Home
Rationale
The Model
Part 1 - Chassis
Part 2 - Tail
Part 3 - U/Carriage
Part 4 - Servos
Part 5 - Electrics
Part 6 - Flight Trials
Part 7 - Assembly
Pictures
Analysis
 
        

 

Scratch Built Collective Pitch - Hummingbird / Hornet Hybrid

Introduction

This site is about my exploits in trying to create a scratch built collective pitch R/C helicopter using donor parts from a fixed pitch Century Hummingbird and the collective pitch head from the MS Hornet II helicopters.

All the drawings completed in AutoCAD R14 are available for download throughout the site together with the technical details contained within the analysis page

Index to Pages -

  • Rationale: Reasons for to build the hybrid and what I intend to do
  • The Model: About the Hummingbird FP and MS Hornet helicopters
  • Part 1 - Chassis: creating the central chassis of the hybrid and fitting mechanicals
  • Part 2 - Tail Boom: creating the tail boom and fitting the Hummingbird tail rotor
  • Part 3 - Undercarriage: Creating the undercarriage
  • Part 4 - Servos: creating the servoplate, fitting and mounting servos
  • Part 5 - Electrics: Fitting ESC's, gyro, receiver and battery
  • Part 6 - Flight Test: Testing and making any necessary adjustments and changes / Radio - CCPM setup
  • Part 7 - Finishes: painting and homemade decals
  • Pictures: Pictures and videos of the completed model
  • Analysis: AutoCAD drawings, cost and weight analysis plus specifications