July 5, 2008

The First Electric RC Helicopter. The Skylark EH-1

By your request, I demonstrate the first electric RC helicopter called the Skylark EH-1. I also demonstrate it as the "test bed" for my prototype of the first Electric Tail Rotor Motor (documented).
Thanks for asking for more Model History from Mr. Herbert's Science class.
And thanks for watching.

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July 5, 2008

NightFlyyer @ 4:59 am

Thanks very kindly. …
Thanks very kindly. I appreciate that. Thanks for that last music video. That was great. That really makes me look bad in my video, "How to play with yourself in Mr. Herbert's Science class." I appreciate your comments.

DwgFcdGrmln @ 4:59 am

amazing how far …
amazing how far weve come, i have 5 havocs (picos) im thinking of collecting the minis there are so many different bodystyles! thanks for your educating and entertaining vids!

3DFlyer15 @ 4:59 am

wow, one question, …
wow, one question, like when the mechanical speed controll burned out or when the belt slipped, it loses controll right? are the crashes hard? is is hard to repair?

thanks

DwgFcdGrmln @ 4:59 am

LOL! I hadn't …
LOL! I hadn't noticed, some make take it as a Freudian slip though lol, funny as I was typing this my kids saw a commercial for the new airhogs stinger they were saying "Daddy You dont have that one yet!" I'll Take That as A hint lol;) ps, the hoverlite sure doesnt fly, but it crashes marvelously, you should have seen them scatter at the ball field, it was like a runaway lawnmower!

NightFlyyer @ 4:59 am

Yes, it became …
Yes, it became uncontrollable when belts slipped or the motors quit in flight because the speed controller found a dead spot. It was not too hard to repair, as it was all aluminum. I never crashed it too much, so never had and major problems, except for buying extra blades.

NightFlyyer @ 4:59 am

Fixed pitch.
Fixed pitch.

HalowithDragonwings @ 4:59 am

Bell 47. I have a …
Bell 47. I have a JR Voyager .50. I've heard that Ventures aren't made anymore. My mate who owns a hobby shop says the Voyager parts have changed hands so are still accessable. I hope the same for Venture. So you'll have to take smaller learning steps and keep it in one piece. As for this pioneer, no gyro must have been murder. We have our passion today thanks to these early days.

NightFlyyer @ 4:59 am

Come on, cant you …
Come on, cant you see it fly in the video?

razva125 @ 4:59 am

and this heli … …
and this heli …fly ? :))

sheik480 @ 4:59 am

Was it collective …
Was it collective or fixed pitch?

NightFlyyer @ 4:59 am

Ha ha. She was a …
Ha ha. She was a big help in those days of heli building. Thanks.

GreenAce92 @ 4:59 am

wow your daughter …
wow your daughter is like an engineer or a mechanic lol nice

bobbybob3680 @ 4:59 am

i think he means, …
i think he means, does it fly now?

NightFlyyer @ 4:59 am

Yep, the early days …
Yep, the early days. We have certainly come a long way.

NightFlyyer @ 4:59 am

Thanks kindly. Well …
Thanks kindly. Well nowadays they are much more reliable and fly longer, so go get one and study my 9 heli tips first.

NightFlyyer @ 4:59 am

Thanks very much.
Thanks very much.

dipeshlimbu1 @ 4:59 am

wow thats the first …
wow thats the first rc heli i cant believe
and that's really cool i love it

NightFlyyer @ 4:59 am

Thanks and good …
Thanks and good luck with your machine.

kjmathew @ 4:59 am

Mind blowing! And …
Mind blowing! And I've always wanted one since around 1980 when I got to fly inside a 'crop-duster' Bell (think M.A.S.H) heli near our rubber plantation in Kerala, India. I wonder how much this electric costed then! I am now an avid R/C heli hobbyist and am now training on a JR Venture .30.

BigRickSharpe @ 4:59 am

very nice, i always …
very nice, i always wanted one!

omgmazda @ 4:59 am

Did it every run …
Did it every run again after the pool????

NightFlyyer @ 4:59 am

I think I did in …
I think I did in one of my Heli videos. If not, I dont have one to show you anymore, as we all crash eventually. The most popular was the Concept 30 SX by Kyosho, but Kavan and American RC's Eagles could fly inverted in the beginning too.

NightFlyyer @ 4:59 am

They are off of VHS …
They are off of VHS tapes and over 20 years old.
I tried…Now my helis have tail boom floats. Ha ha.

heat1235 @ 4:59 am

Hehe nice try on …
Hehe nice try on the water..
just to bad it sank;)

how old are these videos?

NightFlyyer @ 4:59 am

Yes, it did. But …
Yes, it did. But this was after much hairdryer work. Haha.

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