Flybar Blades

[Roger Fowler]

Can anyone suggest a brand of blades that are stable and fly well on a flybar T-Rex 450? (Looking for a stable hover, not 3D flying.)

Also, does anyone have the numbers as far as CG location on a good, stable blade? (I have the numbers for the current Align 325 blade - but that is meant to go on a FBL machine.)

I'm finally getting good enough to tell the difference between good and bad blades. :-)

Thanks in advance,
Roger

[gimbleguy]

FBL blades usually are heavier than FB blades. The heavier and longer the blades, the more stable hover, given you have a perfect dialed in setup. But since you're on Flybar, your paddles would be more in charge for the stable/snappy feel, depending which paddles you use.

[RaisedByWolves]

Flybar weights are what you seek.

[ticedoff8]

Blades designed for FBL have their CG more towards the leading edge of the blade. This makes them more stable than blades designed for flybar'ed heads.
Using FBL blades on a FB head will have the effect of slowing the cyclic response of FB head and giving you "stability".

Adding simple flybar weights allows you to "tune" the cyclic response of the head.
The heaver and/or closer the weight is to the paddle the slower the cyclic response will be.

Go the local hobby shop and buy some old-school wheel collars that are close to the 2mm (3mm ?) diameter of the flybar.
Obviously, you need to make sure they are the same weight, the same distance and there is one on each side.

[Roger Fowler]

Thank you for the suggestions, guys.

Roger

[gimbleguy]

also soft dampers