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dayshaddow · 03-25-2012, 08:11 AM

ok so ive been wondering.how high lets say a 450 heli could climb to ? lets not take into account battery power or fuel or distance you could see it or the distance the tx can travle. im wondering as there are a few fairly high hills around here and its got me wondering something

chansen1953 · 03-25-2012, 11:21 AM

people always ask me that -- how far can it fly away ?

Well for me, it can fly away till it is lost !!

they can definitely fly till out of eyesight.. jusy a tiny dot in the sky.. and still apparently controllable.. however it gets really hard to actualyl see which way to control it to get it back I might add !!

wulfrun · 03-25-2012, 01:45 PM

I doubt you can find a hill in Kent high enough to bother it. Although it's not the only factor, model helis are grossly over-powered compared to real ones so I bet they are capable of reaching altitudes measured in thousands not hundreds of feet - ignoring the practical aspects, as you said.

wulfrun · 03-25-2012, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by chansen1953

people always ask me that -- how far can it fly away ?

Funny that, I get the same. I just say "further away than I can see it at".

Luke Warmwater · 03-25-2012, 01:59 PM

Yup...same 3 questions for me.....how much does it cost, how fast will it go and how far way will it go?

I know where you are coming from though DS....at what point can it simply not fly any higher? When does the air get too thin?

jonbailie · 03-25-2012, 02:11 PM

I think you'd have to be above 15,000ft or so. You get short of breath around there, though, so I'm sure you'd be fine on any of the highest hills you get.

Would be a cool experiment though. Get a mid to large-sized heli and take it up mountain by mountain and see how high in the atmosphere you could actually fly.

jperkosk · 03-25-2012, 02:28 PM

I believe the current heli record is quite old and goes to a beefed up Squirrel (AS350 I believe) that landed on Mt. Everest. I don't see a technical reason why a properly beefed up model couldn't beat that by a decent margin.

CyprusDave · 03-26-2012, 07:12 AM

+1 Jerry, it was an AS350. I would agree too, that with the power-to-weight that most models have, it should be possible to beat that. Any 'freaks fancy an Everset expedition with a heli in their backpack??

03-25-2012, 08:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
dayshaddow Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Aug 2009	silly question part 1 ok so ive been wondering.how high lets say a 450 heli could climb to ? lets not take into account battery power or fuel or distance you could see it or the distance the tx can travle. im wondering as there are a few fairly high hills around here and its got me wondering something __________________ Hubsan 501s

03-25-2012, 11:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
chansen1953 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2010	people always ask me that -- how far can it fly away ? Well for me, it can fly away till it is lost !! they can definitely fly till out of eyesight.. jusy a tiny dot in the sky.. and still apparently controllable.. however it gets really hard to actualyl see which way to control it to get it back I might add !! __________________ Chris, DX7 Electronics, Retired BELT CPV2 2 x HK600GT hybrids - + Blade Nano cpx ! DJI/FreeFlight Quadcopter several planks for relax time ! I have not failed, I have just found 1000 ways that do not work.

03-25-2012, 01:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
wulfrun Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2012	I doubt you can find a hill in Kent high enough to bother it. Although it's not the only factor, model helis are grossly over-powered compared to real ones so I bet they are capable of reaching altitudes measured in thousands not hundreds of feet - ignoring the practical aspects, as you said. __________________ Belt CP/Blade 400 hybrid with RDTS mod Blade mSR, Blade mSR-X, Blade mCP X (V1), Blade Nano CP X & QX Buzzfly BE (aka Walkera 4#3B)

03-25-2012, 01:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
Luke Warmwater Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Aug 2009	Yup...same 3 questions for me.....how much does it cost, how fast will it go and how far way will it go? I know where you are coming from though DS....at what point can it simply not fly any higher? When does the air get too thin? __________________ 450 Bell 222, 450 Jet Ranger, HBFP Redbee Extreme, 500 size Blackhawk MH-60, 600 EP Spitfire, Sebart 342 30e, Davy Systems Flybaby, ST Models FW190, Micro SU26 & GWS P38. DX7s

03-25-2012, 02:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
jonbailie Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2011	I think you'd have to be above 15,000ft or so. You get short of breath around there, though, so I'm sure you'd be fine on any of the highest hills you get. Would be a cool experiment though. Get a mid to large-sized heli and take it up mountain by mountain and see how high in the atmosphere you could actually fly. __________________ // T-Rex 600EFL Pro 3GX // T-Rex 450 Pro V2 3GX // T-Rex 250 Pro DFC 3GX // // Walkera V120D02-S (x2) // Walkera V120D02 // Walkera Genius CP (x3) // // EFlite Blade MCPX (x2) // EFlite Blade 120SR // E-Sky Belt CPX // // WK2801 // Spektrum DX4e //

03-25-2012, 02:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
jperkosk Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2009	I believe the current heli record is quite old and goes to a beefed up Squirrel (AS350 I believe) that landed on Mt. Everest. I don't see a technical reason why a properly beefed up model couldn't beat that by a decent margin. __________________ Jerry Trex 700N Pro fbl, 600N Pro x 2, 450SE v1, 250 v2 fbl, Compass 6HV fbl, Blade 450x, 400, 300x, 130x, mCPx, 120SR, mQx, mSR, Rotor Concepts HPQ1, Walkera CB180Q, CB100, Novus FP, CP, Esky Hunter, Big Lama.

03-26-2012, 07:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
CyprusDave Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: May 2008	+1 Jerry, it was an AS350. I would agree too, that with the power-to-weight that most models have, it should be possible to beat that. Any 'freaks fancy an Everset expedition with a heli in their backpack?? __________________ Helis: Belt-CP, Mini Titan, EXI 450, HK250-GT, HK500-GT, HK600-GT, mSR (all modified/customised). Quads: Q4, nQX, HK250, Custom built 560 Deadcat camera platform. Some planks. DX6i & DX9. And a boat & some HK surface controller thingy.

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