Chris is a busy man, but he managed to get the maiden flight done for his Bell 429 Super Scale from RC Aerodyne. This heli is a beauty. Continue through to view the maiden flight. Awesome job with the build Chris.

Bell 429 Super Scale Maiden Flight by Chris Reibert

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Maiden flight on my Bell 429 Super Scale from RC Aerodyne
Sorry it took so long I’ve got so many projects going on…

SPECS:

Body length: 1650mm
Length incl. rotors: 1920mm
Width: 355mm
Height: 480mm
Main rotor diameter: 1560mm
Main blade length: 700mm
Tail rotor diameter: 280mm
Tail blade length: 105mm
Main shaft diameter: 12mm
Tail shaft diameter: 5mm
Spindle diameter: 8mm
Drive gear ratio: 1:13.8:3.9 ( 13.83:1 )

Battery compartment: 2x 60x60x180mm

Requires
Motor:* 1x 750MX 500KV brushless outrunner, 12S capable
Speed controller:* 1x 120A brushless, 12S capable
Servo:* 3x metal gear cyclic, 1x 9g metal gear tail servo
Battery:* 44.4V 5000mAh 35C+
Flight time: 7-10 minutes
Takeoff weight: 7200g

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