My 600E power system, works great! + Pics of my 500E

[wren1701]

Thought I would share a great power system for those of you who fly Trex 600E mechanics in your scale heli. I'm flying a Funkey Hughes 500E.

Here's the set up:
Neu 1907/1Y/H motor
10 tooth pinion
HV-85 ESC
FlightPower EVO 25 5000 ma batteries.

With this I'm dialed in at 1430 head speed in governor mode. Timer is set at 10 minutes! :D

Here's a recent data graph with a couple of full pitch climbouts:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l218/wren1702/Scale500E.jpg

Here are a few shots of the motor and installation:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l218/wren1702/0606040004.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l218/wren1702/FrameMod1.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l218/wren1702/Installed3.jpg

[CSpaced]

Great info, just one thing missing - some pics of your 500E!! :D

[wren1701]

OK, Here you go! I'm having a great time with this heli! My son flies 3D, and 3D is not my thing! I've really fallen head over heals for scale though. IRCHA this year has set the hook for sure. I'm already planning my next scale heli, it'll be an all out scale with documentation. I'm going to build a AS-350 using a Graupner fuselage and mechanics next.

Here's my 500E, it's a FunKey 500E. Purchased the unpainted version after searching the internet and finding the paint job I wanted. The only change I've got to make is to swap out the black N numbers for white ones. Someone at IRCHA took some pictures of me flying it and then interviewed me....still don't know who it was.

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l218/wren1702/Profile2.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l218/wren1702/Lights1.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l218/wren1702/Tapereview.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l218/wren1702/FrontWLanding.jpg

[CSpaced]

Nice! Thats a mighty fine looking 500 you've got there!

[wren1701]

Pictures by my good friend, Monte. Taken at IRCHA 2008!

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l218/wren1702/DSC_0116.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l218/wren1702/DSC_0125.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l218/wren1702/DSC_0121.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l218/wren1702/DSC_0110.jpg

[Macsgrafs]

Nice looking 600 my friend, how easy was it to swap tail rotor over to the other side? Good idea os scale now I've seen the kit with a person, looks quite big, bet she flies lovely.

Ross

[wren1701]

Nice looking 600 my friend, how easy was it to swap tail rotor over to the other side? Good idea os scale now I've seen the kit with a person, looks quite big, bet she flies lovely.

Ross

It's really easy. Take a tail boom and drill the alignment hole for the tail case all the way through on the other side. Flip the tail and relocate the tail servo. Change the control arms so that you keep the correct orientation of them (trailing edge or leading edge). Here are some pictures of my new servo mount and control rod.

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l218/wren1702/0606180023.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l218/wren1702/0606180024.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l218/wren1702/0606180018.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l218/wren1702/0606180017.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l218/wren1702/LHTailRotor.jpg

[wren1701]

One more picture of the finished product:

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l218/wren1702/Tail1.jpg

[wren1701]

Might as well add my video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRwPHi8Y4rQ

[Macsgrafs]

Thanks for the pics of that tail, looks great & I watched the video...very nicely flown.

Ross

[humveeflyer]

Very nice! Thanks for the pics and vid.:)

[toolguy420]

Great setup on the tail...gives me some building ideas for my 500E!

[wren1701]

Some new video of my 500E.

http://www.vimeo.com/2373179

[Dash C]

wow that thing flies so smooth... nice heli!
nice vid too! thanks

[Macsgrafs]

Now thats what i call flying..3D aint my thing either, but scale looks so much better.
Great vid & it flew well in the windy conditions.

Ross

[Yellowspider]

A little late but, That is one sweet heli. Nice job.
Yellowspider

[wren1701]

I've updated the heli with a 5 blade head!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PgNLou2mcM

[CSpaced]

It looks great with the 5 blade head! How are the flight characteristics with this new setup?

[coptercptn]

very nice.. what set-up did you end up with?... motor/gearing/stabilization etc. care to share?

[wren1701]

Final set up is a Neu 1907/1Y/H, ICE 100 ESC, Helical gear with the 11 tooth pinion. Stabilization is the Skookum SK-360. I recently changed the servos for higher speed ones and I need to fly it some more and make a few more adjustments to the SK-360.

[benites]

Very very,nice videos and the flight, congratulations on machine
;)