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vertico · 05-08-2015, 06:45 AM

Curious to see how many are still flying the Fusion 50?

cphannaford · 05-08-2015, 07:14 AM

Still flying all 3 of mine! I loaded up on parts too...so I will be flying them for a while.

Arcturus97 · 05-08-2015, 11:23 AM

Still flying mine and will continue to do so until no longer possible. Fusion for the win!

Ah Clem · 05-08-2015, 12:13 PM

I voted "Still Flying" but it has not flown in quite a while. I usually rotate machines over time.

Parts availability is a major concern.

Mine has never experienced a mechanical failure.

The tooling for these must exist out there, somewhere...

tolenca · 05-09-2015, 01:07 PM

Right now it is the only one I have working. Of course my concerns are the spare parts, but man, we need to live the moment. I will miss him when the time comes.

God bless you all !!!

Dmaxison · 05-13-2015, 05:25 AM

Still loving mine. Hopefully I'll have some steel umbrella gears soon...

Forced_Induction · 05-17-2015, 02:05 PM

Still flying mine. 2 years, 300+ flights, and loving every one of them!

razeyoshi · 05-17-2015, 11:04 PM

http://www.jongsoo.co.kr/shop/goods/...dsno=186796763

CrashmanEd · 05-21-2015, 08:23 PM

I have two that still both fly great. I have an extensive parts inventory, so I expect to be flying them for many more years.

glmonroebbs · 06-14-2015, 04:05 PM

I have 2 Fusion50s I'm still flying. I have a reasonable stock of parts, so I hope to be flying them for quite a while yet. They fly amazing.

OnTheSnap · 06-18-2015, 10:30 PM

You guys are hardcore. (-:

David.S · 06-25-2015, 05:54 PM

I still fly mine. I have lots of spares, I´m just about to get out of main gear stock. Now in summer, outrage main gears also stripped more easily, I have a scorpion HK 4035 and I think it gets so hot that the pinion melt the teeth. I´m working on a way to use align 600 main gears in my fusion. As soon as I get it I will post here.

I´m really happy that I´m not the only one that keeps the fusion rocking!

Regards!

garfield2412 · 06-25-2015, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David.S

I still fly mine. I have lots of spares, I´m just about to get out of main gear stock. Now in summer, outrage main gears also stripped more easily, I have a scorpion HK 4035 and I think it gets so hot that the pinion melt the teeth. I´m working on a way to use align 600 main gears in my fusion. As soon as I get it I will post here.

I´m really happy that I´m not the only one that keeps the fusion rocking!

Regards!

David, just a little hint: there was a guy, using AVANT Main Gear -https://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=556536&highlight=avant

But it will be great if you find a way using t-rex gears!

We need to find a guy who can draw CAD images for the frame parts to machine them with a late - just in case some bad things happen to our fusions (sudden lift of the floor i.e)

David.S · 06-26-2015, 03:04 PM

I saw that link some time ago, thanks for sharing it, is interesting but I think align gears are cheaper than those. I´m sure those are much better, but I think align 600 gears are more than enough for our machines. I will share as soon as I get it.

About the CAD drawings, some time ago I started to do it. I have them in STP format. I did the tail booms, TT shaft, main gear and main shaft.

Main shaft could be made in AISI 4140, C45 or C40 carbon steel.

The aluminium pieces that are not critical, like tail boom, housings, etc, are made from 6061-t651, and the critical aluminium parts like rotor parts are made of 7075-t651.

I was just about to start to make them in a local CNC workshop while I found
goblin hobbies, a shop in southafrica that had all kind of spare fusion parts, so I stopped my plan of making them.

Maybe you´d wonder why I´m trying to make that align modification if I have the designs of the main gear, and the reason is that the price is really high.
Stock gears, the cheap ones, are made in plastic injection. Of course for 10 or 20 gears that is imposible, the way is to made them by CNC, and CNC is really expensive, is better if I can make that with align gears.

If anybody needs the drawings in STP of that pieces just send me your e-mail by private and I´ll send them to you.

Regards!

View Poll Results: How many are still flying their Fusion 50?
I am still flying my Fusion 50!	36	85.71%
I would fly it but afraid of parts availability	4	9.52%
I am not flying mine because I need parts	2	4.76%
Voters: 42. You may not vote on this poll

05-08-2015, 06:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
vertico Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Colorado Springs	Fusion 50 Poll Curious to see how many are still flying the Fusion 50? __________________ Fusion 180 - M2 Evo - RAW 420 - Fusion 550 - Tron 5.5 - Kraken 580 - Kraken 580n - Kraken 700 - Kraken 700n - Vcontrol Evo

05-08-2015, 07:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
cphannaford Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2011	Fusion 50 Still flying all 3 of mine! I loaded up on parts too...so I will be flying them for a while.

05-08-2015, 11:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
Arcturus97 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jan 2011	Still flying mine and will continue to do so until no longer possible. Fusion for the win! __________________ * Goblin 700C, iKON, Torq 9180/9188, Quantum 4530-500, Edge HV160, Cyclone 695 * Outrage Fusion 50, SK-540, Torq 9180/9188, Quantum 4135-530, Edge HV80, SAB 630 Blk 3D * Align T-Rex 500E DFC, SK-540, ICE 75 * Futaba 14SG

05-08-2015, 12:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ah Clem Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2006	I voted "Still Flying" but it has not flown in quite a while. I usually rotate machines over time. Parts availability is a major concern. Mine has never experienced a mechanical failure. The tooling for these must exist out there, somewhere... __________________ KBDD-Team Captain, JR DFA Team Pilot. Forza 450, Forza 600N, Forza 700, Compass 6HV-U, Warp, 7HV,Knight Pro,Knight 3D, Atom, Odin II, 6HV, 3D Plus, Knight 50, Chronos, Velos, Steam 550 and 600, OMP M2 (and anything else I can get my hands on...).

05-09-2015, 01:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
tolenca Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2011	Right now it is the only one I have working. Of course my concerns are the spare parts, but man, we need to live the moment. I will miss him when the time comes. God bless you all !!! __________________ Gaui X5 (Waiting for parts) Outrage Fusion 50. Aurora 9

05-13-2015, 05:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
Dmaxison Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2012	Still loving mine. Hopefully I'll have some steel umbrella gears soon... __________________ *Team Only Fine Helis* Flown on Jeti DS-16, Brain2, RCHN #222 MKS Servos, Scorpion Tribunus, MSH P700, Synergy e5s, N5cTT

05-17-2015, 02:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
Forced_Induction Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Aug 2006	Still flying mine. 2 years, 300+ flights, and loving every one of them! __________________ MAAC# 71956 The 3 "P"s of flying helis: Persistence, Perseverance, & Paypal!

05-17-2015, 11:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
razeyoshi Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Apr 2009	http://www.jongsoo.co.kr/shop/goods/...dsno=186796763 __________________

05-21-2015, 08:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
CrashmanEd Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: New London County, CT, USA	I have two that still both fly great. I have an extensive parts inventory, so I expect to be flying them for many more years. __________________ 1 Goblin 700 Carbon Comp, 1 Goblin 630, 2 Goblin 500s, all w/Kontronick or HobbyWing ESCs; OXY3 Stretch; DX9 Black Edition. All birds on iKON2/MSH-Brain2

06-14-2015, 04:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
glmonroebbs Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2012	I have 2 Fusion50s I'm still flying. I have a reasonable stock of parts, so I hope to be flying them for quite a while yet. They fly amazing. __________________ Thank you. (Helis 4ever)

06-18-2015, 10:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
OnTheSnap Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NorCal	You guys are hardcore. (-: __________________ Xpert Scorpion Power Systems Helidirect

06-25-2015, 05:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
David.S Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2014	I still fly mine. I have lots of spares, I´m just about to get out of main gear stock. Now in summer, outrage main gears also stripped more easily, I have a scorpion HK 4035 and I think it gets so hot that the pinion melt the teeth. I´m working on a way to use align 600 main gears in my fusion. As soon as I get it I will post here. I´m really happy that I´m not the only one that keeps the fusion rocking! Regards!

06-26-2015, 03:04 PM	#14 (permalink)
David.S Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2014	I saw that link some time ago, thanks for sharing it, is interesting but I think align gears are cheaper than those. I´m sure those are much better, but I think align 600 gears are more than enough for our machines. I will share as soon as I get it. About the CAD drawings, some time ago I started to do it. I have them in STP format. I did the tail booms, TT shaft, main gear and main shaft. Main shaft could be made in AISI 4140, C45 or C40 carbon steel. The aluminium pieces that are not critical, like tail boom, housings, etc, are made from 6061-t651, and the critical aluminium parts like rotor parts are made of 7075-t651. I was just about to start to make them in a local CNC workshop while I found goblin hobbies, a shop in southafrica that had all kind of spare fusion parts, so I stopped my plan of making them. Maybe you´d wonder why I´m trying to make that align modification if I have the designs of the main gear, and the reason is that the price is really high. Stock gears, the cheap ones, are made in plastic injection. Of course for 10 or 20 gears that is imposible, the way is to made them by CNC, and CNC is really expensive, is better if I can make that with align gears. If anybody needs the drawings in STP of that pieces just send me your e-mail by private and I´ll send them to you. Regards!

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