Blade CP Armed & Dangerous

[Anubis328]

I haven't gotten it to work yet, but I'm trying to get my Blade to launch two bottle rockets when I hit the Gyro Switch (ch5). I've got everything wired up, but I don't think I have the voltage to burn the igniters. (I'm trying to use a 9 volt)

[Anubis328]

Here's a pic from the side. The servo on the tail boom activates the on off switch.

[RobRoy]

Cool idea, I don't really fly my blade that much anymore, maybe I'll give something like this a try.

[Funky]

That is sweet!!!!! I've let my freinds shoot bottle rockets at mine in the air, but I would love to be able to shooot back :D

Let us know when you get it working..... and don't forget the vid

[F1Atom]

Sounds like fun.

[Trooper Sam]

I just hope they come off of the racks properly...imagine if they got stuck when they ignited. :WOW :badair:

[Anubis328]

I just hope they come off of the racks properly...imagine if they got stuck when they ignited. :WOW :badair:

That's why it's on the Blade and not the T-Rex. :D

[Pinecone]

Great. I can see the headline now, "State bans RC helicopters after idiot sets fire to house/grasslands/apartment building/school (pick one)."

VERY bad idea. And if you are an AMA member, against the code and voids the insurance coverage.

[Anubis328]

Just a Bottle Rocket, Pinecone. We aren't talking about a nuclear warhead. It's on a different system from the lypoly. If you think while using fireworks, they aren't always dangerous.

[carlo_the_wonder_frog]

Its all fun and games until someone gets an eye shot out!

Personally I think its pretty innocent myself as long as you are careful. Looks like it would be fun!!

Pinecone is correct though, the AMA will not be understanding about it. If you aren't a member then you don't have as much to lose.

[Anubis328]

I'm not a memeber as of yet... I'll probably sign up eventually. (If I was, clearly I wouldn't report any claims caused by this configuration) It's a short term experiment more than anything. I'm using fuses for model rocketry, so it's a little more money than it's worth (comes out to $1 per launch). Also... I fly in a big maintained field in my apartment complex that has a fire station over a 3 foot wall. Casualties should be limited.

My T-Rex could do a lot more damage than the Blade with or without the bottle rockets, and that's no where near the damage a 60 or 90 could cause. Is it something I'd recommed everyone do? Of course not, but realistically, my blade is harmless.

[Rebuild]

Yeah, now Roman candles for the Trex! WooHoo!! Sounds like fun to me. :WOW

[Skiddz]

I wonder if it'd lift a couple 3" mortars... :)

[jdub765]

If the 9 volt doesn't work on the igniters, you can get steel wool and wrap single strands around the fuse. When you pass 9v through it, it'll light the steel wool which will light the fuse. I used to use this method to light fireworks w/ a 9v and 20 ft wire when I was young :D Steel wool is actually really flammable!

[Pinecone]

Yeah, yeah. 99 times out of a 100 it will be fine and cool.

But the 100th time is where something goes seriously wrong, and the backlash from it will be harsh.

But sine I don't live in FL, I could care less if you get RC helis banned in the state, or at least your county.

[Anubis328]

Yeah, yeah. 99 times out of a 100 it will be fine and cool.

But the 100th time is where something goes seriously wrong, and the backlash from it will be harsh.

But sine I don't live in FL, I could care less if you get RC helis banned in the state, or at least your county.

I'll keep that in mind, but if you're looking for something that'll be safe 100% of the time, you may want to get out of this hobby all together. If people weren't willing to take a little risk, we wouldn't even have helis to play with. I've taken steps to ensure that the setup is safe, I"ll probably use it 3 times, and strip it, so I'll never make it to that 100th attempt. The rocket setup makes the heli extremely heavy and takes most of the fun out of flying it. I'd rather play with 3D than scale type applications, so it'll be a dead issue soon enough.

[WayneBrown]

While it looks cool, it is pretty irresponsible.
You may want to inquire about local ordinances too, and seriously, look into renter's insurance in case something goes wrong.

[Pinecone]

You obiviously don't understand probabilities. The FIRST time you do this could cause major problems.

I don't care if you injury yourself, get locked up, or lose everything you own and a good portion of your future income. But I DO care if you get heli flying banned for the rest of us.

Also there is safe and there is safe. Considering I fly airplanes, teach formation flying, used to fly miltary fighters, teach high performance driving, own and drive a race car I understand risk, and acceptable risk. But in my case, those actiiites carry a certain amount of risk to ME, not to the community.

And about the losing everything you own and a good portion of your future earning, realise you start a fire and someone gets burned that a realitively short stay in a burn center can easily run over $1,000,000, and YOU will be paying it.

[gobysky]

I kind of agree with Anubis328 here. If done properly, it can be done safely.

Aside from RC Heli's launching them, I can't believe all the fourth of July's that went by when I woke up the next day with a roof full of bottle rockets, which by the way were set off by neighborhood kids just barely out of diapers.

I've seen far more dangerous things in this hobby than firing bottle rockets from Heli's. For example, flying jets at fields close to subdivisions. You're talking 200 mile per hour projectiles that could easily crash and burn on someone's roof. That will catch the local authorities eye much sooner than bottle rockets.

Maybe we ought to give the guy a break.

[Pinecone]

And the reason so many places no longer allow fireworks is the number of injuries and fires from people using them.

All it takes is ONE piece of bad press.

[mrj]

Ummm they look to be the smallest bottle rockets available. MAybe a range of 50 yards. Bring an extinguisher and let er rip. I've always wanted to do this. If Anubis is capable of rigging this up I'am sure he is capable of making this enjoyable and safe. I seriously doubt anyones gonna test fire this over 3 feet of dry weeds facing the neighborhood kids? Now if this was a 90size with a mortar tube, that would be cool, errrr uuuuhhhh
:smokin:

[Pinecone]

1) Many people have the skill to rig something like this, but not the common sense to not have something go wrong.

2) Of course a Blade never glitched or flew away.

[Sam In Virginia]

Just get the DVD Mike Scoles Fire in the Sky 3D Nightflying with Pyrotechnics
http://www.mikescolesheli.com/video/trailer-512k.wmv
:D
Sam
In Virginia

[Anubis328]

I was able to get the setup to work this weekend, but it was only able to fire one rocket at a time. I tried using the steel wool, which worked, but I was hoping to get a quicker response instead of waiting on the fuse to burn down. (This was done with the heli on the ground). Next I tried using model rocket fuses which also worked, but I still did not get the instant firing I was looking for. I basically hit the switch for channel 5, and waited for the fuse to heat up and ignite. The coolness factor was kind of limited, because the 9 volt added so much weight to the blade, that it was difficult to keep it in the air.

Don't worry Pinecone... I did not invite the press. I did have a fireman watching that works at the station next to the field (I talk to a couple of them regularly and they've helped me get a few planes out of trees when I was first learning), and one of the maintance guys from the complex, but they had no problem with what I was doing. I don't want to fight about this, and I understand that things can get banned if they aren't respected. (Most RC Aircraft are banned from the parks in my area because of out of control planes) I've brought a lot more awareness to the hobby than harm. I've flown my T-Rex for my office of 3,000, and regulary sit and talk to adults and children that watch me fly and are curious about the hobby.

Fireworks have not been banned in Florida as of yet, I flew the heli after they watered the grass, and bottle rockets have become a lot weaker since I was a kid. They basically shot about 6 feet from the heli and popped. I'll be putting the Blade back on a diet shortly, because rockets are less fun than a responsive heli.

[PTFlyer]

yeah..thanks...next thing you know...people will be putting camera's on these things and taking photos of the neighbors...what were you thinking....... :wow2:



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