crispin church Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Tom many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispin church Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 on a gws 10x6 2 blade prop 17mph winds dont mix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispin church Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 has any one put a single metal gear servo in middle of mast to replace the two poor servos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Carpenter Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Hi Everyone. I need to embarrass myself a bit here: I've just taken delivery of an Auto-G and promptly removed the blade from the holder, just out of 'blade balance curiosity'! I noticed - afterwards - that there's an angled spacer that goes between the blade and holder. Now, instinct tells me that the thicker side of it needs to go towards the LE of the blade to give a positive pitch angle, but is there a possibility that it in fact goes the other way round, given the angle of the rotor spindle and associated AoA? I really should look at things before I take them apart.... Cheers, Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Harris Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 Pete, The blades should have negative incidence so the thicker part of the 'wedge' should be towards the TE. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Carpenter Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Ah, thanks Rich! Just as well I checked. I did have my suspicions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Skilbeck Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Tom, we ares till waitintg for spare blades to arrive in the UK warehouse so may have to start making our own, could you post some photos of the ones you've made up. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Wright 2 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Hi Frank . I did away with the delta 3 membrane and holder then made a triangular 4" 0.8 mm thick gf plate . The balsa blades are 2" wide from 3/16" with 3mm a cf tube l/e , very quick and easy to build , shout if you need more details . The only part of the original head used is as shown below . Tom. Edited By Tom Wright 2 on 07/05/2013 17:20:26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Wright 2 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 A view of my converted Auto - G head. Can send a plate template in pdf if it's any help just pm your e mail . Edited By Tom Wright 2 on 07/05/2013 17:35:54 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Carpenter Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Hi Tom, Yesterday I was out flying my Auto-G and the rotor base plate failed in flight, which was quite alarming! It was only a few flights old and hadn't been stressed by blades striking the ground. Despite spiralling into the field after losing a blade at about 100', the AG wasn't damaged. As a result, i've lost all confidence in the stock replacement part and so I'm looking around at making an alternative. What exactly is that material you have used? I've got some 1/16" ply and PCB material in the workshop - would you recommende either of those materials? (I'll be sticking with the stock blades). Or perhaps GF reinforced balsa? Cheers, Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispin church Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 i am using a plastic triangle cut from kids toy garage about 2mm thick pcb board is good not ply look on panther forum for other types are you doing 1 bolt on blades and a tooth pick to help as well the AG dose bounce well you have to give it that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Carpenter Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Thanks Crispin. Great tip with the one bolt and toothpick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispin church Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 has anyone tried the hobbyking RX3S OrangeRX 3-Axis Flight Stabilizer V3 with autoG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Hi , I have just bought a broken one of these for £10 , i thought for the cost it may be worth having ago at , The blades are broken , Motor mount also broken , no motor , or radio gear , But it came with two spare rota heads , so i could buy new blades and fix the rest , but what size motor should i use ? I have also got a blue wonder motor mount with bearings so i am hoping to get a auto gyro of some sorts up this year . I just need a little advice on getting the auto G ready then if i manage to fly that ok i can move onto building something better . Cheers Steve , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispin church Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 the motor a 800kva so quite slow prop 3 blade 10x8 it dose not need any more power and theres load of post and making balsa blades i put a single normal size servo in the middle of the mast which works well or just replace with 2 mg mini servos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Hi Crispin , Will this motor do ? they do two size 600Kv and 800 kv , **LINK** Cheers the singal servo idea sounds good i am thinking a futaba 148 , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Skilbeck Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Stephen that motor looks an overkill for the Auto G way to powerful and probably heavy, this is the replacement motor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Thanks Frank for the replay , I have a few spare motors in my spares box and as the firewall is broken i will have to make a new firewall and so the stock motor might not fit . And the listed motor does not give a wattage , So i guess what i am asking is what motor could i use , ie any 200 watt motor capable of using 9x6 prop , I will also have a go at making my own blades . Cheers Steve . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispin church Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 like frank say way too big its only a small bell motor needing a 20amp esc i will say i never seen a 800kva that small before and the replacement on hk site is the one for it and i would be in cline to go with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Cheers Crispin , I have motors in that range , now i know what i am aiming for . A motor that will turn a large prop but with a draw less than 20 amps , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu knowles Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Hi All, I have one of these as my first Autogyro, three flights straight out of the box but then Sir Isaac won on the final flight due to me getting disorientated. Despite a pretty high speed thump into the ground, damage is restricted to fuselage broken in two (easily stuck back together) and two rotor blades broken..... thats it -if you discounted the decals all flaking off. All in all, pretty good I thought. Can someone point me towards any info on making replacement blades please? thanks stu k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Hi stu , It depends on how bad the damage is to youre blades if the plastic leading edge is still ok then you can make new out of depron look here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I am going to have a go at making my own blades but unfortunately the leading edge is also damage . So a quick look round BnQ to find something to adapt and decided on tile trim . Pvc tile trim I will let you know how i get on . Steve , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu knowles Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Hi Steve, Thanks for that but the l/e molding is no more. I haven't had a full on search yet but I saw on youtube someone flying an AutoG with 2inch balsa blades. They must have been weighted at the front or perhaps laminated to a bit of hardwood. Either way, I might as well get to know how to do them. I'd like to do the Panther a/g before long I'll lety you know if I find anything useful stu k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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