Blade 400 3D

[lovinmyblade400]

Hello guys im new to this sport of helis but not to flying i have been flying air planes for over 6 yrs. I know helis are nothing like them but i have a blade 400 and i love it. i started with a axe cp_L and all i can say is i hate that axe. After flying or hovering my Blade 400. but i have made a hard landing in a panic i pulled the throttel all the way back and yup - pitch kicked in and slamed the heli to the ground only braking the back landing gear strut but i tryed Krazy glue and it wont stick. if you have any ideas of how to fix it so i can fly it tell pay day please let me knoe.. thanks for the help.......:arggg:

[Leaf Blower]

I don't think the landing gear is that expensive to even warrant trying to patch it. If it breaks again on the next landing, you might end up with a blade strike on either the ground or it might hit the boom - either one more likely to be more expensive than just replacing the landing gear! I'd just find the $5 to 10 to replace it and do it right.

[stvjeep]

Get some nylon screws too for the landing gear. This will lessen the chance of cracking your frame. Also make yourself some training gear with wood doweling and ping pong balls. Should help absorb some of the shock in hard landings.

[darkchiild]

I know a guy that used electrical tape on his. Next time I saw him his heli was in pieces. Apparently it came apart while he was spooling up and the heli tipped over on the ground, then beat itself to death.

Or worse yet, what happens if it lets go in flight? You'll be tempted to do something stupid like catch it out of the air. You'll end up slicing up your jugular, and die a horrible and painful slow death all because you didn't just buy a new landing gear.

I'm with Leaf Blower. Just wait until you can buy a new one.

[HydroJoe]

It depends where it broke but you can try this idea....Use a brace (a straight piece of anything, best if it's wood) Then wrap the brace and broken gear with string. After its all wound up apply some ca to saturate the string. Let dry. It should hold very well. Its hard to tell if it will work becuase it's not clear the exact spot thats broken. Got a pic?

That being said....you should replace the part asap. If it fails, it can be a disaster.

[Leaf Blower]

It depends where it broke but you can try this idea....Use a brace (a straight piece of anything, best if it's wood) Then wrap the brace and broken gear with string. After its all wound up apply some ca to saturate the string. Let dry. It should hold very well. Its hard to tell if it will work becuase it's not clear the exact spot thats broken. Got a pic?

That being said....you should replace the part asap. If it fails, it can be a disaster.


What's next? How to repair broken rotor blades ? Can't wait for that one?

Another question, would you tell your kids - this is how you do this... but you really should not do it in the first place ???

[HydroJoe]

What's next? How to repair broken rotor blades ? Can't wait for that one?

Another question, would you tell your kids - this is how you do this... but you really should not do it in the first place ???

Hey dude, the question was if anyone had ideas on repairing the gear....so I gave one. Then I voiced my opionion on why it's not a permanant fix. I have used this method as a temporary fix and it was strong as hell.

[zeese5]

Hey dude, the question was if anyone had ideas on repairing the gear....so I gave one. Then I voiced my opionion on why it's not a permanant fix. I have used this method as a temporary fix and it was strong as hell.

Here is how I fix mine on a trex..
using a galvanized wire and a plier to tie the landing gear. The final result, the landing gear
is as good and sturdy as the original landing gear. There's no flexing at all..

[Leaf Blower]

Hey dude, the question was if anyone had ideas on repairing the gear....so I gave one. Then I voiced my opionion on why it's not a permanant fix. I have used this method as a temporary fix and it was strong as hell.

OK- I'll give you that one. He asked how to repair it... However, to me, it seems that the piece has gone beyond its intended stress limits- including the areas around it. Common sense would say that repairing it only increases the future possibility of and costs of damage. And it's a cheap part available at any LHS! Repairing it right makes more sense than using baling wire and duct tape.. At least for me. But what the heck- if one wants to take the risks and are prepared to pay the consequences --- have at it. I just don't want to be the victim of someone's "temporary repair"!

[shaggybirdman]

the ca and string will work, but i'd cover the repair with epoxy also. i'd feel confedent with that temp fix. the key word is temp. change it out asap, and just because it's holding after you get the new part swap it out. i broke my gear, and replaced it with a set of super skids. $15 at my lhs.

[jeffk]

So, if I repair a part of my helicopter that sees absolutely NO stress while in flight and very little when on the ground, the helicopter will mystically fly apart in mid air and pieces will rain down from the heavens and kill small children while the lie peacefully in their strollers? Come on, let's put it into proper perspective here...

Personally, I'd slide a piece of heatshrink over the break, glue the joint with epoxy and then shrink the tubing nice and tight. Yes, I'd replace the gear at the earliest opportunity, but I see nothing wrong with a temporary fix as long as you're careful.

Of course, this would likely result in the death of everyone in a ten mile radius, but hey...

:roll:

[shaggybirdman]

actually it would be a 15 mile radius, but who's keeping track. ca, and shrink tube? hmmmm i think it would need a bit more backing up than that. landing gear is far from a low stress part. if the repair failed it could take out alot of other stuff. with a piece of piano wire wrapped with string, or should i sat heavy thread, ca then epoxy would be a safe temp repair.

[Leaf Blower]

Deleted.. Let's call it a bad hair day

[jeffk]

Deleted for peace.

[Leaf Blower]

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[jeffk]

Deleted for peace.

[Leaf Blower]

Truce called.