Thread: N5 to N5c conversion

Is there a kit or will I have to buy all the parts separately?

If so might as well just buy the N5C kit outright and transplant my gear into it?

No conversion kit, just buy the N5c, it's the nuts!

No kit as far as I know.

I have updated the tail on my N5 to the N5c 6mm shaft, slider and HD blade grips.

The rest of the parts are there to save weight, so lots of excess alloy machined off etc.

I am seriously considering installing a YS 91 into my N5, and swinging 630 blades. The airframe is big enough for it.

Yeah, just priced most of the bits, not all, and it came to just shy of £400!!

Hi Spanner,

Unfortunately there is no N5 to N5C Conversion kit available but i have a list of all the parts needed to convert:

103-266 M2.5x6 Type I Cross Recessed 

106-501 5mm Shim

108-503 5x10x3 Radial Bearing

108-511 5x10x4 Thrust Bearing

108-616 6x13x5 Flange Bearing

110-419 Fuel Tubing Grommet,Frame 

115-112 Main Boom Clamp,Lite 

510-542 Main Shaft Bearing Block,Lite 

515-525 HD Tail Blade Grip 

610-122 Throttle Servo Mount 

610-123 Tail Servo Mount 

610-124 N5c Front Frame Spacer

610-125 Clutch Bell,Lite 

610-126 Motor Mount,Lite 

610-128 Boom Support Clamp,Lite 

610-133 Motor Center Block,Lite 

610-311 N5C Main Frame 

610-314 Carbon Fiber Radio Plate

610-404 N5c Canopy Stock

610-423 Canopy Stand Off,Front 

615-124 6mm Tail Output Shaft 

615-136 CF Verticle Fin 

615-313 CF Tail Box Plate

615-314 9T Tail Pulley (for 6mm shaft) 

615-319 Tail Pitch Slider Bushing(for 6mm shaft) 

615-324 HD Tail Rotor Hub 

200-401 Swash Plate Assembly (Lite)

Is there a noticeable difference in flight between the two?

What do bare N5 airframes go for nowadays?

There is a weight saving with the N5C due to the lighter frames and lighter CNC machined components which does make a difference to the overall weight.

I have seen bare N5 airframes advertised for sale from £225-£275, dependent on its condition etc..etc...

I saw one go fully equipped, with exactly the same kit as mine, and the align starter for £500 which is depressing considering how good a heli it is and the money spent on it!

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Originally Posted by jamiem

I've been trying to sell a brand spanking N5 airframe for a mate for the last 9 months without any takers, not even any silly offers!

It would seem that nitro has hit on hard times for the last 12-18 months, with electric power and flybarless being the latest and greatest things to have.

Anything nitro is taking forever to sell and even longer if it's flybarred as it seems nobody wants either at the moment.

My N5 is an original kit which i converted to flybarless and i absolutely love it, i am sure it could be lighter with N5C parts but i do not feel the need to do it. I made my N5 as light as possible with a 1900mah lipo pack and no on board regulators or anything.

Originally Posted by jamiem

I've been trying to sell a brand spanking N5 airframe for a mate for the last 9 months without any takers, not even any silly offers!

Silly offer then......... £100

Originally Posted by Rctintin

Silly offer then......... £100

Beat me to it! LOL

Originally Posted by SynergyMAN

My N5 is an original kit which i converted to flybarless and i absolutely love it, i am sure it could be lighter with N5C parts but i do not feel the need to do it. I made my N5 as light as possible with a 1900mah lipo pack and no on board regulators or anything.

Likewise, my has a BeastX, S-Bus Rx and a 2100 LiFe pack. Plain and simples (like me!!)

Originally Posted by Spanner

What do bare N5 airframes go for nowadays?

feck all, my wife has banned me from even contemplating selling mine - oh well.