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Vario Bell 47G3 1/4 scale

Chapter 3 of 3

Flying the big Bell 47

Oct 29, 2026

I built this model with the Vario flybar head as the flybarless was not available. I made several flights with it and got tired of all the "why a flybar", lol. I went to my good friend David Shealey who is a retired machinist with a hand full of pictures and drawings and he made a beautiful flybarless assembly and modified the existing head as the results looked GREAT. I installed a Bavarian 3X and the combination flys just like a Bell 47 should fly. The included video is before the change and I can not find any of the videos that were shot before selling the 47 to James Flynn in Indiana. James is a great guy and has many flights on this model. I have tried and tried to buy this 47 back but he will not even discuss it, BUT he did give me his word should he decide to part with it that he will make sure it comes back to Tennessee, lol.

Chapter 3: Flying the big Bell 47
Chapter 3: Flying the big Bell 47Chapter 3: Flying the big Bell 47Chapter 3: Flying the big Bell 47
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