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Old Sep 16, 2009, 10:09 AM   #1
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HX BIRD 2 available ?

Someone know if the HX BIRD 2 or parts for it still available today ?
I got a HX BIRD 2 from my friend for free and after some modifications(heavy chevy mods) this thing flight very well !
Thank you!
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Old Nov 07, 2009, 10:34 PM   #2
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Which mods did you do?

I just won a HX bird brand new off of ebay. I'm waiting for it to arrive, can't wait !!

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Old Nov 10, 2009, 08:57 AM   #3
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Wings spars strengthening with GB weld ,Work great!
Like you do on your video.
I have tried cybird p1 mechanic on hxbird with no success ,flapping rate to low to keep the hxbird in flight !
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Old Nov 10, 2009, 08:56 PM   #4
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Wings spars strengthening with GB weld ,Work great!
Like you do on your video.
I have tried cybird p1 mechanic on hxbird with no success ,flapping rate to low to keep the hxbird in flight !
I tried it once too and I got it airborn and it flew! But it was very slow. I tried is again later and could not get it to climb so I decided it wasn't worth it.
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Old Nov 17, 2009, 09:46 PM   #5
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Just received my brand new HX2 bird that I won off of ebay, (no, there are no more, sorry), and I can't believe that the internal gears are metal!! Unbelievable!! I had no idea!!

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