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General CNC Chat => Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) => Topic started by: tahustvedt on March 05, 2008, 12:23:49 PM

Title: RC helicopter rotor head and mechanics.
Post by: tahustvedt on March 05, 2008, 12:23:49 PM

Here's my latest work out of my home made CNC router. The fuselage is a 1:7,5 scale fibreglass shell of an Agusta 109. I designed and milled the mechanics and internal structure. The aluminium parts were milled from 6082-T6 and 7075-T6 aluminium. The swash plate and the blade grips are plastic parts that I bought or had on hand. I might mill new and more scale like parts from aluminium later on. The main rotor blades and the rotor head button were milled from oak. I used 3D milling for the oak parts and the aluminium tail rotor hub.

It's not finished yet, but it's flyable. I have hovered it. :)


(http://www.enrarot.net/images/agusta10%20(Small).jpg)
(http://www.enrarot.net/images/agusta11%20(Small).jpg)
(http://www.enrarot.net/images/agusta17%20(Small).jpg)
(http://www.enrarot.net/images/agusta18%20(Small).jpg)
(http://www.enrarot.net/images/agusta29%20(Small).jpg)
(http://www.enrarot.net/images/agusta33%20(Small).jpg)
(http://www.enrarot.net/images/agusta36%20(Small).jpg)
(http://www.enrarot.net/images/agusta37%20(Small).jpg)
(http://www.enrarot.net/images/agusta40%20(Small).jpg)
(http://www.enrarot.net/images/agusta41%20(Small).jpg)
(http://www.enrarot.net/images/agusta52%20(Small).jpg)
(http://www.enrarot.net/images/agusta53%20(Small).jpg)

Title: Re: RC helicopter rotor head and mechanics.
Post by: Overloaded on March 05, 2008, 01:01:34 PM

A true work of art.
Thanks for sharing,
RC

Title: Re: RC helicopter rotor head and mechanics.
Post by: Chaoticone on March 05, 2008, 01:06:13 PM

Amazing! That is great. I want to see it fly.

Brett

Title: Re: RC helicopter rotor head and mechanics.
Post by: tahustvedt on March 05, 2008, 02:09:02 PM

I'll make a video of it soon. I can post a link to it here if you'd like to see it. :)

Mach 3 is great, and I can't believe I spent all those years in the hobby without a CNC router!

Title: Re: RC helicopter rotor head and mechanics.
Post by: Chaoticone on March 05, 2008, 05:36:01 PM

Sure you can. Please do post a link.

Yes it is.  :)

Brett

Title: Re: RC helicopter rotor head and mechanics.
Post by: tahustvedt on May 12, 2008, 07:47:58 AM

Here's a little video of a test flight last week. I'm testing out different control settings so it's not a smooth flight. Every time I land I change something in the tansmitter. It almost tipped over on the last flight and I had to save it. :)

http://www.enrarot.net/videos/agusta/agusta06.wmv

Title: Re: RC helicopter rotor head and mechanics.
Post by: Chaoticone on May 12, 2008, 08:29:45 AM

Thats Great!!!! Nice helicopter, nice rotor and very nice job!   :)

Brett

Title: Re: RC helicopter rotor head and mechanics.
Post by: budman68 on May 16, 2008, 02:35:19 PM

That is some seriously impressive work!! Thanks for sharing- :)

Title: Re: RC helicopter rotor head and mechanics.
Post by: Dan13 on October 29, 2008, 08:47:46 AM

Wow!! What an impressive work! Really liked it!

I rarely visit the forum, mostly on the yahoo group... I think I have to visit here more frequently ;-)

The video is great!

Could you give some details on how did you machined the head button please? I mean it's machined from two sides...
And how about the rotor base? How many operations did it require?

Thank you for sharing!

Daniel

P.S.

Snow in May? Where are you located?

Title: Re: RC helicopter rotor head and mechanics.
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on October 30, 2008, 04:45:35 AM

That is truly wonderful work. Please keep posting pics of items that you make.

Tweakie.

Title: Re: RC helicopter rotor head and mechanics.
Post by: 59caddy on April 10, 2009, 09:58:04 PM

Hello all  i am just became a member of this site and came across this video of the heli , being a rc heli pilot my self i can tell you that was a amazing recovery on the end and what a beautiful chopper very nice job


caddy

Title: Re: RC helicopter rotor head and mechanics.
Post by: BClemens on April 12, 2009, 12:28:24 AM

Very impressive! This pilot/mechanic/NC machinist/NC programmer/electronic technician/ etc., etc., is building his own helicopter....all the more impressive.

Beautiful work.

Bill C.

Title: Re: RC helicopter rotor head and mechanics.
Post by: SteinarN on April 18, 2009, 11:37:51 AM

Nedless to say he built his own router also. He lives some 40 miles from me, but I don't know him.