Success! Got the Roban MD500 out today for maiden of the new 5 blade head....
Joe B.
Success! Got the Roban MD500 out today for maiden of the new 5 blade head. Needs a few tweaks to get rid of an occasional tail bounce and add a bit more cyclic throw in. All in all, I am happy with it.
I set phasing as much as I could mechanically then finished setup with the Brain FCU software.
I have head speed of 1850, may increase to 1900 to see if it eliminates the tail bounce.
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Congrats Joe,
Looks great and hope to see it soon at an event here in the North East.
B
Thanks!
Hi, I am contemplating to build the same and just wonder where did you buy the five bladed rotor head, swashplate and main blades? Thanks.
Hi Eric, this is the head. And so far it has worked out well.
https://www.aliexpress.com/i/3256804458384879.html
As far as the blades, they are just regular 500mm blades, sanded, painted and rebalanced.
Are you using Trex 500 ESP torque tube or belt drive? Thanks
Trex 500 belt.
Thanks a lot.