Always glue your blade roots on. The manual gives you the option. Don't fly the blades without gluing the roots on....it's dangerous!!!!
Use a 3mm hardened Jesus bolt, especially on the 60s. I'll give a specific size soon. These have been know to break and when that happens, you learn why they're called what they are. This is the bolt that goes through the center hub and main shaft at the upper end of the main shaft.
Check out the Raptor/Upgrade section in the online store. We now have a good metal fan and a lot of other stuff.
We now have the double O ring dampener
system available for the Raptor 60. See the online store under
Raptor/Upgrades.
Click here to see the instructions
We now have replacement torque tubes for the Raptor 60. The difference is you can reuse the ends. The replacement tubes are cut precisely and drilled. Perfect fit. Order JH4 for the ends and JH5 for the tubes. $12 for each part.
Update... The supplier we depend on for the aluminum shafts is having a hard time finding them, so we might be out of stock for a while. It's best to call.
We switched our tail rotor hub to the JRP960470, which gave us thrust bearings in the tail. If you do this, you'll also need JRP960056 and JRP960057. This gives a much nicer tail with better response.
Click on this to see how our Raptor 60 is equipped.
Some nice shots
Raptor V2 kits are all we ship
RAPTOR60 V2 Kit no
engine ... $500
RAPTOR60 V2 ARF w/TT70
Engine ... $700
Nathan hovering the
ARF upside down with TT70 engine in front of our sign. 48k
Just hovering 16k
High Res Raptor 60
approx. 51k
Really high
resolution click below 106k
What we know:
Gear Ratio Std.
9.3:1 Other ratios are available and in stock.
Muffler .. one pc. bolt on aluminum ... not Hatori... works great!
Std. blades ... wood 660mm ... Total main rotor diameter 1505mm / 59.25
inches. Balanced ok. Pretty light. We put a set of Model Sport 680s on
ours
using the JRP9700691 spacer/blade bolts,
Main Shaft ... 12mm
Tail Drive...torque tube, constant drive.
T/R hub... same as 30, just bigger. Make sure it's tight and loctite
is used...even the ARF. We switched to the JRP960470, which gave us thrust
bearings in the tail. If you do this, you'll also need JRP960056 and
JRP960057.
Dual beefy boom supports
Flybar paddles... big ... look great. Pretty responsive. We prefer V
paddles
Swashplate ... big 30 ... I think the proof is in the way it flys, not in
how much play is in the swashplate.
The instructions for the ARF leave a little to be desired.
Nice and stable hover... it's like a real 60!!
Overall impression ... it looks stout. The canopy is much more attractive than the 30. Flys great. T/R control needs more setup work. I think it'll be alright. We like Model Sport Carbon blades ( requires a JRP9700691) or V blades.
After 15 gallons, two crashes, one engine rebuild and the metal head upgrade, it is very smooth running. The engine puts out good power and even with fairly heavy blades it is still very responsive. We have installed one of the Painted fiberglass canopies and a white tail boom... it is looking very nice. We are using the metal head, but honestly, it doesn't do a whole lot more than the plastic headblock and the CYDCR60 dampening kit.
Nathan finished the ARF in 3 hours.
Shipping Data:
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ARF w/engine 23 lbs. Shipping size 13" x 23" x 37"
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ARF w/o engine 22 lbs Shipping size 13" x 23" x 37"
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Kit 16 lbs Shipping size 12" x 13" x 37"
Weight w/ 4-JR servos, 401 gyro w/9253 servo, JR950 receiver and 1400 mah battery pack ... 9.9 lbs