Build Story
Hughes 500E Heli Center Berlin
Chapter 1
Hughes 500E
Feb 7, 2024
Heli Center Berlin Fuselage
Align T rex 800 mechanics / Axon FLB system
PSG 5 blade ridgid rotor head
Hacker Turnado motor Kontronik ESC
12S 5000 Li po
7.1 Kg total weight
Chapter 2
Navigation lights
Nov 11, 2025
Installation of navigation lights and general checkup.
Replaced the Heli Jive ESC with a Kolibri HV-i , so i have telemetry readings on my TX.
Costum made taillight support. PCB board and copper tube soldering.
Some turning work on the lathe for the upper and lower light supports.
Alu sockets gives easy insert and replace, and additional cooling for the leds.
Additional carbon support plate for the unilight controller.

Danny D.


















































6 Comments
Very tidy impressive build Danny!
Thanks Scott. Lovely machine to fly with.
Exceptional attention to detail.
Thanks, we like it nice and clean.
Love the machine work. That is one of the fun parts of modeling.
Nicely done
Thanks, sometimes the project requires some machining, fortunate we can do this @ home