3dx500 and Hirobo Lepton same heli???

[dalby]

Hi there

I just one to know if these 2 are basacly the same heli? Because the Lepton seem more expensive than the 3DX500. Is it the same quality and can the parts be interchanged those two between?

Kristian

[John Heli]

They are not the same. Main difference ist the frame, where the cyclic servos of the Lepton are in front of the main shaft and the servos of the 3dx500 are behind the main shaft. Many parts from the Lepton are made of higher quality, for example the main gear of the Lepton is made from delrin and from the 3dx500 from genuine plastic. Or the main shaft of the Lepton is made from hardened aluminium and from 3dx500 made of steel.

But you can interchange many parts. You can use a main gear or main shaft from the Lepton in a 3dx500.

[dalby]

ok. So if I buy a lepton with relative expensive parts, I can save money and use parts from 3DX500 without trouple?

Kristian

[John Heli]

Some parts of the 3dx500 should even be better, for example the flybar or the tail rotor system. Exept the mainframe made of G10 you should be able to use the parts from the 3dx500.