DIY hornet kit ..cheap
01-14-2004, 08:49 PM
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DIY hornet kit ..cheap
Well it started as an upgrade of an areohawk frame but the gear ration was not there so it never got off the ground.
so I ended up getting a main frame and gear from hornet stock as well. I am using an IPS direct drive tail ics 100 and 50 and just an AL boom, my own design of mounting the driect drive tail ( straight onto the headtsink).......and here is the result.
it flies well and is very stable
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Oh and yes the servo mounts is an old CDR cut down
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costing
in sing dollars) (1.7sgd:1usd)
CP kit from OS $100
body and gear $34 hobby shack
HH Gyro $150
Servos $75
ESC's $38
Tail assemb $22
Boom and rails $3.60
motor $15
6ch receiver $20
Tatal for a hornet direct drive tail version ( I call it Version 3
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$457.60 complete not too bad since the kit is about $300 with just the basics here.
($268usd complete)
Running on 2 cell lipo 1500 mah, I get about 9 min from sym baldes and about 12 min out of home made flat bottoms
cheers all tele
final pic with Home made covered blades...
so I ended up getting a main frame and gear from hornet stock as well. I am using an IPS direct drive tail ics 100 and 50 and just an AL boom, my own design of mounting the driect drive tail ( straight onto the headtsink).......and here is the result.
it flies well and is very stable
Oh and yes the servo mounts is an old CDR cut down
)costing
in sing dollars) (1.7sgd:1usd) CP kit from OS $100
body and gear $34 hobby shack
HH Gyro $150
Servos $75
ESC's $38
Tail assemb $22
Boom and rails $3.60
motor $15
6ch receiver $20
Tatal for a hornet direct drive tail version ( I call it Version 3
)$457.60 complete not too bad since the kit is about $300 with just the basics here.
($268usd complete)
Running on 2 cell lipo 1500 mah, I get about 9 min from sym baldes and about 12 min out of home made flat bottoms
cheers all tele
final pic with Home made covered blades...
01-15-2004, 12:19 AM
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RE: DIY hornet kit ..cheap
Man, that is WAY COOL! I was gonna attempt to build my own hornet from scratch, but chickened out at the last minute and bought a HB.. This project looks great though, makes me wish I would have built mine from scratch too..
Jason
I was gonna attempt to build my own hornet from scratch, but chickened out at the last minute and bought a HB.. This project looks great though, makes me wish I would have built mine from scratch too..Jason
01-17-2004, 01:55 AM
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RE: DIY hornet kit ..cheap
no its very easy ..the hardest thing was setting up the TX for the curve and so on...I ended up getting a new TX because I am also flying Nitro now too.
Had this bird out in some fairly high wind the other day and it stayed flyable ( if you had quick reaction times
the new home made blades work like a dream 13-13 min on 2 cell lipo's!
cheers tele
Had this bird out in some fairly high wind the other day and it stayed flyable ( if you had quick reaction times
the new home made blades work like a dream 13-13 min on 2 cell lipo's!
cheers tele
