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(1) Main Shaft -
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Miscellaneous hardware -
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(1) New Torque Tube Front Drive Gear Set never been used -
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Torque Tube Rear Drive Gear Set (unopened) -
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unopened bag -
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Damper set in unopened bag for DFC feathering shaft
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About an hour after receiving the 450 on Saturday about 3 PM. Disassembled helicopter. -
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7/13/14 Removed all screws and bearings. Cleaned all surfaces. -
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Clean gears and mechanism -
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View of the bent control arm -
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7/15/14 Straightened control arm.
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Our paradigm of hope. A full size G-JIVE paint job MD500E. This is the target I strive to emulate with my MD500 model RC helicopter. I use this for comparison during my build if there are any questions about how things should look. -
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Here is the pretty much finished project. I tried to imitate the tarmac. I'm missing some blue sky in the background. -
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The first attempt. Single piece of balsa cracked with the grain. Talk about learning the hard way! That was a good 10 hours of work up in smoke in about half a second. -
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Stock fin on the right. Final version on the left. -
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This is the second attempt which didn't get too far. Notice the laminate line down the middle. -
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I am somewhat proud of the horizontal wing. I carved that flap with a sharp knife. -
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Final vs. stock. -
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Background = stock, middle = final, foreground = number two.
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The marvelous flying machine! -
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Side view -
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Extension cord along the side. -
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ESC on bottom and power plug glued in place. Notice the grey rectangle in the middle of the carbon fiber where I filled in the hole in the gyro mount with epoxy. -
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Gyro and rudder servo mounted as per previous model. -
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Antennas out the back of the receiver through the lower frames. -
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Wires, beware of moving parts! -
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Close up of receiver and plugs.