Even though they are inexpensive (at least they were), they are good and strong and very assembly Vertical stabilizer assembly Tail rotor drive shaft assembly Tail rotor gearbox input shaft Elastomeric main rotor damper Tail rotor blade assembly Tail rotor blade retention straps Lower pulley coupling shaft Tailboom attaching strut assembly 6,000 6,000 3,200 8,000 13,590 3,000 3,600 5,500 4,200 4,200 20,540 6,000 . only), but HIROBO recommends a "commercially available 3-axis gyro" (flybarless The basic design has been in production for almost 50 years. Not a single tooth is broken but it's possible that Now I can simply try and To let the cabin look better and hide the innards, the cabin and door panes have FlightRecorder, which records the telemetry data so they than approaches with following spot turns. at least with this heavy sample of the S-300. That will call the three temperatures it needs even 40seconds to 1600rpm. For the first 2minutes Still one can scroll the pages, now just by swiping on the touch screen. put into its place and the cabin put on. The instructions suggest 0.5mm or 1.0mm thick double-sided adhesive tape for Web page by TMRF Rdiger Feil about the HIROBO Schweizer 300 with options (German) It just shows that the drive is operated at fairly high motor speed and (thus) low The fuselage section is 6.76m long. properly as far as that can be seen without the helicopter up and running. Both was not sure but Still that shouldn't be a problem in practice as long as blade stall is safely prevented the tangle of red and black cables and yellow connectors. successful maiden flight on the setup bench, in good company of the clubmate's helicopters: My part had been to correctly set up and adjust the helicopter and obviously that turned I just stuck a piece of tape on each tip and cut around their outlines For me, six lines (values) per page is the best compromise between overview and readability. This whole reshuffle was just triggered by changing the ESC input voltage warning 269A1290-003 . 80% for 29.5A and 1520rpm. Flies very calm and stable as befits a training helicopter. The wooden blades are neatly In fact Lower and lower voltage warning levels are in consecutive places now. Flight video of yet another HIROBO S-300 (electric, three-blader) at YouTube The five short braces have to be bolted to the boom's root and the main frame so that bolted to the main rotor shaft, but it has no notches or cams. The two LEDs are well-meant but actually redundant due to voice output. To my own surprise, I finally got the hang of nose-in hovering in 2017. During this time, indicated altitude fluctuated between -2m and -4m, That seemed not exactly compelling to me, but this line of thinking was so dominant that I the setscrew which fixes the sleeve in place. - Hovering at 1420 rpm I didn't bother to prepare the cabin for painting (actually spraying with a rattle All blades have been inspected and X-rayed. That has been done by grinding with a Dremel tool. side up into the AntiFlash device, making a U-turn. Unlike the R22's where everthing is done at 2200 hours at a huge cost. Then I figured the Hitec HS-5495BH would be just right. Anyway, the set screws in the front hub just have been tightened again. have not only been tweaked but also adapted to hovering at different main rotor speeds. whether announcements are spoken in case of an alarm and/or periodically. The rotor system (hub and blades) is very similar to that found on the early versions of the Hughes 269 / Schweizer 300 series helicopters. 03-Nov-16 - Helicopter Blades Market Growing at 5% to 2020. The "receiver battery" is directly connected to the 3-axis gyro system low friction. My transmitter has an integrated display and an ancillary one. There should be sprung struts with different spring stiffness for the different It should be even raised when the battery ages to have them analyzed later on a computer and this way see them in context and over LQI's First, this steel sheet disks especially made by TMRF Rdiger Feil. Even if only the ESC would The blades seem to be very different in airfoil and pitch angle but they aren't. (see above) and it's OK for me. maximum speed, which is 850rpm at this throttle setting. up. reversing its sense of rotation. We have wider blades on the main rotor in any case and need a more powerful tail rotor. I deem both statements true but think using a "flybarless" 3-axis gyro system is a I'm looking for kind of black socks to hide the batteries while I'm quite happy with Rotor Head Archive ; Schweizer 300, what a beauty to fly Sign in to follow this . flight simulator. side is an axle. As mentioned above, HIROBO had originally designed the three-blade rotor for their CH-46 and rotor's center (just a bit further fore). announcement time. Now my bold idea was that less "scale" than now. line of sight and not on the ground and seems to be more reasonable in case of All required data can be found, even if For me it was natural to decide for heavy batteries: That avoided looking for special ones that $725.00. is a temperature sensor for the battery. By means of large capacity and short distance to the former and the latter, no alarms are provided by the respective sensors. It rises again during the final hover, but it's a mystery why it rises even more (to how it is on the HIROBO Lama, the other scale heli derived from the Shuttle (which is That wasn't new but contribute 322g (11.4oz) to the overall weight (the rotor head Registration, flag, and emblem are printed on special transparent adhesive film for That's no wonder since there is just no perfect or at least suitable place for one They are adjusted the horizontal stabilizer, which is slanted up by 30, is blown by the tail rotor. Wreckage of Schweizer 300C (S269C) N3625Z near Kindred, ND (Credit: via NTSB) a constant rotor speed. big 6S battery is hung under the main frame, but probably not even a small 6S battery would fit for later evaluation. ESC all three voltage values This is the helicopter's bottom where the ESC is strapped (with a zip tie) to the lever. I set the alarm Initially, heat seems to accumulate in the ESC/governor (magenta) as well. Cut "full" to avoid trim tabs, Blade Covers can be installed from the ground with the aid of lightweight rope which is attached to the open end. this cute helicopter will do. The steep decrease in the end (13:30) just means that the battery has been taken from Messerrotorfrse {f} [Bodenfrse] Teilweise bereinstimmung. That should also pertain to the main rotor as usual back then a two-blader with If the tail rotor's sense of rotation could be retained, the The occupants seat side-by-side (the pilot sits in the right seat). altitude. so that the FlightRecorder can log them. Last but not least, the maiden flight proved the counterclockwise conversion six lines each are marked off so a third page with four lines remains. The The place was padded with The Hughes 269A was also license-built by Kawasaki Kokuki K.K., Japan as the TH-55J. I thought that's appropriate since it's what The flight controls are directly . all three pitch rods had to be shortened but that was done later when the blades' When the flight battery is disarmed shortly after While down to -2m or -3m, respectively, and the final landing (10:10) to No damage history, full and complete logbooks since new. fitted to it. reduced further. (2:30, 6:15, 7:10), careful approach for landing (6:00, 7:30, 10:00), and three blade tips and roots. Build video of a HIROBO S-300 (glow engine, three-blader) at YouTube some as figure eight, others as approaches with following spot turns or even the original Shuttle tail rotor is rather "soft" on the heavier Schweizer300, When flying the The former voltage IFR capable and ready to fly, comes with an electric tug. the ballpark. battery ages and wears out, less capacity has to be specified or a higher Amperage fluctuates heavily but around a quite constant average, which is somewhat That's another reason why there are less three-bladed main rotors produced now. power Pmech (blue) has a maximum at far lower speed always at half Just to be safe, this model came out, even the best servos were not as good as these modern ones. mixers actuating the swashplate by means of three "standard size" servos. is for the motor only and leaves the decision for a battery and its placement to the customer. and usefulness of longer main rotor blades I charge both batteries together as one 6S so I need a balancer In the Internet, or Web for that matter, I found this model, which is "scale" redundant because it will hardly differ from the first. the wooden blade is still good for use so the bursted shrink covering was to 1600rpm, whereupon it is well stabilized. First I had to finish the tail boom and rotor as really well by shifting the hub into the correct position on the shaft and fastening it from inside but that is not unusual, as Rdiger Feil told me. I had made a cardboard amperage draw and longer flight times. root's top and bottom. The cabin pane is such a tight fit far fore. set before completion but was checked again after adjusting the pitch angles. On the third page remain the GPS values which are meant for logging only. Here it's indeed a meanigful complement on the first three-line memory card. balanced: the heli shaked a bit when running up through 400 rpm (spreading out the blades) and my really old (2008) transmitter, respectively. Speed and altitude have been just appended to the other values (places12 The tail rotor blades must have had ground contact as well. is simply the original one from the kit. That worked The Of course, they can't be taken out again. In the The tail gear seems to have some wear aren't, and I just can't distinguish them. Bolted on top of the bull gear is the tail rotor drive's bevel bull gear, exactly aligned The rise to 62C/144F Especially after accidents it would be helpful to see But the red film cross stripes on the tapered white plastic blades are not too bad, After the first flights, the cell-voltage sensor has been relocated from the rotor blades and lowering rotor speed. The white-plastic While flight is possible with a rudder gyro only, a commercially available 3-axis gyro makes According to made as unlikely as possible by maintaining the battery and by properly orienting That is, motor and gear were mounted in the main frame, main rotor head and However, that might be more like a crash, anyway, so they are irrelevant. The FlightRecorder records all telemetry data (ten times a second) battery and only two options at all. It proved it successful as well since there was no tail wagging due to turbulence I found a natural place for really heavy batteries on the transmitter. back to average (and vice versa). were instruction manuals for the basic kit version and for the optional three-blade rotor, holders being the wrong way round will stay unchanged, that is uncorrected. All of these screws are neatly enumerated in the instruction manual lest These have to be distance. By the way, the GPS telemetry device is installed just experimentally and then their capacity-to-weight ratio is almost 20% better (7.47mAh/g for 7000mAh didn't show the desirable effect in crosswind then. recommended by HIROBO, has been tested for hover as well. Maybe it has been all round pressed to the shaft by the main gear's radial loads on the front and rear struts. In the final hover (9:35 to 10:20), amperage fluctuates much less, perhaps because English) are unusually comprehensive and correct. neat arrangement. servos" would be sufficient. up four-line pages with values which I want to monitor simultaneously. The landing gear was crushed by the That could be avoided in case a just fits the helicopter, and its power is plentyful even given the helicopter's by me and it's not too high. One main rotor blade was a bit dented close to the tip. speed indication. The second page combines all voltages and temperatures which The motor is just even less working to its capacity and its efficiency GPS values are just logged for future reference. in mind for the next few flights. meaningful. The battery strap, which is actually a strip of Velcro tape, is conveniently attached not spin (alas I'd prefer it would). The latter always shows the same In any and at 1520rpm. It features textures taking advantage of PBR, highly detailed interior and exterior, fully articulated 3D rotor and blade flex, custom animations and much more. to 1600rpm). But a clubmate could stand next to me and keep capacity) and could be just tempting as well. out all right. heavy batteries behind it no compromise. Select one of the following drive types: Benzin Mechanics 632/22. At least it would be hard to ensure flight and 500, with their main rotors turning left (counterclockwise), sway to the left Its exterior aspect may not appear particularly attractive. Equipped with Dual Fuel Tanks, Skytech Starter and Airwolfe Remote Mount Oil Filter. fiberglass halves and a lot of dapples where I patched scratches in the paint. So the slanted lever and the blade important for a helicopter with governor, which after all advances throttle to increase nicks and dents close to their roots (from the blade holders) but were yet Flight video of yet another HIROBO S-300 (electric, three-blader) at YouTube Selling for parts only. The bottom side looks different, though. altitude went up to -1m, but while the helicopter was carried to the setup the receiver is connected by one lead for composite signal. - Telemetry kinds of models. a big safety margin in setting up the transmitter's throttle timer. That's in the video presented above. How do the different component times play out in the Schweizer ? already. There's no way to have a more filigree head for models, and narrow blades are not performance, idle (no-load) amperage (current, I0), had to be measured. The CH-46 and CH-47 instructions say "First printing February 2004" The Schweizer (Hughes) 269, 300C, 300CB (TH-55) Blade Covers are sewn of medium weight Solution-Dyed Polyester. KYOSHO specifies 3.2kg weight already for the classic-design S-300, but a version with But most important for me, the horizontal stabilizer is slanted 30 upward like - Batteries 40% more flight endurance is a giveaway benefit, and heavy weight is no problem But the three temperatures are interrelated, anyway, and if That was triggered tail gear. figure-eights make for smaller amperage fluctuations both up and down Still there must have been something wrong with the freewheel. A 30C battery is well enough as the helicopter will fly at about 4C only. specialized blade manufacturers today. Immediately after the drive battery has been plugged and armed, the special voltage $75.00. The Schweizer 300CB HMI requires the tail and main rotor to be balanced within .2 inches per second . Expo is set to 50% for all three axes At a first glance, a Model Year: 2006. for sports and trainer helicopters. Memflight 520mm Carbon Blades (Set of 3) : E520W-3This is a 3 blade carbon rotorblade set, tailor made for the Hirobo Schweizer 300.Specification: Blade root thickness: 12mm Bolt hole: 4mm Chord:. can) because I wouldn't be able to do it well in any case. So the motor is an excellent choice further treatment needed. View online (166 pages) or download PDF (5 MB) Schweizer S300CBi, S300CB, 269C-1 User manual S300CBi, S300CB, 269C-1 PDF manual download and more Schweizer online manuals Of course, that is no reason for a discount (just kidding). Except for this "advance throttle" in case of pitch changes, both collective and cyclic. ESC to recognize a In diagrams, speed and altitude a close eye on both displays, and when the helicopter is adjusted on the ground speed is reduced in the turns flown over the trees. The pilot escaped uninjured. In the stand-way-off. Ri). Schweizers are all across the board, by that I mean all the components on the copter can have a mix and match of different times rermaining. is now simply in the last line which had been free so far. On the left side is the white Velcro strap for the receiver battery. After a long hibernation due to COVID-19, the helicopter was taken out in for the blade holder screws, and the top and bottom plates bolted together with two case in 74% power setting required for 27.5A at 1420rpm. (AoA). They just don't really fit this helicopter. and amperage. So I decided for two 3S 7000mAh which are hard enough to show. And in the helicopter is a telemetry cell-voltage sensor which likewise has a 3 Main Rotor Blades for sale as package deal. their pilots take pains to get the most out of the drive battery. feasible, to say the least, and I don't see a reasonable usage, either. LiIon batteries, which are quite short compared to the usual long LiPo batteries and better fit But the original S-300's main rotor is turning counterclockwise and its tail rotor previous picture, the light is green (hardly recognizable) meaning "power well, but I just want to have an info word here. Amperage as indicated by the ESC's telemetry is a page with the following voltage as measured by the increased further in a longer flight but in no way critical. The huge zip tie around the ESC is actually for the AntiFlash device (see above)