3 Jun 13 - Flight
performance updated.Blade 450 X by E-Flite
3 Jun 13 - Flight
performance updated.
| N° of launches / Time | 3 |
0 hours 15 mins |
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| Rotor Diameters | Main | 28.4 in. | 720 mm |
| Tail | 6.1 in. | 155 mm | |
| Weight | 25.7 oz | 730 g | |
| Motor | E-Flite 440H 4200Kv brushless | ||
| Gear ratios | Main | Rotor 140T, Motor 10T = 14 : 1 | |
| Tail | Rotor 90T (bolted to 140T), Layshaft 18T = 1 : 5 to main rotor | ||
| Speed Controller | E-Flite 35A S-BEC (pre-installed) | ||
| Battery Pack | 3S1P 2200mAh LiPo (1 supplied) | ||
| Receiver | Spektrum AR7200BX - Flybarless Control System RX (pre-installed) | ||
| Servos | CCPM: Spektrum 3 x DS76 (pre-installed) | ||
| Tail: Spektrum DS76T (pre-installed) | |||
| Gyro | BeastX 3-axis MEMS gyro integrated in Spektrum AR7200BX | ||
| Flight performance | I measured the hover
current at an indoor flying meeting using a
Hyperion eMeter v2 and Remote Data Unit.
The average current was 15.75A @ 10.96V (172W) when using a Turnigy Nano-Tech
3S1P 2200mAh LiPo pack. The Blade 450X is extremely responsive but also pretty stable too thanks to the Spektrum Flybarless Control System. As my proficiency improves I should not be limited by the abilities of this helicopter. |
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3 Jun 13 - I continue to fly this models indoors on an occasional basis. It is a great helicopter and capable of things I'll probably never master.
18 Aug 12 - New model bought; decided I'd get another helicopter whilst waiting for the replacement Zoom 400 main shaft