Phil,
I stand corrected, its the Asian rip off of the Hummingbird :) - Didn't spot
the lack of boom support !
Malcolm
Ps glad to hear you find the Hummingbird better than the Piccolo - I might
just be tempted :)
"Phil Noel" <pnoel@dccnet.com> wrote in message
news:v71pbc7blh102b@corp.supernews.com...
> Hey Malcom,
>
> Check out what owners have to say about the Century AHummingbird on the
> "Micro Elrectric Helicopters" forum on RR. Seems to be very well received
> indeed.:-))
>
> Also check the videos of the hummingbird flying on the Century web site:
> www.centuryheli.com
>
> The heli in question is NOT the Hummingbird. The Hummingbird has twin C/F
> boom supports and a horizontal fin. The one pictured does not. It looks to
> be the asian Freda.
>
> P.S. the only relationship between the Picolo and the Hummingdird is the
> fact that the Hummingbird and the Picolo both use a seperate micro
electric
> motor to drive the tail. I found my Hummingbird to not only cost a lot
less
> but to be more stable in flight then my Picolo.
>
> Phil
>
>
> "Malcolm Crabbe" <malcolm.crabbe@(remove)ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:4j3ca.389$7Z5.204@newsfep1-gui.server.ntli.net...
> > Its a Hummingbird, basically a cheap rip off of the Ikarus Piccolo.
Don't
> > expect 20 min flight using the standard batteries, more like 3 - 5 min.
> To
> > get the 20+ min duration you need special type of batteries and a
charger
> to
> > charge them, which will set you back a lot of cash.
> >
> > The only thing you need to check is the availability of spares, as they
> are
> > new on the market
> >
> > "Matt" <nospam.hciss@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:tR1ca.8$203.41001@news.uswest.net...
> > > I purchased one of these off ebay.
> > >
> > > http://www.rvmshop.com/1/rtpy0008.html
> > >
> > > I was just wandering if its a decent unit or not now? The nice thing
I
> > > noticed about it was the long flight time. Up to something like 20
> > minutes.
> > >
> > > Matt
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>