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Difference in Walkera's...22A,22E,36 - 5/13/2006 10:57:54 PM   
BLBncsu


 

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Status: offline 		As the post states, what is really the difference between the 22a, 22e, and 36. I know the 22e has a motor driven tail and they all are collective pitch. But what really makes them all difference and make them cost different. Please help, I'm a newbie pilot and probably looking to get one of the three but have no clue which one to get and why I should get one over another. Thanks all!

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RE: Difference in Walkera's...22A,22E,36 - 5/14/2006 6:10:55 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi BLBncsu,

I would not recommend you getting any of them. If you are a beginner, you will most likely destroy these models.

A Walkera 4 is a good model for beginners. It is very forgiving of accidents.

Otherwise, if you plan on getting training and want to start with a CP model, you should find a more sedate model. Plus you probably wont be able to teach yourself to fly a CP model without taking a LOT of damage, and maybe replacing the heli once or twice in parts.

The 22a and 22e require a lot of skill to fly. A model shop owner I overheard selling them recently was telling a customer they take around 50 hours of skill to fly for a beginner. Not insignificant.

The 36 would be a little more sedate. It has a belt drive which is quite good, but is still not for beginners.

I started on the 22a a year ago. And I destroyed it. Then I got a Walkera 4 and used FMS to train. The first thing I noticed about the #4 was that I didn't smash my blades the first time it tipped over.

The #4 forces you to fly well and doesn't break as easily as other models. The only new skill you need to fly bigger models then is to learn to be more gentle with the collective. But it's been said that once you can fly a #4, you can fly pretty much any heli.

Anyway, this is just an opinion, but read the #4 forum and the 22e and 36 forums... Avoid the 22a if you can. There are still some unresolved engineering issues with the model AFAIK.

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RE: Difference in Walkera's...22A,22E,36 - 5/14/2006 7:42:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		For beginners, you should get the 22E as it is similar to No.4 but it is also collective pitch - this allows you to develop the more advanced 3D flying skill in the future

If you want to have something easy to learn how to fly, then go for the No. 5 or the esky lama 2

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RE: Difference in Walkera's...22A,22E,36 - 5/14/2006 8:05:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		Well I don't mind having a heli that will take a while to learn on. Hence I would like the 22e or 36, but what makes the 22e easier than the 36? I would think the 36 would be a bit easier since I believe its a bit larger and has a belt driven tail so one less motor to fail/burn-out. Input?

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RE: Difference in Walkera's...22A,22E,36 - 5/15/2006 1:13:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		The DF22E/DF40 all have the Hiller head design well it is stable but less responsive than the DF35/36/37/39/59/60 since the hiller collective is at every 180° turn were as for the DF35/36/37/39/59/60 this are Bell Hiller design heads which have better response to sudden cyclic changes since collective response is now every 90°.. with this movement is the swash can be transfered to movement faster.

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RE: Difference in Walkera's...22A,22E,36 - 11/12/2006 2:55:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi im trying to decide wether to get the 22e which is £30 cheaper than the walkera 60, been looking at the net and there is not much difference between the models or is this me just being blind?

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RE: Difference in Walkera's...22A,22E,36 - 11/12/2006 5:16:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		Soneebee,
I hear a lot of people say the Hiller is slower than the Bell-Hiller because the Hiller responds at 180 * vs 90 *. Now I am thinking.... head speed is 1800 to 2500 rpm. Huh ? Maybe they don't mean 1/4 turn is a great improvement but something else is.

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I started thinking that maybe the difference would not show on one movement of the swashplate, but if the swashplate is moving in a larger constant motion like a full stick deflection the effect adds up as the cyclic sees an integral of adjustments.

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RE: Difference in Walkera's...22A,22E,36 - 11/13/2006 5:25:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		Do as oops said. Get the DF4. They are very rugged, and dont bust blades as easily. I am glad I did, they are a very cheap heli, and adopts the same princpals of flight as the larger ones. If you buy the bigger one first, you are going to regret it.

I know the Walkera 60 etc look real flashy, but they will just look like a pile of twisted metal, unless you clock up air time on an easier model. And if you buy the bigger one first, chances are you will just give up on the whole thing, and not have any fun with it, which is what it is all about.

I dont wanna say I told you so. :-)

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RE: Difference in Walkera's...22A,22E,36 - 2/13/2007 1:12:33 AM   
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you all have good points towards these 3 heli's. But i think if you want to start with the 22e its a better choise than the 36 or 22a!
i started with the 22e and its really stable even in the wind. of these 3 its the best to start with. if youre patient and have a lot of time the 22e is the best! in the end it will save you more money. start with the simulator and fly about 10 hours until you got the hovering technique mastered, then go try it on your helicopter! start slow and dont be 2 fast. as i said its the best of all the CP helicopters to start with.

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RE: Difference in Walkera's...22A,22E,36 - 2/13/2007 2:55:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		I too, like many above, would vouch for the 22E to be the best of those 3 to choose. The 22A is not as popular (for reasons i dont know), so you might have troubles finding replacements/upgrades and help on it. I would stay away from that. The 36 is a larger heli and the bigger you go the harder you fall, as they say.
With the 22E just remember to TAKE IT SLOW. Dont try and hover around right off the bat, you will most certainly crash it. There is a large learning curve to it, but once you are done that you can more safely upgrade to the larger models without worry of breaking them first try.
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RE: Difference in Walkera's...22A,22E,36 - 2/13/2007 3:20:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		22E not good heli very ugly and small. The 36 good heli but part too much, 22A yuck throw away

heli in trash can. You get better heli COLCO. walkera suck not good. Ask CEPEDA he make 37 into

align very funny.

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RE: Difference in Walkera's...22A,22E,36 - 2/13/2007 3:30:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		SB,

the cyclic interaction on the hiller head is kinda slow.. the 180° change is really not that efficient in if you are doing full cyclic and 3D motion. this is good enough for slow forward flights and hovering.. although stable at flights... the head speed is also another issue.. higher the head speed make the heli faster in collective/cyclic


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Soneebee,
I hear a lot of people say the Hiller is slower than the Bell-Hiller because the Hiller responds at 180 * vs 90 *. Now I am thinking.... head speed is 1800 to 2500 rpm. Huh ? Maybe they don't mean 1/4 turn is a great improvement but something else is.

Edit :

I started thinking that maybe the difference would not show on one movement of the swashplate, but if the swashplate is moving in a larger constant motion like a full stick deflection the effect adds up as the cyclic sees an integral of adjustments.

Sb


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RE: Difference in Walkera's...22A,22E,36 - 2/13/2007 4:13:16 AM   
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Why would i pay $40 or whatever more for a heli that hasnt got CP, if i can get a better looking heli that has got CP and for which the parts are more readily available??

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RE: Difference in Walkera's...22A,22E,36 - 5/28/2007 8:36:13 PM   
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Of all those three you mentioned, the most advanced is the Walkera 36. Now, my honest advice, DO NOT buy a Walkera *anything*, they are all crap. - Get yourself a Falcon 3D as I got three days ago, and you will not regret it.

I've been struggling with all this for the past three months, and my first decent helicopter was precisely the Walkera 22E, yet I could never get that sucker to hover well, much less to fly anything. Very unstable. There was a time I used to fix it, next day broke it again, ordered parts, waited a few days to get them....fixed it with the new parts, one or two days later bang! broke it again....Why? Because I finally realized after three months of two or three main things:

1) You need a helicopter with a good external gyro. So your tail is locked in, steady as a rock, and you don't have to fight the tail all the time.

2) All those helicopters with "4-in-1" are just pure crap. The gyro in those is too small and not as good as a separate gyro that does a much better job.

3) Helis with tail motors are crap. A good helicopter with tail authority has and needs to be either belt driven or shaft driven, period. An electric motor changint its speed isn't fast enough to truly make the changes necessary to keep that tail steady as a rock.

Don't get me wrong, I am not an expert on anything, simply a person that has been observing, reading, learning all this my own way, at my own pace and with my own experience. - So after all, these last three months hasn't passed in vain, I have learned the hard time and came up to the point that just *now* I am finally happy...and the answer is simple: .... Falcon 3D heli !

Get yourself a Falcon 3D, they are right now on sale for $279 minus $25 bonus for purchase over $150 at HobbyLobby.com, comes down to $254 plus S/H - You will get a powerful 400 class brushless motor, an ESC, a heading lock gyro, a 11.1V 1300 mAh Li-Po battery, charger, training kit, TX, some of these items are extra that you have to buy for other helis (ESC, brushless motor, gyro) yet you get them with the Falcon 3D for a very decent price.

Again, don't buy neither one of those Walkera helis you mentioned, you'll regret it sooner or later....... get the Falcon 3D ! - I just got one three days ago, and I'm very pleased with it, and for the first time I have been doing some very nice steady hovering even under heavy wind !

Regards

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ORIGINAL: BLBncsu

As the post states, what is really the difference between the 22a, 22e, and 36. I know the 22e has a motor driven tail and they all are collective pitch. But what really makes them all difference and make them cost different. Please help, I'm a newbie pilot and probably looking to get one of the three but have no clue which one to get and why I should get one over another. Thanks all!



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RE: Difference in Walkera's...22A,22E,36 - 5/29/2007 1:52:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		I learned it the hard way, with my 22e I got super impatient and eager to fly it that I smashed it minutes after recieving it from the mail man. I was super bummed out but after 7 weeks of waiting for cheap parts from China, I was finaly able to fly it.

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