Dark_fox
Junior Member
So after much decision about if I needed yet another Helicopter I decided to just go for it, especially considering I have never built a Flybarless setup before. So after biting the bullet, ordering and then buying the kit and items I have in my possession a brand new Titan X50 Flybarless with a TT53 and pipe for good measure (my old TT50 is getting a bit sad).
(I know the pics bad, only just got the thing, no time to edit all this. I also apparently took the picture of the electric side .... oh well)
This time however I decided to put my years of building these things into some use and actually document most of the process, whilst a lot of my skills and build mannerisms come from Finless bob (arguably the best thing to happen to the community in a while) not everyone has heard of it and there seems to be a lack of Nitro building on flite test.
Building a nitro Helicopter is much the same as building an electric in some ways but also requires a few more careful touches in others, for example locktite is required, especially as these things are quite large comparably to 450 size helicopters. Vibration can be more of an issue and the general setup and tune of a motor can take a bit of practice, you need to gather multiple skills to effectively tune nitro helicopter motors (more than just watching smoke) and sadly enough many of us burn our first nitro motors quite badly until we gather the said skills.
Being flybarless I imagine the head setup will be FAR easier (4 linkages will tell you that one) however the daunting look at the flybarless gyro makes me a little concerned, I can't imagine they will be much different to the tail just with around 4 times the settings.
So far here is the part list I am using, I already have the servo's ready to be pulled from a dead Trex 700 but with a helicopter just remember, you can never be too quick on the cyclic servo's (or tail for that matter) especially when gyro's are concerned.
Titan X50 (flybarless +tt53 +pipe combo)
GT5 3 Axis Gyro (flybarless requires a flybarless gyro to be nice to fly)
Zero X Governor (If you can spare the cash, Governors will make flying Nitro far more enjoyable.)
Align DS650 (tail servo, I like them for bang vs buck)
DS620 x3 (cyclic servo's, once again, I like fast vs torque)
Some standard Metal gear servo for throttle.
Thunder Tiger Redline .53 (Came with Kit)
High Flow 3D Muffler (Came with Kit)
Flybarless 600mm Blades (Came with Kit)
With the Titan x50 combo that will pretty much get you out of trouble, tools required to put something like this together include.
Blue Locktite (or super glue/CA, its the same stuff basically)
Red Locktite (I use removable strength, chances are I wont be using it except on engine bolts for this build.)
5 min Epoxy (you never know, doubt it will be used.)
Spray Oil (For the torque tube, you will be surprised how much easier they are to work on with this)
2 sets of Allen Keys (Or hex tools depending on country, 2 sets for redundancy + some bolts will be easier with 2)
Socket Set (like the Epoxy, you never know, usually handy for the clutch fan attachment.)
I will edit + add to the thread as I start to build the helicopter, which will be in the next day or two. I can usually get the whole framish built in a day, the electronic setup can take a few hours and with this flybarless gyro I can guarantee it will take a while.
Updates to come.
(I know the pics bad, only just got the thing, no time to edit all this. I also apparently took the picture of the electric side .... oh well)
This time however I decided to put my years of building these things into some use and actually document most of the process, whilst a lot of my skills and build mannerisms come from Finless bob (arguably the best thing to happen to the community in a while) not everyone has heard of it and there seems to be a lack of Nitro building on flite test.
Building a nitro Helicopter is much the same as building an electric in some ways but also requires a few more careful touches in others, for example locktite is required, especially as these things are quite large comparably to 450 size helicopters. Vibration can be more of an issue and the general setup and tune of a motor can take a bit of practice, you need to gather multiple skills to effectively tune nitro helicopter motors (more than just watching smoke) and sadly enough many of us burn our first nitro motors quite badly until we gather the said skills.
Being flybarless I imagine the head setup will be FAR easier (4 linkages will tell you that one) however the daunting look at the flybarless gyro makes me a little concerned, I can't imagine they will be much different to the tail just with around 4 times the settings.
So far here is the part list I am using, I already have the servo's ready to be pulled from a dead Trex 700 but with a helicopter just remember, you can never be too quick on the cyclic servo's (or tail for that matter) especially when gyro's are concerned.
Titan X50 (flybarless +tt53 +pipe combo)
GT5 3 Axis Gyro (flybarless requires a flybarless gyro to be nice to fly)
Zero X Governor (If you can spare the cash, Governors will make flying Nitro far more enjoyable.)
Align DS650 (tail servo, I like them for bang vs buck)
DS620 x3 (cyclic servo's, once again, I like fast vs torque)
Some standard Metal gear servo for throttle.
Thunder Tiger Redline .53 (Came with Kit)
High Flow 3D Muffler (Came with Kit)
Flybarless 600mm Blades (Came with Kit)
With the Titan x50 combo that will pretty much get you out of trouble, tools required to put something like this together include.
Blue Locktite (or super glue/CA, its the same stuff basically)
Red Locktite (I use removable strength, chances are I wont be using it except on engine bolts for this build.)
5 min Epoxy (you never know, doubt it will be used.)
Spray Oil (For the torque tube, you will be surprised how much easier they are to work on with this)
2 sets of Allen Keys (Or hex tools depending on country, 2 sets for redundancy + some bolts will be easier with 2)
Socket Set (like the Epoxy, you never know, usually handy for the clutch fan attachment.)
I will edit + add to the thread as I start to build the helicopter, which will be in the next day or two. I can usually get the whole framish built in a day, the electronic setup can take a few hours and with this flybarless gyro I can guarantee it will take a while.
Updates to come.