Build Story
Hirobo Dauphine 60 Electric Conversion
Thomas D.
Chapter 6 of 7
The test hover, engine temps and gear inspection
Feb 1, 2026
As the title notes I post the second test hover. Nothing to see here except that it happened. The engine temps were in spec and it is as smooth as I remember (except for the smoke). The pinion to main gear shows no apparent wear. Granted the total hover times of the two tests were only 8 minutes. So far so good. More to come when I fly some circuits.
Again, the video are nothing to see....just a proof it wants to fly.
6 Comments
One of my first scale “loves!”
Ha! Funny, had to get some final testing done. Even while I saw everyone having fun at the field” Makes me wonder about myself at times.
Thomas,
Looks great. Nice and smooth with a solid head speed. Video frame rate is a good tool.
B
Thank you Butch.
Your build has motivated me to convert my Dauphin from nitro to electric. That custom motor mount is worth its weight in gold.
It flies better than my nitro engine did. It was always fussy, now a joy to fly. I would be happy to share any CAD files.