How heavy?

[Cuppa]

Pop['d in my local post office on the way to the field today, put my Gaui X7 ready to fly on the scales...........5.385Kg on Turnigy 5000's how dose that weigh up with other 90 size helis?

cheers
Cuppa

[WildWake]

[QUOTE=Cuppa;810181]Pop['d in my local post office on the way to the field today, put my Gaui X7 ready to fly on the scales...........[COLOR=#ff0000]5385[/COLOR]Kg on Turnigy 5000's how dose that weigh up with other 90 size helis?

cheers
Cuppa[/QUOTE]
5 and a 1/3 tons what did you do crane it on to the scales?
[COLOR=#0000ff]Cuppa.. I see the cheeky little edit (blame it on tapatalk everyone else does) [/COLOR]:encouragement:

[Gixxer]

5 Tonnes???? :excitement:

( ... aaagh, beaten to it!)

[Paulo uk]

Pretty sure a 700e with the same batteries comes in at around 5.2 tonnes so little lighter!


Paul

[Cuppa]

[QUOTE=WildWake;810183]5 and a 1/3 tons what did you do crane it on to the scales?[/QUOTE]

Lol ok 5.385

[waveydavey]

Sounds heavy John. The goblin with 700gm packs comes in at around 4.5

[Cuppa]

[QUOTE=waveydavey;810206]Sounds heavy John. The goblin with 700gm packs comes in at around 4.5[/QUOTE]

Thanks Davey is that what it says on the spec for the Goblin or have you had one on the scales? says on the X7 box spec to be 2050g, ? spose that be the buil weight.

[chucky21022010]

5.3 kg seems right; I have the same weight on my 7hv and Im using the same lipo as yours 30c.

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[waveydavey]

[QUOTE=Cuppa;810211]Thanks Davey is that what it says on the spec for the Goblin or have you had one on the scales? says on the X7 box spec to be 2050g, ? spose that be the buil weight.[/QUOTE]

No just the specs John. Andy Kirbys 700's come in around 9.5lb with 50C packs, I think

[GravityKills]

pretty much the same here.

[WildWake]

I have no idea, but does sound heavy,:untroubled:

[WildWake]

[QUOTE=WildWake;810257]I have no idea, but does sound heavy,:untroubled:[/QUOTE]
correction..it is the right weight, just found this on helifreak.
[URL="http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=385494"][COLOR=#0000ff]http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=385494
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[/COLOR][LEFT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]What is your ready to fly weight coming in at. The kit with canopy is listed at 2300 grams or 5.07 lbs.[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I have herd of 12.2lbs RTF weights from a few posts, but this seams high to me. [/FONT][/SIZE]

[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I was thinking more like 11.1lbs to 11.2lbs[/FONT][/SIZE]

[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Weight estimation [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]2300 kit[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]180 blades[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]200 ESC[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]100 V-bar[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]240 servos[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]460 motor[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]1500 packs[/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]120 flight pack[/FONT][/SIZE]

[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]5100 total weight or 11.2lbs[/FONT][/SIZE]

[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I like the kit, but 12.2 is way too heavy to run at the lower head speeds I am wanting.[/FONT][/SIZE]

[SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Thanks for the help[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[GravityKills]

[URL="http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=385494"][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]>> I like the kit, but 12.2 is way too heavy to run at the lower head speeds I am wanting.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/URL]

sounds very academic to me. My X7 is a heavy pig but very accurate with crazy roll rates at low headspeed (7 min smooth backyard 3D on 5Ah, avoiding moves that rely on "pop" such as tictocs).
If I'd perceive it as too heavy, the first thing I'd do put on longer blades to lower the disc loading. Or, obviously, smaller LiPos. A lighter motor would be possible, if matched properly. I'm even running a Rx LiPo, which is as heavy as a 13th cell.

And, he should get rid of the heatsinks. Low RPM = long flight times = motor heating doesn't matter.

[Cuppa]

[QUOTE=GravityKills;810328][URL="http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=385494"][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]>> I like the kit, but 12.2 is way too heavy to run at the lower head speeds I am wanting.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/URL]

sounds very academic to me. My X7 is a heavy pig but very accurate with crazy roll rates at low headspeed (7 min smooth backyard 3D on 5Ah, avoiding moves that rely on "pop" such as tictocs).
If I'd perceive it as too heavy, the first thing I'd do put on longer blades to lower the disc loading. Or, obviously, smaller LiPos. A lighter motor would be possible, if matched properly. I'm even running a Rx LiPo, which is as heavy as a 13th cell.

And, he should get rid of the heatsinks. Low RPM = long flight times = motor heating doesn't matter.[/QUOTE]

Nice one Mr Kills, i read the helifreak thred re X7 weight, bloomin septic tanks ai'nt thay got the metric yet WW2 ended already! i have the scorpion HK-5020-520KV motor helijive 120+ using the stock pinion @85% idle2 on my tx i am getting 2235h/s thats on the SAB blades that came with the kit,i test flew it at first on a lower head speed, about 1850'ish, solid as a rock, but i think the motor ran up a little too warm, my lecktrickery lerning curve is still about straight up lol but i'm starting to feel a little more confident with what i've learned to date, thanks guys for all the help. now i got some EDGE LE-693se FBL's on it to try, i know i'm going to like them too! imo the X7 could do with a boom support brace, the piru rates are rappid and stops like hitting a brick wall! imho this heli is going to rock, good enough for Jehova!!!!!!!!!!! doh!

cheers
Cuppa

[GravityKills]

yea it is a tank, but a very nimble one ...
I'm running lower HS for now, probably a bit under 1700 (didn't measure).

If you don't use the mixes in the DX7, try some aileron-/elevator-/rudder-to-throttle mixing. It makes a huge difference in full rolls, for example, allows lower overall headspeed => more flight time.