Building from scratch.

[PC]

I am very interested in the educational experience of building an
electric heli from scratch. I have first-hand experience of the
Hummingbird (I have one), so I wouldn't mind starting with building a new
one of those which when finished I could compare with.

The problem is that the cost of all the individual parts works out to be
about double that of the ARTF pre-assembled kits. It would seem a shame
to buy an already built heli and take it apart, risking damaging the
thing in the process, and it would reduce the sense of achievement when
rebuilt. How do I go about building a heli from scratch? Doesn't have to
be a Hummingbird really, just that I'd prefer it to be for comparison
reasons.

Thanks for any advice.

[Ryan Graham]

in article MPG.194d51bed29211fb9896c2@text.news.ntlworld.com, PC at
F@you.com wrote on 6/8/03 8:00 AM:

> I am very interested in the educational experience of building an
> electric heli from scratch. I have first-hand experience of the
> Hummingbird (I have one), so I wouldn't mind starting with building a new
> one of those which when finished I could compare with.
>
> The problem is that the cost of all the individual parts works out to be
> about double that of the ARTF pre-assembled kits. It would seem a shame
> to buy an already built heli and take it apart, risking damaging the
> thing in the process, and it would reduce the sense of achievement when
> rebuilt. How do I go about building a heli from scratch? Doesn't have to
> be a Hummingbird really, just that I'd prefer it to be for comparison
> reasons.
>
> Thanks for any advice.

Buy a Piccolo or a Hornet and put it together:

http://www.helihobby.com/index.html

The Piccolo is more like the Hummingbird since it uses a separate motor to
drive the tail rotor, but the Hornet might be more interesting since it uses
a single motor to drive both the tail and main rotors.

[PC]

In article <BB091861.301F9%rgraham@RqEwMeOsVtE.net>,
rgraham@RqEwMeOsVtE.net says...
> in article MPG.194d51bed29211fb9896c2@text.news.ntlworld.com, PC at
> F@you.com wrote on 6/8/03 8:00 AM:
>
> > I am very interested in the educational experience of building an
> > electric heli from scratch. I have first-hand experience of the
> > Hummingbird (I have one), so I wouldn't mind starting with building a new
> > one of those which when finished I could compare with.
> >
> > The problem is that the cost of all the individual parts works out to be
> > about double that of the ARTF pre-assembled kits. It would seem a shame
> > to buy an already built heli and take it apart, risking damaging the
> > thing in the process, and it would reduce the sense of achievement when
> > rebuilt. How do I go about building a heli from scratch? Doesn't have to
> > be a Hummingbird really, just that I'd prefer it to be for comparison
> > reasons.
> >
> > Thanks for any advice.
>
> Buy a Piccolo or a Hornet and put it together:
>
> http://www.helihobby.com/index.html
>
> The Piccolo is more like the Hummingbird since it uses a separate motor to
> drive the tail rotor, but the Hornet might be more interesting since it uses
> a single motor to drive both the tail and main rotors.

Thanks! I believe that's what I was looking for. I had checked out other
websites beforehand and all I saw was the ARTF kits. Thanks for your
input.