C HELICOPTERS Dave Chesney THIS MONTH wed like give first hand look new Gorham Model Products Cricket helicopter first new wave small choppersit sized 25 engine Ken Kiel Sparta WI persuaded share experience new machine us Kens report follows Saturday morning arose early drove Galesville WI RC Unlimit ed new Cricket think woke up Captain Dan handed small box return requested large fee Having bit traveling day quickly paid departed way evening unpacked Cricket being undecided pre pare assembled temporarily see what looked like took about three hours checking alignmemt Seeing table conclusion Army colors Kavan pilot look like little attack helicopter took fly-in next day just show off Sunday evening disassembled started painting Monday evening started assembling following Gorhams instructions closely very good made better additional sheets detall ing some modifications have added since began manufacturing kit Cricket 45 7th produced Ken Kiel hails Sparta WI new Cricket helicopterhe has much say about months column upper photos give good views side model Picture lower left gives good detail tail rotor fixed tail feathers last photo near left shows engine installation Ken used OS Max 25 FSR appears has added air intake filtera necessity chopper stirs up lot dust debris takes off lands hovers near ground Also visible large amount slack required transmission drive belt Note heat-sink cylinder headCricket has no cooling fan put OS Max 25 FSR power Litco micro-receiver micro-servos oper ate thing Everything control system has free really easy operate setup servos will have enough power operate first tried fly it want ed back up Finally found out flybar too snug loosened away went nice Ken shows off fleet copters can appreciate size Cricket Top bottom Kavan Jet Ranger Heliboy Gorham Cricket Note shortened flybar Heliboynext month well feature how-todo-it Crickets small size makes easy transport thing about Cricket like occasionally stick tail rotor obstacles like dirt tall grass etc will simply unwind off shaft have done no damage either tail gear possibly simplest machine have ever seen motor sets comfortably facing back start conventional starter head sticks out side needs have good heat-sink no cooling fan Cricket Ive heard rumors bearing drive shaft will heat stick drive blades no clutch put very thin A-in washer between clutch drive shaft clear ance have problem belt drive should left about 5/8-in slack shows up well photos tail rotors feed through drive shaft right off top belt drive dont align shaft very carefully has little bend possible will break Again have no trouble suggested fix add section small flex ible drive cable guide over sup port shaft will never break point up main shaft well designed put small mod forward aft rocker arms hit swash plate holder cut small angle alumi num T arm get bit throw also lot trouble getting main rotor blades adjusted proper pitch took old pair Heliboy blade holders round end flattened sawed off last bolt holes holes Heliboy parts Cricket blade holders exactly same size adjust pitch two wrenches wont change found add couple ounces front Cricket get balance maybe because micro-pack have lighter installations Gorham used have flown Cricket quite bit last month have done loop first wont talk about second loop now Cricket repaired have just getting familiar set up Cricket mix tail rotor wondering would work Its set up stable hover go forward flight tail will track little left body Add touch trim fixed tail surface will hold right should aiready have new acrobatic head orderits out yet hope first get should make Cricket really super machine As flying Cricket seems well-behaved little machine quite rea sonable repair align maintain little forward trim cranked will almost hands-off hover responds right now given command fast cant control possibly going best machines available money especially average flier just wants learn fly copter buzz around sky can flown close-in schoolyard flying quite fuel efficient Gorham also coming out quiet muffler would like time thank Gor ham Model Products coming up Cricket definitely very fine flying ma chine think will make both very good trainer beginners fine profi ciency model experienced fliers Next month well back helicopter sys temswith specific look shortening Heliboy control rotor Dave Chesney Rt 9 Box 621A Greens boro NC 27409 Prop wash Features * Improved Bypass Design * Longer Crankshaft/Bearing * Better Balance * Mark X Carburetor $6495 Bushing SchnurI can lot active flying far less fuel 40 sized engine compared big 60 Probably popular displacement range R/O flying sites Power spare wealth kit designs available Reasonable cost too Hot Line 501 646-1656 F IAL CO 5305 TOWSON AVE FORT SMITH ARK 72901 January 1981 35 ien Isiei puts LrlcKet soama flavor iS good beginner Intermediate chopper An aerobatic head development Experts Stronger THE FOX 4O-RC
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/01
Page Numbers: 34, 35
C HELICOPTERS Dave Chesney THIS MONTH wed like give first hand look new Gorham Model Products Cricket helicopter first new wave small choppersit sized 25 engine Ken Kiel Sparta WI persuaded share experience new machine us Kens report follows Saturday morning arose early drove Galesville WI RC Unlimit ed new Cricket think woke up Captain Dan handed small box return requested large fee Having bit traveling day quickly paid departed way evening unpacked Cricket being undecided pre pare assembled temporarily see what looked like took about three hours checking alignmemt Seeing table conclusion Army colors Kavan pilot look like little attack helicopter took fly-in next day just show off Sunday evening disassembled started painting Monday evening started assembling following Gorhams instructions closely very good made better additional sheets detall ing some modifications have added since began manufacturing kit Cricket 45 7th produced Ken Kiel hails Sparta WI new Cricket helicopterhe has much say about months column upper photos give good views side model Picture lower left gives good detail tail rotor fixed tail feathers last photo near left shows engine installation Ken used OS Max 25 FSR appears has added air intake filtera necessity chopper stirs up lot dust debris takes off lands hovers near ground Also visible large amount slack required transmission drive belt Note heat-sink cylinder headCricket has no cooling fan put OS Max 25 FSR power Litco micro-receiver micro-servos oper ate thing Everything control system has free really easy operate setup servos will have enough power operate first tried fly it want ed back up Finally found out flybar too snug loosened away went nice Ken shows off fleet copters can appreciate size Cricket Top bottom Kavan Jet Ranger Heliboy Gorham Cricket Note shortened flybar Heliboynext month well feature how-todo-it Crickets small size makes easy transport thing about Cricket like occasionally stick tail rotor obstacles like dirt tall grass etc will simply unwind off shaft have done no damage either tail gear possibly simplest machine have ever seen motor sets comfortably facing back start conventional starter head sticks out side needs have good heat-sink no cooling fan Cricket Ive heard rumors bearing drive shaft will heat stick drive blades no clutch put very thin A-in washer between clutch drive shaft clear ance have problem belt drive should left about 5/8-in slack shows up well photos tail rotors feed through drive shaft right off top belt drive dont align shaft very carefully has little bend possible will break Again have no trouble suggested fix add section small flex ible drive cable guide over sup port shaft will never break point up main shaft well designed put small mod forward aft rocker arms hit swash plate holder cut small angle alumi num T arm get bit throw also lot trouble getting main rotor blades adjusted proper pitch took old pair Heliboy blade holders round end flattened sawed off last bolt holes holes Heliboy parts Cricket blade holders exactly same size adjust pitch two wrenches wont change found add couple ounces front Cricket get balance maybe because micro-pack have lighter installations Gorham used have flown Cricket quite bit last month have done loop first wont talk about second loop now Cricket repaired have just getting familiar set up Cricket mix tail rotor wondering would work Its set up stable hover go forward flight tail will track little left body Add touch trim fixed tail surface will hold right should aiready have new acrobatic head orderits out yet hope first get should make Cricket really super machine As flying Cricket seems well-behaved little machine quite rea sonable repair align maintain little forward trim cranked will almost hands-off hover responds right now given command fast cant control possibly going best machines available money especially average flier just wants learn fly copter buzz around sky can flown close-in schoolyard flying quite fuel efficient Gorham also coming out quiet muffler would like time thank Gor ham Model Products coming up Cricket definitely very fine flying ma chine think will make both very good trainer beginners fine profi ciency model experienced fliers Next month well back helicopter sys temswith specific look shortening Heliboy control rotor Dave Chesney Rt 9 Box 621A Greens boro NC 27409 Prop wash Features * Improved Bypass Design * Longer Crankshaft/Bearing * Better Balance * Mark X Carburetor $6495 Bushing SchnurI can lot active flying far less fuel 40 sized engine compared big 60 Probably popular displacement range R/O flying sites Power spare wealth kit designs available Reasonable cost too Hot Line 501 646-1656 F IAL CO 5305 TOWSON AVE FORT SMITH ARK 72901 January 1981 35 ien Isiei puts LrlcKet soama flavor iS good beginner Intermediate chopper An aerobatic head development Experts Stronger THE FOX 4O-RC