Blade 550X Heli therapy.

[RichKnapp]

Originally Posted by spykez

I am probably repeating myself but I really dig your 550X canopy!

Thank you much.
I'm one of these people that can picture finished product in my head. Finished product even the people that don't like the bare canopy are going to love the look.

[RichKnapp]

This will be my thread on the Nan-Zilla build.
Computer generated plan.



Nan-Zilla Key Features

Direct-to-swash, flybarless head design
Carbon fiber main frames
CNC-machined aluminum head block
CNC-machined aluminum swashplate
Revolution® 550mm carbon fiber main blades
Triple ball bearing-supported, 10mm solid steel main shaft
Integrated bearing block servo mount design
Torque tube-driven tail with aluminum tail boom and case
Dual-point tail pitch slider and balanced tail grips
E-flite® Heli 550, 1360Kv brushless outrunner motor
E-flite 10-Amp BEC
Phoenix Edge 130, 32V 150-Amp ESC w/ 5-Amp BEC by Castle Creations
Bavarian DEMON 3SX FBL unit
8-Channel DSMX Receiver with a satellite by Spektrum

Lynx upgrades as I buy or receive them to test.
Predicted:
Red Devil Boom clamp
Red Devil and Black Skids
Red Devil Boom Bridge
Red Devil Canopy mounts
Titanium Pitch and Cyclic Servo Linkage Set
Frame C Washer M3 - Red
( A few ** NEW ** products in pre-production )

Final canopy result.



Please follow along for the build and life of the Blade/Lynx "Nan-Zilla"

[RichKnapp]

Ordered a Zippy 5000mAh 40C and a set of EC5 connectors today to get me started with set up and programming.
In the spring after all set up and tested If I feel I need a better battery I'll try the GForce Elite Series 40C 5000mAh

For my style flying I have heard they both will be ok. Down the road I may drop some change on some Thunder Power or PULSE.

[RichKnapp]

Tuesday morning I'll be putting in my 550X and CC Phynix 130 ESC order.

I find out tomorrow on how many Lynx parts I can order.

[RichKnapp]

T - 15 hours.

[TomC]

Great, even I'm excited, lol! Please make sure you go through Edsel's build vid sticky before, and duing your build. It will help you a lot imho;

https://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=513847

Cheers,
TomC

[RichKnapp]

Originally Posted by TomC

Great, even I'm excited, lol! Please make sure you go through Edsel's build vid sticky before, and duing your build. It will help you a lot imho;

https://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=513847

Cheers,
TomC

will do.



order is in.
May have the bird itself tomorrow it is coming from IL. only a couple hours south of me. , but ESC, a wrench and digital pitch gauge may be later.

[Allen_H]

Nice Rich..I know it must feel nice to bag that 550x, I know I was excited when mine showed up.

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[RichKnapp]

Originally Posted by Allen_H

Nice Rich..I know it must feel nice to bag that 550x, I know I was excited when mine showed up.

This message was created using a mobile device all terms are subject to change.

All kinds of exited.

Rewind. They called back, bird is coming from Cal. so by end of week or Monday.

BUT it's on its way.

[RichKnapp]

Originally Posted by TomC

Great, even I'm excited, lol! Please make sure you go through Edsel's build vid sticky before, and duing your build. It will help you a lot imho;

https://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=513847

Cheers,
TomC

It's a great serease and watched them all again today. Don't take it wrong they are great vid's but for a x-mechanic some parts were funny.

Example: Any mechanic/tec could see at first glance not putting in the main shaft before loc-tite and tightening up the follower arm's was a "no go" lol For anyone that don't have a lot of mechanical or fabricating back ground the vid's are a must see. IMHO
He did a great job putting them together.

Programming the CC 130 and 3SX will be more of a challenge than build for me personally.

[RichKnapp]

HMmmm I'm thinking I'm going to be with the 550X like I am my 450X.

Constantly changing the look. Those Lynx skids and parts have my mind rolling for more than the Nan-Zilla theme.

[RichKnapp]

It's Thur. I have 4 to 5 package starting to roll in the next few business days.

[Twill]

A tig welder that's what I do. Not in a confined place but would love to do that. I build the distributors that go In the towers. Have you ever put those in? Sorry for the off topic.

[RichKnapp]

Originally Posted by Twill

A tig welder that's what I do. Not in a confined place but would love to do that. I build the distributors that go In the towers. Have you ever put those in? Sorry for the off topic.

Nope. I did pressurized tanker tailors. When drivers over pressurized them and blew them open I squeezed them back together and re welded them.

Then I also did repairs on the tailors if they were in a accident or had frame cracks.

Being in Kansas you may know the tailors. CTI Bulk Transport? They are known for red and white trucks and haling powdered cement.

[RichKnapp]

Tracking shows I get everything I ordered on Mon.

[Twill]

Originally Posted by RichKnapp

Nope. I did pressurized tanker tailors. When drivers over pressurized them and blew them open I squeezed them back together and re welded them.

Then I also did repairs on the tailors if they were in a accident or had frame cracks.

Being in Kansas you may know the tailors. CTI bulk Transport? They are known for red and white trucks and haling powdered cement.

Yep I know exactly what your talking about my dad owns a place here that to.

[RichKnapp]

We moved back from AZ so we could see our Grand kids more. Our families are from here.
I had taken a job transfer with Ryder from here to Tuscon AZ. That's how we ended up down there.
Miss the weather.

[RichKnapp]

Cool
Just got a PM. My battery is in I just need to shoot to Green Bay (20 min drive) and pick it up.

[Jherison]

Rich, were you live? I'm just north of Green Bay! Be cool to go fly some day!

[RichKnapp]

Originally Posted by 5307thBP

Rich, were you live? I'm just north of Green Bay! Be cool to go fly some day!

No way........ I'm right in Appleton by St.Elisabeth hospital.

Very cool to fly together.