| Leonardo da Vinci created on paper, at
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| | fly, had very poor control and lacked any
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| least with the first helicopter, and the
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| | tail gyros, radio mixing or any of the
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| very first piloted helicopter was
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| | modern connivances that make today's
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| invented by Paul Cornu in 1907, however,
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| | Helis fly so well and easy. We even had
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| this design was not successful. Another
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| | to mechanically set the lead/lag of the
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| Frenchman, Etienne Oehmichen built and
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| | main blades, until we just left off 2 of
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| flew a helicopter 1 kilometer in 1924. An
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| | the 3 bolts on the main blades and let
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| early practical helicopter that flew for
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| | them seek there our lead/lag.
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| a decent distance was the German
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| | But the RC Model helicopter matured
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| Focke-Wulf Fw 61 invented by an unknown
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| | quickly and by the '80's the RC Model
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| inventor. (
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| | Helicopter could fly quite nicely, the
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| Igor Sikorsky is considered to be the
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| | radio manufacturers started making good
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| "father" of helicopters not because he
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| | Helicopter Radios, the Helicopters
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| invented the first. He is called that
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| | themselves had the modern style Bell
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| because he invented the first successful
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| | Hiller control system, single point Main
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| helicopter, upon which future designs
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| | Blade attachment for self Lead/Lag and
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| were based.
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| | gyros became common place. Direct drive
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| So where when did the RC model helicopter
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| | or belt drive tail rotors still were
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| begin? Well I do not know who is
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| | used.
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| credited with the First RC Model
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| | In the '80's and '90's the Far East began
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| Helicopter, but it was in the 70's that
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| | to create beautiful Models of all sizes.
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| the RC Helicopter revolution really
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| | And the "Ready To Fly" models became
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| began.
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| | common place. The race was one and the
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| For the most part, they were all Nitro
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| | things they started doing with the RC
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| powered, using standard Model Airplane
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| | helicopter was only limited by ones
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| engines (40 and .60 size) and 4-6 channel
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| | imagination.
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| airplane radios.
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| | I would think that this century is know
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| Using a 4 channel radio to control the 5
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| | as the "Age of Electrics" and today you
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| functions of a model helicopter was quit
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| | can get an Electric Helicopter in any
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| unique in it challenges and results.
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| | size, (small enough to fix it your hand)
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| What they did was used a "Y" connector
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| | to 40-60 size.
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| for the throttle and pitch servo. Then
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| | And can they ever fly, they are
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| you mechanically set up the throttle and
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| | competitive with your fuel choppers, only
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| pitch curve on the heli.
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| | quiet and no smoke, no starting equipment
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| In the '70's there were 2 basic type of
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| | needed and are fully 3D capable.
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| Helis, the teetering head, fixed pitch
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| | So if you're flying interest lean toward
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| and soon after came the collective pitch.
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| | the rotary wings birds, check out the new
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| And just like today, some had direct
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| | electrics. They make then so simple
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| drive tail rotors systems while other
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| | today that you can buy one, open the box,
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| went with belt drive.
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| | and charge the batteries and fly, even if
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| The first of these Heli's where hard to
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| | you have never flown before!
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