have to put each little piece together. I took apart the head rotor assembly in my old ARF Raptor 30 and found that it had been put together in the wrong order ( those little washers that look very alike but actually have a "correct" and a "wrong" way round).

Fitted with a Futaba GY 401 gyro and a S9451 digital servo for the tail rotor. If you can afford this luxury you will certainly notice the difference. Tail stays exactly where you want it, and of course no need for complicated pitch/rudder mixing setups or manual rudder control to compensate for torque when you give it full throttle for example.

Engine: OS 50 SX Hyper that works like a dream once you get the pitch and throttle curves set up right ( before I was getting overheating all the time).

I have a Robbe digital temperature sensor fitted to make sure I don't overdo the carb mixing ( making it too lean) when trying to get maximum power.

Standard 16% nitro fuel mixed by my local model shop ( yes, they do add castor oil).

Rotor blades: 660mm carbon fibre (can't remember the exact make) with the "hard" dampers fitted in the rotor head. I don't do 3D but I do fly it pretty hard especially when doing vertical dives at full throttle and pulling up at the last minute.

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[Narse77]

I really hope that camera was zoomed and you were not really that close to the cameraman.

[davidriley061]

No zoom, sorry, very risky of me, yes. But I kind of think I can control it well enough. But yes, you are right, accidents do happen, and I wouldn't like to hurt anyone.

[mougan35]

BONITO NO CAMBIO MI RAPTOR 50 POR UN T-REX