RC Helicopter with float.

platinum · Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:41 pm Post subject: RC Helicopter with float.

There are water-wells around my flying area. So I think flying the floated rc heli may have fun.
I looking for more info about what to use for the floats and the affect flying charakteristics.
Any advice will be sincerely appreciated!

platinum
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chopper54 · Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:50 pm Post subject: post subject

could you make floats from polystyrene. its nice and light. just dont do your first test landing 50 metres away in the middle of a big pond. Wink

SkyKing51 · Extreme 3D Joined: 07 Dec 2010 Posts: 428

Floating helipads or floating plattons on the landing sdkids
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pjdog · Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 1:08 am Post subject:

platinum:

Try this web site. They have allot of floats available. I was thinking of maybe putting floats on my J3 Cub.

http://www.caliberhobby.com/float.html

jack
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tombo242 · Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 4:56 am Post subject:

Here's a video of my first effort:

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Floats were made from old foam packing material.

Tom.
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platinum · Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 5:16 am Post subject:

Hi everyone,

Thanks all for nice info.

platinum
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platinum · Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 3:06 pm Post subject:

I like this video

Link

But I am not ready to go.

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SkyKing51 · Extreme 3D Joined: 07 Dec 2010 Posts: 428

Nice going but it looks like the current is going take your copter away.
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