Let's see everyones blade 400

[whoanelly]

Great pics..

[rcjames]

Originally Posted by FR4-Pilot

Got to fly her today in between rain drops ...

Don't worry keep flying her under those rain drops they are water proof. You should fly it when its raining harder its a challenge flying under the water.

[crashmore]

Originally Posted by FR4-Pilot

Got to fly her today in between rain drops ...

Ah, the 'toons are back.

[FR4-Pilot]

Originally Posted by crashmore

Ah, the 'toons are back.

[Harbormaster]

Love it.

[Harbormaster]

Just a cell phone snapshot of my B400 sitting on the Honda floormat LZ this afternoon.

Align CF blades, Futaba GY520 gyro, JR DS3500G tail, Spektrum H3000 cyclics, Castle ICE Lite 50 ESC, Microheli CNC gears

[joyd69]

My eye sight is gettin bad..............

[FR4-Pilot]

I like it A lot ! If it helps you to land her in one piece then it's good.

Question on the B450 landing gear (I think that's what I see in the pic) ... were the holes in the skids too big for the screws to hold them on? I just bought a new 450 skid and the holes are too big ...

-John

[whoanelly]

Ok FR4 i have to ask ,Why the big floaties ?

[joyd69]

Originally Posted by FR4-Pilot

I like it A lot ! If it helps you to land her in one piece then it's good.

Question on the B450 landing gear (I think that's what I see in the pic) ... were the holes in the skids too big for the screws to hold them on? I just bought a new 450 skid and the holes are too big ...

-John

I use different screw from the top to bottom (don't over tight because the frame will crack)

[FR4-Pilot]

Originally Posted by whoanelly

Ok FR4 i have to ask ,Why the big floaties ?

Originally they were for landing on snow (thanks 1BLADESHY).

Then I discovered:

• I could land in grass and not kill the tail rotor blades.
• I could take off in grass and the skids won't get snagged.
• They keep the heli from spinning during spool-ups on hard surfaces.
• They help the heli visually "pop" out from the background of trees when flying in shadows.
• They help indicate the helis attitude even after the rotor disc becomes invisible.
• I can see the heli and know it's attitude at much further distances than without them.
• With two different colors (different color on each skid) the above two discoveries are even more pronounced.
• They help the heli bounce and stay upright after an emergency auto when the elevator servo fails.
• They also help when transporting the helis as it's harder for them to smash into each other when they're bouncing around in the back seat
• They help make videos slightly more interesting as there's something additional to look at when the heli gets far away and turns into a dot.
• I can put big letters "FR4" on the heli and not have to trash the canopy.
• People at the field may forget my name and my face, but they always remember the helis with the pontoons "Hey - I remember that heli - you were here last week with those things ..."
• The helis seem to fly just fine with them - upright and inverted.

They're not long or stiff enough to actually keep the heli afloat, so no water landings without some modifications.

-John

[banditpowdercoat]

Here's a couple pics of my new Canopies!
Taken with my new Drift 170HD vid camera. It has somewhat of a fisheye lense 170* view, so thats why they look a little funny at the edges. Canomod now has a B400 canopy mold!!! I am not sure, but belive I am one of if not the first to have one, as the person I was talking to didn't even know the factory had the mold untill my order was being started. We changed from a Trex450 to the B400 canopy while my order was in mid production!. Have to ask them, cause I didn't see it online as of last time I looked

[Dazhim]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

Here's a couple pics of my new Canopies!
Taken with my new Drift 170HD vid camera. It has somewhat of a fisheye lense 170* view, so thats why they look a little funny at the edges. Canomod now has a B400 canopy mold!!! I am not sure, but belive I am one of if not the first to have one, as the person I was talking to didn't even know the factory had the mold untill my order was being started. We changed from a Trex450 to the B400 canopy while my order was in mid production!. Have to ask them, cause I didn't see it online as of last time I looked

Bandit.. what was the turn around time on the canopies..
And yes they look good together

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by Dazhim

Bandit.. what was the turn around time on the canopies..
And yes they look good together

About 3.5 weeks from date I paid, till I recieved here in Canada

[Nemesis7073]

Here's Mine

[brent.downey]

Upgraded carbon fiber boom and metal tail from an exi. 450. Perfect fit.

And of course my cutie handling the merchandise...

[ZeroPitch]

My Blade 400 with brand new Tarot ZYX Flybarless Conversion :-)

LOVE how she handles!

[ZeroPitch]

And, a couple flight pics of my B400 FBL...

[ilium007]

Originally Posted by Andrew73

Hi, I fitted a few upgrades today, new main gears and a few cosmetic changes for better visibility. I already upgraded the servos so I guess the gyro will be next. I'm finally getting the hang of nose-in, slow circuits and eights, too!

Sorry to dig up this old thread, but what main gears are you running in this blade ?? They are white and mine are black !

[Luvmyhelis]

Originally Posted by ilium007

Sorry to dig up this old thread, but what main gears are you running in this blade ?? They are white and mine are black !

These look like microheli gears. If you look close you can almost see the cnc aluminum hubs. If they are they are cnc cut delrin gears that spin without a hint of wobble, and they are perfectly concentric. Been running them for years on mine.