Smoggie
Well-Known Member
I've had the Dune for a little while now but thout it worth sharing some details of this unusual and distinctive heli.
I fell in love with the Dune the first time i saw photos of it with the canopy removed. the engineering is just exquisite. The design of the Dune flies in the face of most current helis and sometimes seems like the design philosophy is 'why use one part when you can use three
But once you put an engineers eye over it you start to understand why Mr Kasama designed it like he did.
Anyway here she is:
Main frame, unlike any other heli I've seen!:
The Dune used a modular construction with main components housed in sub assemblies. here are the aileron and pitch servos:
Frame from the opposite side:
The complete heli less canopy:
And with the canopy fitted (the design of which is an acquired taste):
And here is a video, don't expect any great flying skills, but it finished the video in the same number of pieces that it started, so that's good enough for me:
I fell in love with the Dune the first time i saw photos of it with the canopy removed. the engineering is just exquisite. The design of the Dune flies in the face of most current helis and sometimes seems like the design philosophy is 'why use one part when you can use three
But once you put an engineers eye over it you start to understand why Mr Kasama designed it like he did.Anyway here she is:
Main frame, unlike any other heli I've seen!:
The Dune used a modular construction with main components housed in sub assemblies. here are the aileron and pitch servos:
Frame from the opposite side:
The complete heli less canopy:
And with the canopy fitted (the design of which is an acquired taste):
And here is a video, don't expect any great flying skills, but it finished the video in the same number of pieces that it started, so that's good enough for me:
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