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Sovereign Tech Tandem-5 Chinook to ACH-47A Conversion
Michael R.
Chapter 4 of 4
Maiden Flight
Dec 29, 2024
Maiden flight complete on the mechanics. Needs some significant gain tuning, but it flew ok. No shortage of power, and it had no shortage of yaw authority.
In addition to the head changes mentioned previously, I also switched out the stock blades. The stock blades have large masses molded into the tips that look ridiculous. Instead, I used these plastic blades which I’ve used on many of my 500 projects:
5 Comments
Impressive, nicely build mechanics, lots of carbon and Alu, like it !
👍Looking Good!
Moving right along I see. At this rate will we have a Christmas Maiden?
Merry Christmas,
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So AliExpress is a viable marketplace? I’m always suspicious of that market!
It is. I’ve bought stuff from them pretty often if I can’t find it elsewhere. No issues so far.