I concur with @Beaver, that main pulley is wicked, how much power can that transfer? sky's the limit I'm guessing
Simon'

 

Wow I love the look of this, I reckon this is one of the best looking helis i'v seen. I bet it would be expensive to crash though. It looks like in a crash the frame would snap somewhere between the motor and servos, and you would have to replace the entire frame.

 

He should have sent one down here for a smack test.

 

Looks the goods hey Mick......

 

From what I can see it's super locked in, very responsive and efficient.

 

Found some really nice pics...... just had to share!

 

Sweet photos! It's going to be hard to beat that's for sure. Will swing a max of 520mm blades. There will also be a fbl plate for those running gyros not capable of side mount.

 

Wish they would hurry up and get this out..... I’m looking forward to real life reviews on this beauty

 

Does anyone know where abouts the price range will be?

 

The look is growing on me

Just can't help but worry about the impending WCFS (world carbon fibre shortage) when the MARCS boys get a hold of these kits

 

Pre-Order is up on the web site http://www.shop-compassmodel.com/Compass-eXo-500_1

 

Pre-orders will be up soon Dean

 

It rolls on a dime!

 

That seems unusually precise for a mid sized heli and very resistant to boom strikes!

Will it stretch to 520-550 or is it a true 500 and only runs 500mm blades? 6S only or both 6S and 12S like the 6HV/550HV twins etc?

The frame is a huge departure from the norm; I wonder if it's strong enough to survive hard crashes as I imagine it's expensive to replace.

The interesting thing is that the 6HV is priced well so this theoretically should come in cheaper than that which potentially could make it the goto heli in the class/price range.

 

If you check out the compass website you can find USD pricing, which pretty much makes it the most expensive 500 in the universe!

But it does fly well

 

Hmm...~$900AUD...two years ago, that was the cost of a 700.

That may seem ok considering the Goblin 500 is priced quite high at ~$900...but the Gaui X5 is about $650 and its larger sister the 6HV is only $690 (currently $550 which is massive bargain) with blades; I would have hoped it would have been cheaper than the 6HV at the very least.

 

O.k so here is what I know about the Exo500.
The frame - The frame (outer) is a made of carbon prepreg and combines HIGH STRENGTH. I asked the question that's on everyones mind, how will it handle a crash? Well, I was told that they would be very surprised if someone broke it as its super tough. Nothing is impossible hehe so how much is it if one does have the talent to taco it good? I was told it would be around the $60, not bad. A single side 500 frame is around $70. The exo has an internal frame for all the servos and pulleys.

My theory on the pricing is this.
1.The quality is superb
2.Since it has the lowest part count ever there is not much to repair in case of a crash, so the initial price of the kit is higher.
3. Design is unique
4. No silly aftermarket upgrades needed. (not with any compass line-up)

Price? Who knows what the Price will be, Dean will put something up soon :>)
How does it compare with price? As failuretofly mentioned a Goblin is $830-$900, So I think the Exo sits in nicely.

SPECS
Technical Specifications:

• Length: 1040 mm
• Width: 145 mm
• Height: 325 mm
• Gear ratio: 18T: 8,33 : 1: 4.8
• Start weight with battery: 2400-2600g
• Motor type: brushless motor with about 900-1100KV
• Blades: 480 - 520mm
• Rotor diameter: 1148mm (with 515 mm blades)
• Battery capacity (6S): 3300 - 4400mAh
• Battery capacity (7S): 3000 - 3500mAh
• Discharge rate: 25 - 60C
• Maximum head speed: 2700 RPM **
• Maximum collective pitch: +/- 13 ° ***
• Speed controller: min. 100A
• Servo type: 4pcs 15mm
• Number of teeth (main pulley): 150
• Drill size motor pulley: 6mm
• motor pulley sizes: 18-22T

With 520mm this thing will hang and auto awesome!

Motor wise I will go a xnova, scorp or kde. There will be an option with its own 1.4winding single strand motor..

HS 2700 + 10mm main shaft and 6mm tail shaft.

anyway.. thats all I know...