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EZ Scale 30 size Twin Star LHC8203 Beginners getting started with the Twin Star fuselage should already have basic flying skills on a pod and boom helicopter. It is not necessary to be into full forward flight, but you should be comfortable in a hovering in calm breeze. Learning to fly on a scale fuselage is desireable but highly not recommended for beginners. Its your hobby and you should be guided in the right direction to become successful.

LHC8203  LHC EZ Scale 30 Size Twin Star Fuselage Kit  $139.84 

The following parts are listed to give you a clearer view of the items that are required to complete the fuselage and start flying your scale helicopter. We have divided the sections into a general recommended list for the 30 class mechanics as these are the intended fuselage design size for your scale Twin Star. Customers building the fuselage for electric mechanics should use the 30 class recommendation as base then add or remove items that are not compatible. Customers interested in the 46/50 mechanics, we have included a separate section near the bottom for our comments for those interested.

We make recommendations from our experience and list the radio set, type of servos, recommended gyro and other accessories that we do not carry. These are for referrence and can be purchased through your favorite hobby shop.

30 Size Mechanics:

46/50 Size Mechanics:

The 50 class helicopters have become very popular in recent years and many modelers who are considering to move into scale do not necessarily need to down grade to 30 size mechanics to suit the fuselage. That said, this should only be a consideration if the particular model fuselage is not available in your size or class. In the 90's the model helicopter market just started to see the hybrid 30 mechanics that could be fitted with a larger 46 engine at the time. This trend was very positive for sport and scale flyers because, normally more power is better. The lessons learned by early adopters was that although a 46 engine would fit into the 30 class mechanics, there were problems.

The greatest problem overall was that 30 mechanics were not properly geared for the increase in engine power. Couple that with a poor carburetor design and you spend more time fighting the helicopter than flying it. Overspeeding was and it still is an issue. So why did people even try? Well for starters, the larger engine would transform a 30 size scale helicopter from flyable but not in too much wind into a very solid and powerful helicopter. Granted that flight times were shorter, but the added power nearly eliminated basic concerns about the model not being able to pull out of a steep dive. As it turns out, in addition to proper gearing is the proper rotor head load. Larger engines need a larger load, so if gearing changes are not possible then longer blades are necessary to keep the engine within its recommended operating speed.

So for those still interested in flying the smaller 30 class mechanics with a larger engine, it is certainly possible. We have to say that as engines continue to improve and you can now purchase 37-39 size engines that use the same phyical footprint of the older 28-32 engine class, this will become less of an issue over time. Do your homework, make sure that all the components your are considering will actually fit into the fuselage and you will likely result in a dream mechanics wrapped in an awesome scale fuselage that will be a pleasure to fly.

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