USD53 Trex500 clone kit

[Ghostfit]

Started this thread for all discussions on the US$53 HK500 trex500 clone kit.
Intention is for the sharing of infomation, setup, flying, etc regarding this particular heli.

Flamers, Trolls and Nay-sayers will be totally ignored !

[heliman]

I just saw this 250 kit USD75

[pck]

wah lau... Tony asking for T500 setup discussion and the first reply already OT liao.... hee hee...

btw, I got a clone TRex500 some time back and i am running the following setup:

Cyclic servo: Hitec 5245
Tail servo : Align DS520
Gyro : Align GP750
Motor : Scorpion 3026-1600KV
ESC : Hifei 80Amp
Batt : Flightmax 2650amp 6S 20C

Haven't had many flights on it yet... probably <10 flights so far...

I am not using any external BEC yet... not sure if it is necessary... any comments on this?

[Adrianli]

Any peekture???

[heliman]

Here's a picture of the Bullet 500



USD260 including shipping

[Adrianli]

I want close up picture of HK500 lah. So that can compare with Bullet500. I already know abt Bullet500 and am the TS of that thread.




Anyway the one u posted is Bullet500 with motor and ESC combo.

[Ghostfit]

wah lau... Tony asking for T500 setup discussion and the first reply already OT liao.... hee hee...

btw, I got a clone TRex500 some time back and i am running the following setup:

Cyclic servo: Hitec 5245
Tail servo : Align DS520
Gyro : Align GP750
Motor : Scorpion 3026-1600KV
ESC : Hifei 80Amp
Batt : Flightmax 2650amp 6S 20C

Haven't had many flights on it yet... probably <10 flights so far...

I am not using any external BEC yet... not sure if it is necessary... any comments on this?

Looks good ! ...if you're not a 3D monster or running mega digital servos, the internal BEC should be able to cope.

Heres my gears awaiting the arrival of the frame:
Cyclic servo: HK TP MG930 Digitals
Tail servo : Align DS520
Gyro : Align GP750
Motor : HK Typhoon 500 -1700KV
ESC : HW 60A
Batt : Flightmax 2650amp 6S 20C

[Ghostfit]

Here's a picture of the Bullet 500

USD260 including shipping

I just saw this 250 kit USD75

I hereby norminate bro heliman for the award of "King of OT 2009"



...can post some pict of your HK500 'out of the box' anot ? ...what is the frame material ?

[Ghostfit]

I want close up picture of HK500 lah. So that can compare with Bullet500. I already know abt Bullet500 and am the TS of that thread.




Anyway the one u posted is Bullet500 with motor and ESC combo.

The first pictures of the HK500 is up at the HK forum blogs (Do a search there)

[pck]

Looks good ! ...if you're not a 3D monster or running mega digital servos, the internal BEC should be able to cope.

Heres my gears awaiting the arrival of the frame:
Cyclic servo: HK TP MG930 Digitals
Tail servo : Align DS520
Gyro : Align GP750
Motor : HK Typhoon 500 -1700KV
ESC : HW 60A
Batt : Flightmax 2650amp 6S 20C

Hi Tony, thanks for the reply. I'd be interested to know how the Typhoon 500 motor performs. How many T pinion gear do you plan to use? Would the stock Align pinion be able to fit? You should have also ordered some of the fancyful 500 canopies on HK along with it.

I dun know why but i love the Align GP750 gyro more and more. This small gem holds great on my 500!

[Ghostfit]

I'll start with the 12T provided with the HK500 kit, if HS not enough, then the 13T.

If both cannot, then bo pian, go R*T*R look for Align pinions.
Somehow, I've got a feeling it'll be 'overpowered' on 6s as the recommendation for the Typhoon 500 is for 4s ...we'll just have to wait and see.

[Bee_Flower]

Found the following pics......

[Bee_Flower]

oops.... click too fast...haha

[Bee_Flower]

more pics...

[Bee_Flower]

Also found the following information.....

Parts.
Alloy side frames.
Alloy tail fin and stab.
Alloy tail boom.
Alloy main shaft. - will reserve judgement until flown.
Alloy motor mount.
Alloy tail servo mount
2 brass pinions 12t & 13t
Fibreglass main blades.
Fibreglass boom support rods
Plastic tail blades.
Plastic canopy (I've heard this described as milk jug plastic and agree)
Plastic servo mount blocks for single hole and double hole servos
Plastic main bearing blocks, receiver tray, lower frame spacer and battery tray.
Plastic one piece undercaridge.
Swash plate is half plastic (lower) and an alloy upper.
The rest is plastic.
All pivot points are ball raced and whilst the races are not the best I've seen, they're not the worst either.
Most of it seems well made (one or two exceptions will be covered in the relevant sections below).