Future Robbe Helis

[Steve]

Do Robbe Schluter have any intentions of releasing a new heli to compete with the new breed of airframes like the Synergy, Aurora and Stratos?

Any inside information?

[Britflyer]

I very very much doubt it.


Paul

[Steve]

I very very much doubt it.


Paul

Why?

[dogg5306]

Why not! It would be very interesting to compare it to other German competitors (3DMP, ...) and also to the Dyna-X.

[Steve]

Why not! It would be very interesting to compare it to other German competitors (3DMP, ...) and also to the Dyna-X.

True, but not just its German competitors....

As for the Dyna-X, it's only a blinged Millennium. I'm not even sure why its got a special name......


When I say "only", I say it with admiration.

[dogg5306]

Well you're "dead" wrong about the Dyna-X... just try a Milli 2 SE and compare it to a Dyna-X... and things will get a lot clearer in your mind!

Please notice that I'm not trying to change your mind

[Ade_Law]

yeh dyna-x is a good model. completly different frame set which is much lighter and stiffer. However its expensive to convert a milli to a dyna-x (you could buy a whole knight 3d for the cost of the upgrade alone)

and alex from ercmarket has been called a crook by a number of people.

Ade

[BobJ]

Hi

I don't think Robbe are willing to compete price wise as have much higher costs than Asian based companies, look how much a Millennium 3 costs!
I am a little sad to say I think Robbe's heli days are behind them now:-(

The game has really moved on a lot, as smooth a machine as the Millennium is there is no comparison to be made between that and say a Synergy.

Cheers
Bob J

[dogg5306]

>>>BobJ
I'm not 100% that your latest statement is true as the Dyna-X and other Milleniums using the System88 are way nicer and more precise when it comes (for instance!) to high speed foward flight and so on...

I might be wrong, but I've never seen a Synergy or an Aurora doing a really nice fast forward flight (F3C) and doing some 3D the minute after... that said I might be wrong.

True, a Dyna-X won't 3D like a Synergy or an Aurora... (H1 vs CCPM!) but for my flying style I do prefer to get an Heli that is 3D capable while being able to do those F3C moves...

Isn't that called... flexibilty

[dogg5306]

>>> Ade

Converting an Evo 90 into an Carbon Extreme EFX is more or less costing the same price...
Concerning Alex... I've always been happy with the provided service.

True, the Dyna-X is defenitely not cheap but hey... I do love it

[BobJ]

Hello

Yes as I said the Mill and other Robbe models using system 88 are nice flying models for sure and very smooth but the Synergy is also just as smooth but at the same time much more capable.
I could blow the Milly up in the air in seconds doing what the Synergy is designed for as the head is just not rigid enough, if there was a head which clamped on properly then this would certainly help.
I am proud of my involvement with the Robbe design team and I really think we came out with a great product in the Mill 1 and 2 but please rememeber things move on and the Mill dates back to the late 90's.
Todays models are easier to work on, more reliable, cheaper parts, fewer parts, stronger both in the air and in the ground, etc.

It comes down to the flying your doing and what you want out of a model, if your happy with your model then why change it but to sell a new model the basic design has to be good and current.
Just look at Rover they tried to dress up 10 year old car designs as new and it didn't work for them!

Cheers
Bob J

>>>BobJ
I'm not 100% that your latest statement is true as the Dyna-X and other Milleniums using the System88 are way nicer and more precise when it comes (for instance!) to high speed foward flight and so on...

I might be wrong, but I've never seen a Synergy or an Aurora doing a really nice fast forward flight (F3C) and doing some 3D the minute after... that said I might be wrong.

True, a Dyna-X won't 3D like a Synergy or an Aurora... (H1 vs CCPM!) but for my flying style I do prefer to get an Heli that is 3D capable while being able to do those F3C moves...

Isn't that called... flexibilty

[dogg5306]

Well... if you say so...
Concerning the head, I'm using a Ramster head which seems to do the job...

I'll be able to check the above statement with the Aurora I'm planning to get

[robgt]

Robbe released the Spirit Rigid with their flybarless head system earlier this year...
http://www.modelhelicopters.co.uk/ac...Feb08_2007.htm
Halfway down the centre column.

No idea what it's like though?
Cheers,
Rob