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 | | The ProNet is a combination of MIA Micro-FLIGHT CF frame and LG setup, using concepts of seperates per the Piccolo Pro crowd, with a fly by wire Turbine Tail from a GWS EDF 50, managed by a CSM200 HH gyro. It is designed around the ETec 1200 LiPo power, and the weight and balance take that into account. It uses a Hornet style Rotor system, based on 120 deg swash and a custom built shaft. Unlike the hornet, the mass and C of G for the machine are as close as practical to the swash, for better cyclic response based on the moment of inertia. Mains power is a hacker B20-31s, driving a Piccolo main gear and an 8T pinion. RPM's in the near 3000 range are possible, swinging the Hornet sized blades. The Main ESC is now a Castle Creation's Phoenix 10. | | | | | | Strong as CF is, the nature of a Plate CF frame CA'd together is such that it it weak in tension at the joints for the loads imposed on the boom and the main rotor bearings. Thus, the frame is held in tension by three bolts strategically placed to manage the forces. The red plug shown is power to the tail from the small GWS ESC that get's its signals from the HH Gyro, which gets input from the Rx. Also pictured here is the 120 degree swash setup which is described in more detail in the Setup Article | |  | | | | |  | | This is a view from the starboard side of the frame. Note that the Rx is attached on the landing gear bracket, for easy exchange on the World tour as it travels from Pilot to Pilot. For the North American Frequencies, it was shipped with a BERG 5, capable of both JR and Futuba phase shifts with a jumper switch. It originally had a Channel 50 Crystal for 72mhz, suitable for both. | | | | | | |  | | I just had to try out this tail, to complete the concept of Prototype, after I saw it on several threads by the more adventuresome. It really draws the crowds, as any of the World Tour Pilots who get to fly it will tell you. I don't think it is as efficient in power usage as the stock Piccolo Pro Tail, but who cares. It sounds and winds up like a turbine, and does the job with finesse. | |  |  | | Finally, a lot of time was spent figuring out how to make the ProNet instantly recognizable on the tour, as well as to make it highly visible in any attitude. Such a small craft which can travel so fast needs all the visual clues the pilot can get. Fortunately, I have a friend who frequents the Local Hobby Shop, and is a scale model guy. Click on the picture to see the evolution of the World Tour Colors on the Canopy. |
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