Hello all. Another question I'm afraid which everyone probably knows the answer. Why are cf main blades better than say plastic ones which I am using ( when the weather improves) at the moment. Is it the stiffness or are there different sections i.e. symmetrical, semi-symmetrical, flat bottom etc. like wings? Are some blades better for hovering, more stable, for speed, inverted etc. Would appreciate any thoughts. Cheers
General Main blade efficiency
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murankar
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Yeah, now two manufactures are the same. I fly with revolution blades by Horizon hobbies, they are about $36 a set for 325mm fly bared. I love them and would not think of gett anything else in its price range. Youngbloods are great but costly, align 3g blades are cheaper (not by much) than mine and I have read they are good blades too.
Lee
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The standard blades are symmetrical in profile to give the same lift whether upright or inverted. For the scale flyers there are A symmetrical blades to give more lift at lower head speeds, and those guys aren't worried about inverted. With Flybarred helis you have the weights in the flybar which add stability to the heli. On Flybarless helis, to give more stability, the main blades are weighted in the tips to give the same effect.
As for the construction, as mentioned already, the stiffness will reduce the energy loss and give a crisper feel to the controls. The disadvantage in a crash, would be the stiffness. A lot of energy would be transfered to other parts of the head, causing more damage. When learning to hover a set of Fibre glass blades will do the job, or even a good set of Align wood blades to reduce the risks of head damage. But nothing beats the carbon blade for performance.
As for the construction, as mentioned already, the stiffness will reduce the energy loss and give a crisper feel to the controls. The disadvantage in a crash, would be the stiffness. A lot of energy would be transfered to other parts of the head, causing more damage. When learning to hover a set of Fibre glass blades will do the job, or even a good set of Align wood blades to reduce the risks of head damage. But nothing beats the carbon blade for performance.
Graham Lawrie
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Hi treff, On Align UK, you can get cheap CF blades that are awsome
I bought ones for my 600 for £30
I bought ones for my 600 for £30
Slobberdog
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Yeah Graham, was looking on there earlier, they have the Align 3G for 13.50 and the 3G seconds for 10 pound something, that have slight blemishes on them, I recon they would be ok to learn with, gotta be better quality as a second than some of the cheap s**t you can get from china copies dot com
Gonna get a new set for mine if all my fixes work
Gonna get a new set for mine if all my fixes work
coolgabsi
Super Mod & DEAL KING!
I have some of those .. If I am correct they say "pro 3D" on them
If you want ill just give you those when needed . They are 55 bucks in lhs carbon fibre.
Fly safe!!
have fun!
Lee
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coolgabsi
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Thanks again. I have purchased a pair of Align 325 seconds and await the postman and also the weather. Its very windy and wet here at the moment so its back to building gliders. At the moment I am building quarter scale ASk18. Loads of wood and balsa so the dust is really flying (excuse the pun) Getting near the covering stage. I will post a picture soon. Cheers
My cheapo 450 is beginning to look expensive decked out with new Align main blades.............well they are seconds but to a amateur like me I cannot see anything wrong with them. Just waiting for the weather to improve to work on my 4 second hover record LOL. I have also down loaded Heli-x sim and having great fun with that although I have killed my self a number of times. LOL Does anyone know how to get it registered I have looked at their site but being an old duffer I am missing something. Probably paying for it LOL cheers
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Lee
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Here you go Treff.
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