hummingbird test flights and tweaks 1
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- Vic from Base Leg Aviation explains how he is setting the blade angle on the Hummingbird Helicopter by adjusting the pitch of the blades. He also is verifying the range of collective, and left , right, fore and aft rotation of the stick. He shows a tool he made to bend the trailing edge of the pockets on the blades. At the end of the discussion, you can see the test flights he made yesterday.
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Congratulations to all..! Looks great.
Man im so glad I found your channel a while back. been a big fan of the humming bird and loved seeing it from start to finish. Awesome channel :)
Amazing !!! I hope mine will fly like that someday !!!
Can’t get over how good it looks coming down the runway! Time to mount some GoPros for some cockpit footage. 😊
Having followed through your build, it’s so cool to witness these first flights! We can imagine your excitement. Congratulations brother
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Make sure one thing , you have enough negative in the blades for auto rotation. It sounds good in flight!
fantastic build guys its been amazing watching you build her from start to finish. question, whats the wait time from payment to kit delivery roughly?
Call Brad ar Vertical aviation. Mine was 1 month.
Thanks 🙏
Looking really good, for a brand new build! You're probably still in 'overload', but what are your initial impressions of the Hummingbird, compared to your Hughes? Does yours have a governor?
No governor. Correlator on the throttle, just like the Hughes, so I am used to that. So far I like it. Lots to do yet to get through phase I.
Vertical aviation advertise that you can built the kit in 1200 hours, since you are know done do you agree with that number ?
I took a little over 1750 hours, which included paint, instruments and interior. It’s a big complicated project. I’ve heard some have accomplished it in 1200 hours.
G,day Vic from Sydney Australia.
Congratulations on flying RWY heading.
Are you finding any loose connections (linkages, nuts and bolts) from vibration?
Do you have engine management sensors and data recovery storage for analysis?
Any wet engine oil outside the thunderbolt?
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Everything has stayed tight so far with 1.5 hours. Yes, I have an Advanced Flight Sytems 6600 EFIS and I’ve downloaded the data after every session. I’ve decided to put a richer jet in the fuel servo as a result of the data.