Raptor E550S Sport

[jimheli]

I also had an E550S and was most impressed by the build quality and flying style of this model. Typical Raptor, great for sports flying. However on flight number 29 that all changed when the ESC burst into flames and the model was written off!! No idea why is went up in smoke. I would buy another one but would either replace the ESC or fit a backup supply for the radio to try and maintain some sort of control should the BEC voltage fail. I see Scorpion now make a very nice unit for just over £20. This would have saved my model. One point I did find whilst looking at the sad remains was how little of the model was left. The carbon lower frames all snapped and the plastic top frames split were the canopy mounts are attached. Still not sure what to replace this model with. A full "out of the box" FBL version would be nice! Come on TT get your act together, you know the market place is there for that model.

yep the first thing i did was replace the esc it works ok i have seen on other posts people use it but the bec could be better so i put in my kontronik 120 hv , i had it here looking for a home , the other thing i replaced was the gyro i have no experience with it being, my only reason i put a spartan one on it and its locked , light wait paddles ect move the links out to the outer holes and its awesome every one at my club were impressed from logo flyers to x raptor nitro flyers.i think its a great heli for the money very good value , a few links below of it flying with the flybarless head conversion & how easy it is to convert , but ill stick with the paddles at the moment after loosing me logo 600 a few week ago due to some event that i have no answer to but i am thinking possible vbar failed/ malfunction in flight or big interference , but i don't think i will never no . as for crashing its cheap to repair looking at the parts cost defo cheaper then the logo ,agreed about the canopy mounting on the frame posts as soon as i got mine i identified that as an easy to break part but i may do something to strengthen that when i look at it later, no time right now got house full of relatives visiting no flying at the moment i think in a normal crash /or every day standard crash it will stand up to it better than the logo, but with fire involved not many can stand that , & i am flying long enough to no that every crash is different .

Nick Maxwell - Thunder Tiger Raptor E550 - 2012 Orlando Helicopter Blowout - YouTube

Thunder Tiger Raptor E550S Flybarless Conversion - YouTube