Bigger Blades?

[electriccardud]

hey everyone,
is it possible to put bigger blades on the b400?
if so how big?
and what will the effect of the heli be?
oh and another thing is it ok to have carbon fiber tail blades but wooden main blades?
thank you!

[BigAl07]

No expert heere but I have heard of putting slightly larger blades on this heli but you greatly increase "Tail Boom Strike" potential which = $$$$

[Mon_t]

No expert heere but I have heard of putting slightly larger blades on this heli but you greatly increase "Tail Boom Strike" potential which = $$$$
Even the standard 335mm blades will still happily boom strike in a high g maneuver or hard landing.
You'd also have to find some way to lengthen the tail boom. This means finding a longer belt as well, otherwise your tail blades get caught in the rotor wash and your tail will lose its effectiveness.
I'd also recommend making a taller mast, which means lengthening the swash servo arms...... but then you run into problems that the longer the blades, the heavier they are.... so you run the risk of a burnout in the esc or motor.... not to mention power consumption goes up......
Although it would be nice and stable:smokin:
bah.... you're better off getting a t-rex 500e
Carbons tails are fine with woodies....

[Crashed Monkey]

Yep or even a hurricane 550 ,Ive got a blade 400 too twitchy, 550 ,lovely and you can even put 550mm blades on it to replace the 500mm.

[Mon_t]

My friend has a gaui, nice bird.... not so good for 3D though, also not that much room for batteries. The biggest issues is getting it enough current. He is running 2 kongpower 5000mah batts with a Z-Power 20 motor and it still isn't enough....

[sparx-]

You can spin 335mm Blades on the Stock Blade 400 with NO modifications. No more danger of a boom strike with 335s then 325s.

I am flying 335mm Align Pros in this video.

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[Mon_t]

well considering the standard eflite woodies are 335 I would hope so, but they will still boom strike given the right circumstances.