1st Production Electric RC Helicopter. The Skylark EH-1

By your request, I demonstrate the first production electric RC helicopter called the Skylark EH-1. I also demonstrate it as the "test bed" for my prototype of the first Electric Tail Rotor Motor (documented).
Thanks for asking for more Model History from Mr. Herbert's Science class.
And thanks for watching.

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• EH-1
• RC
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[Aircraftfreak155]

what would u guys recomind as a heli netx step up from the blade mcx300

[NightFlyyer]

Honeybees.

[darkchoco212]

your daughter knows how to do that?

[NightFlyyer]

She used to.

[jpeel132]

im a newbie...is a blade cp a good first heli?...ive dont the simulators a lot too

[NightFlyyer]

Buy a VW, Honeybee Fixed Pitch and if you never crash it, then get the Porsche. First get a sim and study my 9 heli flying tips.  Good luck.

[Afrocanuk]

I remember seeing the EH-1 at around 1984 when my parents took me to a hobby show in Toronto. The boom was damaged and there was an orange belt hanging from it.

[Elios0000]

@shebotnov not really an issue as 1 gallon of gas will fly the heli for HOURS

these small 2 strokes sip fuel

gas would have to get to over $30 usd it make it not worth it

and if you havent been out lately gas has drop over 60 cents in some places since the summer

[shebotnov]

@Elios0000 I want it to be electric. Gas powered engines will die of as gas prices will rise exponential.

[Elios0000]

@shebotnov sure you can get a 700 size gasser you can fly for 30 min easy

[shebotnov]

yet 30 years later you still cant fly a 450 sized heli for an hour. Even for half an hour. I mean 30 !!! years of battery development. I want to fly heli for 30 min, give me that technology now.

[homebuiltindoorplane]

That is amazing, historical, and just so cool. Us pioneers really bled to move the technology forward. The money to even get a heli, trimming it, crashing it, before ever being able to fly them! Waiting months for parts. And then overnight the lipos changed it all. Now we can buy really neat little helis at wal mart! But anyway thanks a lot:)

[SuperRookieboy]

Ha ha ha it's say's no dumping right where he crashed lol!

[jauchiu]

@NightFlyyer Yes I agree 100%. They are still fun to fly even when you progress. Great video!

[KnightJasonThe]

AMAZING