Canberra - 24S Gaui X7

busy day at Canberra Remote Control Helicopter Club today :

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thought you guys might be interested in some pics of a 24S Gaui X7 :

custom ESC by Kaos with 4 x 6S 2450 mAh batteries. head speeds were 1950, 2050 and 2150. flight time just 3.5 minutes.

i saw 2 flights and it was just mental....a fantastic machine in the hands of a great pilot :emmersed:

[tonystevens]

no vid then? ;)

[Obi Wan]

So Steve, looks like good weather out in Oz, appears better there than it was at Corfu a few weeks ago.

Hope you're having fun mate.
I'm sure with all that good weather you'll be getting plenty of practice in ...

Me thinks, it's time for a piro flipping face off when you get home ;-)

[discoferret]

can I ask one question is there any point to it? I just dont get these hyper voltage setups am I missing something?

[stocksy27]

[QUOTE=discoferret;1007293]can I ask one question is there any point to it? I just dont get these hyper voltage setups am I missing something?[/QUOTE]

me either a decent 12s setup is unboggable more simple cheaper and more flight time, but yeh great some one has done this, maybe he just wanted a challenge, i just see it too much time wasting on it ,should have been out flying instead lol

[Boggy]

[QUOTE=discoferret;1007293]can I ask one question is there any point to it? I just dont get these hyper voltage setups [B]am I missing something[/B]?[/QUOTE]

yes three and a half minutes flying before you recharge all your packs!

[moyesboy]

In theory the losses are less, and with less amps for the same watts lower c rated and lighter packs can be used
So it should be possible to get longer flight times for the same power and weight. And the packs being less stressed should last more cycles too.
However for unfathomable rasons electric people seem obsessed with pulling the contents of their packs out in 4 mins, rather than incressing flight times for the same performance.
Years ago there was a 6s 450 that would 3d for 15 mins or more. But still all std setups do is 4.30...

[scuba steve]

[QUOTE=Obi Wan;1007275]
Me thinks, it's time for a piro flipping face off when you get home [/QUOTE]

i'll save us both some time Paul.....you win :beaten:

as for why a 24S....well i don't know either. the guy co-owns one of Australia's biggest internet RC heli sites so you could say he has the time, contacts and money to do it ! to be fair to him, he was a real 'down to earth' guy and could fly like the top blokes here in the UK.....so why not ?