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We don't BUY Reps !

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:57:00 -0600

Helibug does not have any representatives at all on any of the public forums.
All Helibug users are our real customers and they all speak the truth about our product.

We do not "BUY" Representatives at all for our product.

Our product speaks for itself....simpler, lighter then other and the Most Powerful Gassers.

for Helibug, A REP is just a "chatter box"...who will only speak good about any product he/she is representing, whether the product is good or bad, their REPS will only talk good about it.

Thank you again for all your support !

Best Regards
Team Helibug

We don't BUY Reps !

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:56:17 -0600

We don't BUY Reps !

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:55:43 -0600

We don't BUY Reps !

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santa gave a trex 700 conversion

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:03:52 -0600

How lucky am i, been taking to Ali about getting a kit but mentioned it to a new club member who said he had bought 2 kits and changed his mind, he agreed to sell me both with a new G230rc motor as well.

I then managed to buy a crashed trex 700 with no motor for next to no money, sold the original frames to help with the costs.

Progress so far-

Kit has gone together very well with no mods needed.

Spec so far

Trex 700 with flybar
DS 610 servos
BL251 and gp750 gyro
Spectrum 851 0n throttle
CSM RL10 governor with stator gator
20t and mod 1 115main gear
3300mah 4.8volt nimh rec batt

F3C align 710mm blades

zimmerman exhaust
cobra distribution alloy exhaust

Only things that been tricky, lenghting the tail control rod and then using heat shrink tube to reseal.

Getting the correct movement on the throttle servo

Fuel tubing, kept it very simple, no connectors but a fuel magnet from a sthil chain saw

Had to shorten the front canopy mount on the exhaust side as it touched the exhaiust.

Not done any photos yet but will post as soon as the camera has charged.
First flight will be this week......first time i have been nervous of a first flight.

I have the second kit availabe if anybody is interested, i am just south of gloucester in england
I have only seen one other gasser trex at charmouth flyin last year sowould love to hear from any other flyers near to me

Dave

TREX 700 HEAD SPEED

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:10:50 -0600

Hi everybody,

I built my gasser some weeks ago and i want to setup the ALIGN Governor, my question is.

What is the recomended head speed for Sport and 3D? I am using a Zenoah G290-RC and a RJX gasser muffler.

Another question is, what is the working temperature for this motor?

Best Regards,

Francisco Morales.

HB-7-RC - Flybarless problems - Help

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:22:59 -0500

Hi All

It's been a while since my last post - I have been too busy flying and really enjoying the heli . Given the craze for flybarless I thought I would follow and look at gaining the ~15% performance increase - insanely long flight times - hopefully >30min.

After a quick email exchange with Ali, I plumbed for the Helicommand HC-3Xtreme unit. Which I had upgraded to the latest firmware following shipment back to Germany.

I now tried installing in the helicopter and although I thought it was all ok - there seems to be a major problem - there is drift on the elevator servo. I thought this was related to gain, but even turning it down still results in some drift.

At the field this was quite noticeable as I managed only 2 minute hover before I was having to pull a lot up elevator to try to keep the heli in the same place - the heli was fighting to go forward. When I landed the swash plate was no longer level - see attached photo. I should have gone home - but tried again with different gain - but it was really bad and in setting it down before I lost complete control had a boom strike.

The diagnostics tab on the Helicommand software shows the swashplate completely level at deadstick. I have not changed this part of the mechanics since removing the flybar so I expected this. Helicommand think I must have configured it incorrectly !! - but I have followed the manual and what I can online. If anyone has installed this unit and can help me double check everything I would be very grateful. I do notice that after it has been one for a few minutes the elevator jumps if I switch between gain settings on the head gyro.

Equipment is:
- cyclic 3 x Futaba BLS351
- tail Futaba BLS251
- Receiver Spektrum AR7110 DSMX plus two satellites (all running in DSM mode)
- transmitter Spektrum DX7 original

why it breaks my exhaust pipes

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 11:43:46 -0500

Greeting,i have a question.
why I break all exhaust pipes?
I have two exhaust broken.and both welded oance.I changed the oil mixture and stil torn.
wath is the problem.Put two pictures to see.
i have RJX Gasser Muffler.
I have made a support to keep the exhaust.

T-rex gasser with cy23

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:00:42 -0500

Hey guys,a couple of weeks ago i finished my t-rex 700 gasser.The conversion went great with out any problems.Here are the specs:

T-rex700
CY 23cc engine
Torpedo slim V2 exhaust
3xds610 on cyclic
gy401 and ds650 on tail
rotortech F3C 720mm blades

Some pictures of the conversion

Pictures of the heli finished

And a short video

ZENOAH G290-RC BREAK IN

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:58:30 -0500

Hi,

I just bought a Helibug Conversion with Zenoah G290-RC, i have reviewed the manual (downloaded from zenoah web page) but it doesn't say anything about the break-in procedure and fine tunning (how to setup low and high speed needle).

I am in Mexico, about 2500 metters over sea level so i think i need to move those needles.

I appreciate all your help to do the best Break-In i could so i can get the best from my engine.

Also, if you have information about how to setup correctly this mottor will be great.

Best Regards,

Francisco Morales.

Helibug Thunderbird for Raptor 90 (Available Now)

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:08:39 -0500

Designed to use Zenoah or CY RC Series of Engines
Zenoah G230RC, G240RC, G260RC, G270RC, G290RC or CY Zenoah Clone Engines
and The Big Bore 30.5cc !

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Helibug is proud to announce Thunderbird Gasser Conversion - a very long-awaited Gasser Conversion for
ThunderTiger Raptor 90.
We have received many requests for this state-of-art R/C Helicopter Gasser Conversion.
It took us a while to come up with a very unique and 'simple to convert' design.

This new conversion for the Raptor 90, is one of the most simplest conversion produced by Helibug.
Simple installation without dismantling the whole Helicopter. Only require replacing the metal stock
side frames one by one along with few steps to install the RC Engine. There are no links to replace or adjust, no relocation of any parts at all. All electronics stays at its stock location.

We have kept the total required parts count to minimum to reduce all up weight. If something is not
required, its not there.

As always, Helibug keeps it Simple

Side frame material is 0.125" thick (>3mm) G10/FR4. That's >0.5mm thicker than stock Raptor 90 Side frames.

We have also replaced the stock clutch/clutch bell/pinion. Our conversion uses Trex-700 Clutch set.
Easily available anywhere along with few upgrade clutches from third-party manufacturers.

This conversion kit is designed to use a 10oz fuel tank under the nose of Helicopter inside the Canopy. Fuel capacity is good from 10-15 minutes of flying - depending on the type of flying you do and the power of engine you select to install in your helicopter. For longer flying time, its possible to use a bigger fuel tank.

Our conversion kit supports all available main gears for Raptor 90 (from 90T to 95T). 14T pinion is
supplied with our Conversion kit. 91T stock main gear will give you 6.5 Gear Ratio.
Good for >1900 Headspeed.

To get the best out of RC Engine, we mount the engine from Top and bottom for vibration free 3D
performance. You will also need 8 pieces of Frame Mounting Blocks (HN6019) from Trex600 to complete this
conversion. 4 pieces will go on Engine mount plate and another 4 will go on the baseplate.
Please see below for complete list of included items in the kit and required parts to complete this conversion kit

Backward Engine Mounting for Better Balance and Airflow
0.125" (>3mm) Thick G10/FR4 Side Frames and Base Plates
Extremely Strong Side Frames for Excellent 3D Performance
0.250" (>6mm) Thick G10/FR4 Engine Mount Plate
No Vibrations
14T pinion for 6.5 Gear Ratio (Using Stock 91T main Gear)
Adjustable frames for other main gears for Raptor 90 (from 90T up to 95T)
Better ground clearance of Pull Start compare to Trex due to bigger skids on Stock Raptor 90
Additional Throttle Servo Location Close to Engine

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Finch

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:03:53 -0500

Any speculation what a Finch is?
I know they are working on a Raptor gasser.(They say they are anyway)
Could it be a Raptor or is it something completely different.
Fred

My HB7-RC

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 04:01:35 -0500

Here's mine. Thanks Ali for this nice kit.

- Helibug HB7-RC
- Zenoah G290RC stock motor
- Newly designed Align Trex 700 main rotor head
- Futaba GV-1 / Stator Gator
- Align DS610 x 3
- Align DS650 rudder servo
- Spartan DS760 gyro
- Align DS650 throttle servo
- Gryphon reg.
- CY 690 SB main blades
- Align 105 tail blades

Helibug HB6-RCT7 (Trex-600) User Scale Project

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:35:31 -0500

One of our Helibug HB6-RCT7 (Trex 600) user from Hawaii emailed us these pictures of a scale project he just finished using our Gasser Conversion kit for Trex 600:

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New Lynx Gas Clutch - Highly Recommended Upgrade

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:45:15 -0500

this problem is addressed by Lynx and all the clutches are now recalled and replaced.

Recently, Lynx produced a new Gas Clutch.
One of our user "Azalyn" emailed us a picture of a Lynx Gas clutch with measured dimensions (Please check the attached picture).
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I was too surprised to see those dimensions. there are very bad tolerances on the new clutches from lynx which can cause a lot of vibrations, crack a clutch bell and end up in a crash in a matter of minutes.

If you intent to use the new Lynx Gas clutch, please make absolutely sure that the clutch you have received is perfect and its without any dimensions errors before you install it.

Thank you again and Best Regards
Team Helibug

My New Project TREX 800(Mercury 800)

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:58:44 -0500

NOW MY NEW TREX 800 FBL GASSER I NEED TO STAR SAVING FOR THE LAST PART, THE MOST IMPORTANT PART, THE BEST PART, THE FULL SIZE VBAR THE MUFFLER CENTURY V2 IS ON THE WAY

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THK FOR LOOKING

KS

SOME UPDATES.......
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THK

KS

My New Century V2 arrive today and fix perfect, no problem with the Canopy

note: the canopy for test only, I will used the new ones
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THK

KS

MY BIRD IS GROWING UP MY CHIHUAHUA ONE A RIDE AND I SAID HE CAN'T NOT AND HE IS SAD
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THK

KS

Now with the new Canopy........
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THK

KS

I just Get the FULL SIZE VBAR 5.1 PRO "great deal" SOON the Final Set Up and Final Pics, of course the Maiden Fly !
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THK

KS

I star the Electronics Installation...............

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THK

KS

No longer my job in this project, great dedication and sacrifice where I end is where the Sensei begins my next day off I'll take to the Sensei (Sana) for the VBAR Set Up

I will charge the battery and take to you, there is no other battery and accuracy of such magnitude as this Fromeco of 5200mAh for a TREX 700 or any other Heli, compact, lightweight with a large capacity, I can fly 4 Sundays without having to charged

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Thank you to all lol's for look , next will be the maiden fly

KS

The Working Station for the Gasser is Ready, asking me for Gasoline

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THK

KS

My friend Sana just ended the Programing of the VBAR, now to see how the VBAR work with the Vibe he send me a little video clip.......

KS

Suitable gasket for RJX faceplate

Tue, 31 May 2011 14:35:22 -0500

Hi

Does anyone have any recommendations for some gasket between the RJX faceplate and the muffler? I have the RJX on a G270RC and was using gasket paper (which was supposedly suitable) but this just burns out the way.

Any help / advice greatly appreciated - just want to stop exhaust oil from being deflected onto the frame and outside of the muffler.

Many thanks
Philip

Engine advice

Sun, 08 May 2011 04:46:16 -0500

I'm planning my gasser conversion but I have some concerns and questions. Firstly regarding vibration. On other forums, including a discussion on - http://rc.runryder.com/helicopter/t484595p1/- there was a suggestion that the 26cc Zenoah had considerably more vibration than the 23cc. Can somebody with experience in this please comment. Secondly - weight. I see that the Zenoahs weigh 1.8kg whereas RC Gas engines up to 30cc used in fixed wing aircraft weigh only about 1kg including CDI (maybe without the battery). Isn't this a massive weight penalty to pay to be running a Zenoah ? Why not run a cheap 26cc gasser engine as used in fixed wing a/c. Surely there are reliable running ones. Anybody got experience with one please ? Then there's the high revving gas engines of this size with impressive HP that are tuned for boats & aren't all that expensive. Why not shrink on a custom machined cooling fin sleeve head & take advantage of this RPM/Power combination ? In 3D I'm not expecting to be lugging below at least 1/3 or 1/2 throttle anyhow. Any first hand experience here please.
Please be patient with me. These are genuine questions.

clutch

Sun, 01 May 2011 14:17:44 -0500

Hi hope all are flying well you sent me a new clutch liner with my kit and it worked well are they available or are there other alternatives .I just put a "heavy duty " clutch from align in to day do you think it will work or do i need your clutch liner .

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