T-Rex 600E - Airwolf

[Talisa]

Obviously there is a T-Rex 600E on Phoenix and there is an Airwolf IC .50 on there also. How hard is it to get the Airwolf fuselage on the T-Rex 600E so I can fly without the smoke etc

Thanks in advance

[Boggy]

just go into the settings menu and turn the smoke off!

[heliward0]

just go into the settings menu and turn the smoke off!

LOL, GOOD THINKING MATE..

[Talisa]

Are the flying properties the same between an ic. heli and the 600E?

[robgt]

In general, yes.
With the right mix of electrics, the 600E can deliver significantly more power.
As far as flying around, hovering, general stuff - they are the same, apart from the mess of the Nitro

Cheers,
Rob

[jboweruk]

If as seems to be becoming the case some electrics now can offer near enough the same performance, add to that with the increasing costs of oil which has to be filtering into the RC community, can somebody tell me why it seems electrics are still treated as a 'poor man's heli' by many in the community, they seem to get somewhat looked down upon, at least from what my mate told me round here especially. He said as soon as he told the local clubs he didn't want a nitro they lost interest in him, and those who do have leccy ones all go off and fly them indoors, ie sports halls, won't fly them at the outdoor meets. :shrug:

[Randall]

I know what you mean electric has been almost pushed to one side and people with nitro turning there noses up to it. but the fact of the matter is electric is getting bigger and is catching up with glow powered models. i remember when electric first started taking off with fixed wing and it really was poor no power etc but now it can deliver much more power than glow with the right setup. i have a small electric model called a VIP and no glow fixed wing can keep up with it. and i dont think it can be called a poor mans way into the hobby appart from the usual Junk Models. park fly stuff etc. (dont get me wrong they get people into the hobby) but for me electric is clean mess free and comes to work with me

[Sesame]

strange attitude, especially with machines like the 600E and 500 about, they can perform just as well as a nitro machine, plus I wouldnt say lipo's are a cheap option. Well not for 600 machines or the likes.

[Talisa]

LiPo certainly aint cheap for my 600e

[LaurenceGough]

Electric IS more powerful than a nitro.

Just some prefer the noise of nitro and smell, why I run both myself. I like to hear the 100% bliss of blade noise myself .

[jboweruk]

I think the only heli I heard that sounded real was a turbine model, otherwise it is the sound of blade slap I like, not dissing nitros but to me they sound like lawnmowers, sorry guys, just me
I guess we all have to like different things. Don't get me wrong, I go to airshows and breathe deeply the smell of aviation fuel, and choke on car fumes so...

[Randall]

But you cant beat the smell of burnt glow fuel. im sure im addicted to the smell of the stuff

[jboweruk]

Got to admit never smelt it, but my hands get dirty enough working on leccy models (and that's without anything really big or decent yet....) let alone a glow.

How'd I get into all this anyway? All I wanted was a small heli I could fully control to fly indoors, now I'm talking about getting a 400, what went wrong?

[LaurenceGough]

But you cant beat the smell of burnt glow fuel. im sure im addicted to the smell of the stuff

I prefer the smell of unburnt nitro, although you really shouldn't be sniffing it so I don't no more . Burnt smells lovely but can't beat unburnt .

[Sesame]

Some fuels definately smell better than others, some really stink when you smell em.

personnally I like the leccy helis, very convenient. and most people at our club now dabble in lipo power to some level.