Practicality of 15 size gp heli

[Matt]

heres a link to the black hawk heli from what i can see i can be converted to electric.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=516251

[Brandon Chng]

if i'm gonna be carrying all the extra nitro stuff like starters and misc batteries, i'd rather be flying a 50 sized bird anyway. it'll be much easier to learn things and the power to weight ratio is far better.

[eleewhm]

too bad..a nice small sized bird..and cannot fliy indoor...

[Promech]

Future Helis

heres a link to the black hawk heli from what i can see i can be converted to electric.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=516251

There's no need for conversion. There are ep and gp versions.

The irony is that the concept of a small nitro heli is too good for its time.
The BH is only the start of a potential successful product.
Like all new inventions there will be skepticism.

Comparing 50 size ep an gp, the argument can go on for eternity.
But what's important here is the possible development of improvements
to make the product palatable in terms of practicality pertaining to all the aspects; power to weight ratio, cost, cleanliness, performance, size,
convenience, etc. and so on.

Give it a chance.
Like Raptor has offered an electric version already,
I'd welcome, say maybe a nitro T-Rex or Lepton.
Appreciate the helis not only on the basis of personal preferences
but also for the technical innovative input from the makers.
Happy flying!

[Promech]

More Retailers Desired

blackhawk.. but id like to question the important things like spare part support ? ive eyed the blackhawk for a long time now but the parts support is something id wanna consider. already own 2 electrics , walkera 36b and a rex 450xl HDE .

You have a good point.
Yes, parts support is of paramount importance.
It would be good to have more retailers
offering smaller nitros helis like the BH.
So that hobbyists can have choices of different helis.
And probably even use parts of different makes
interchangeably to improve poorer designs.

[Torreador]

For nitro, I thinking of getting the Tahmazo T210 portable 12V starter (12V + motor Starter), which is lighter and smaller, batt glow starter, small bottle for fuel and hand pump.. all can fit into a small backpack .. not that bad in terms of weight... Black Hawk can fit into 70cm case together with the TX...

[Promech]

12-15 Size Helis Likely the Next Trend

For nitro, I thinking of getting the Tahmazo T210 portable 12V starter (12V + motor Starter), which is lighter and smaller, batt glow starter, small bottle for fuel and hand pump.. all can fit into a small backpack .. not that bad in terms of weight... Black Hawk can fit into 70cm case together with the TX...

Alright Torreador! Man, if I had a heli that's easy to carry around and can give so much flight time, I wouldn't ask for more. This is indeed the ultimate size heli! Happy to have, fun to fly, good to look at...

If Align or E-Sky would also offer 12 size nitro helis, I wonder if the ep heli flyers would respond?!! Maybe 049 0r 09 sizes!! Man, I'll grab one!!

More happy flights.