Blade 400 review?

[jetpilot]

Hi guys


I can wait to see one of you doing a review of the E-Flite Blade 400


ps: some dealer have them in stock on ebay!

Luc

[int2str]

I can wait to see one of you doing a review of the E-Flite Blade 400
Me neither. I got one on pre-order. An early review might help me avert any early adopters bugs ;)

ps: some dealer have them in stock on ebay!
Since E-Flite hasn't officially released them yet and Horizon Hobby lists them as Mid-December, I can hardly believe any "in stock" quantities would be legitimate.

[jetpilot]

I have a 450SE , when i receive the blade 400 i will use the Spektrum radio for both and see the real difference!
the upgrade carbon partsare nice, but no frame yet, right? and what about a metal head?

Luc

[ch3no2Phil]

Horizon claims the first run will be going out to shops and should be in stores this week. they wont have them available online until the first run of shop orders have been filled, hence the December due date. My LHS says that Horizon notified them that Blade 400's were in the warehouse on Monday and would ship to stores this week. I am hoping all of this is true. My LHS has my cell on speed dial. Its not entirely impossible that someone has got them for sale already. But I would be surprised that they are since there has been no news here. but thats just me. And as far as reviews go, don't ask me after I get mine. I'm still trying to prove these things don't fly. hehe

[buildem336]

Someone at runryder already test flown one and said its awesome. It starts at the bottom at youthflyers post.

http://www.runryder.com/helicopter/t386915p1/

[kgfly]

To save a visit here is the review:


Here are my personal thoughts on the Blade 400.

My son Jamie has had the opportunity to fly the Blade 400 in it's bone stock form and he flew it hard. He actually likes it better than his T-Rex 450. He tick - tocked it, piro flipped it, caosed it, you name it he did it. His thoughts after the flight was that it felt locked in, had plenty of power and stayed where he put it. His only complaint was that he could not take it home with him yet because it was the prototype. The tail was slightly underpowered for fast backwards flight or ballistic tail slides but the gyro held extremely well and is a big improvement over the G90. Horizon is working on a set of speed up pulleys right now to give it more tail authority and is most likely why there has been a delay in it's release. The 400 is not at all twitchy like the 450 and feels very solid. They will have all the usual bling parts to hop it up and I would think that eventually they might release a fully blinged version. I have looked the machine over at length and would choose only a couple of option items for Jamie's style of flying and those would be a metal head block and blade grips. The rest of the machine is capable of handling any thing he could throw at it longevity wise. The main frames look bullet proof and I don't know it for fact yet but, I don't think they can be hurt crash wise. The main shaft also utilizes 3 bearings instead of the usual 2. The mechanics in general are laid out very well and every thing looks to be easily accessible.

The DX6I is a very sweet radio and well balanced. It is comfortable to hold and the switches are well laid out. I did not go into the programming but think it is laid out much like the DX7 but easier to navigate and has the roll selector like the 9303. I personally love the roll selector over the buttons and eveytime I do something programming wise to our DX7 I have to think momentarily because I am use to our 9303. I would imagine the 6I will get more use then our 7 now because of the roll selector and it's easy back and forth navigation. The stock servos seemed to have plenty of power and he had no issues with them at all. Time will tell what kind of longevity they will have but they are digital and center very well.

He also flew it with the stock battery that it will come with and it had plenty of power to do what he wanted. Just installing a Thunder Power V2 pack would really wake the machine up and unleash it's full potential 3D wise. I know nothing about the included charger but it most likely will not be very fast so another type of fast charger might be in order like a 1010 & 105 balancer later on.

All in all I personally think it is going to be one very sweet package for the money. You are getting allot of quality equipment for $470.00 including a heli that fly's extremely well plus a radio you grow into and not out of. IMHO I feel this bird will be able to take you from beginner to 3D or any where in between you want to go. Will it sale in the numbers that the 450 has, only time will tell but I personally think it is going to be a very hot item with excellent Horizon support. I also know that this machine has been very well tested unlike some of the other machines out there.

Jim Robertson

Jamie Robertson; TeamJR/Horizon,CurtisYougblood.com,ThunderPower,AceHelis, Advantage Hobby,Xero-G

[jetpilot]

so now the 10000$ question when is out?


Luc

[Kindling Maker]

I am going to put one on order as soon as I get back to work. I was hoping that they would come out while I was on R+R but I cant see that happening. I am going to San Antonio tomorrow I am hoping that they might be in the stores by the time that I get there.

[BryMeister]

To save a visit here is the review:
That is a PRE-view, not a RE-view. :lol: Let's hope that the production models hold up as well as the prototype.

[digitall_dreamer]

I got mine today the 24th and flew it this evening, it is really really top notch! Price is fantastic! Out of the box MINT!! I am no 3d flyer in anyway yet but i can scale fly for the most part and WOW im impressed! E-Flite does it again! Rock on boys.... Still love my rex 600 & 450!!

[dieselracer]

Here's MIne

http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=54342

[OICU812]

ReadyHeli has these in stock right now.....

[RLaviation]

Purchased the Blade 400 at my local Hobby Shop on the 24th. They had just received them.

I have charged the battery and checked the controls. Quality is very good.

Blade tracking was slightly off, but a single turn of the ball link brought everything into track.

Going to fly it, today.

Will post on its flying qualities.

Happy Holidays!

[LONEWOLF2440]

843 rc hobbies in socastee had 3 of them sat located near myrtle beach sc