MikeV
02-03-2006, 11:17 PM
Mike’s in lovely Germany reporting from the International Toy Fair in Nurnberg. Here’s a quick look at what he’s come up with for day one of his trip. Look for updates daily through Sunday
Protech Zoom 450 IC
About the coolest thing we’ve seen so far at this Zoom 450 IC from Protech. It’s billed as the smallest IC 3D heli on the market. It uses a G-10 fiberglass main frame, with low-profile landing gear. The tail is constant drive, the bell cranks are ball bearing supported and the tail rotor is belt driven. The rudder servo mounts to the boom. What really makes this heli unique is the small SX-12 engine and cute little tuned pipe. I couldn’t get confirmation on the exact size of the engine in terms of Cubic Inches as is conventional measurement. The engine is definitely smaller than a .12 found on many cars. The rotor head is CNC machined aluminum with molded blade grips and CCPM. We’re not sure who’s going to import this one into the States, but we’ll be sure to keep you posted.
http://www.protech.be
Mikado Dumps the Flybar
Mikado had on display their new Virtual Flybar System. The “V-Bar” allows you to set parameters in a software module that you then put into the helicopter. It allows you adjust rotor head properties such as Bell Hiller ratio, or paddle weight. Mikado thinks this will be to your rotor as heading hold gyro’s are to your tail. You can no determine the cyclic speed for aileron and elevator control electronically. We’ll have more details soon.
http://www.mikado-heli.de
Protech Zoom 450 IC
About the coolest thing we’ve seen so far at this Zoom 450 IC from Protech. It’s billed as the smallest IC 3D heli on the market. It uses a G-10 fiberglass main frame, with low-profile landing gear. The tail is constant drive, the bell cranks are ball bearing supported and the tail rotor is belt driven. The rudder servo mounts to the boom. What really makes this heli unique is the small SX-12 engine and cute little tuned pipe. I couldn’t get confirmation on the exact size of the engine in terms of Cubic Inches as is conventional measurement. The engine is definitely smaller than a .12 found on many cars. The rotor head is CNC machined aluminum with molded blade grips and CCPM. We’re not sure who’s going to import this one into the States, but we’ll be sure to keep you posted.
http://www.protech.be
Mikado Dumps the Flybar
Mikado had on display their new Virtual Flybar System. The “V-Bar” allows you to set parameters in a software module that you then put into the helicopter. It allows you adjust rotor head properties such as Bell Hiller ratio, or paddle weight. Mikado thinks this will be to your rotor as heading hold gyro’s are to your tail. You can no determine the cyclic speed for aileron and elevator control electronically. We’ll have more details soon.
http://www.mikado-heli.de