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Old 12-14-2006 | 05:52 PM
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chrispennekamp
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Default RE: helimax axe

I have had that honor of flying this heli as we got them into the shop yesterday. WOW!!! It is an awesome heli which will compete the the blade cp/pro. It is quite a bit more substantial in design. Durability will not be an issue with this heli as the main shaft is T-REX/mx400 in size. The frame leaves lots of room for upgrades as it is like a mini trex 450 x chassis. One of the big things that stands out on this heli is the tail. Ive flown most of the micro electric heli's with motor driven tail and this is by far the best. In hovering the tail holds just as solid as my trex. No drift when the battery starts to get low like the blade and the tail motor is about twice as big as the blade. Hopefully this helps with the motors longevity. I only got to fly two packs through this heli, and both were behind the counter at the shop, with little outdoor time, but im very impressed. Here is a small list of things i like....

1. Durable, made like a lot more expensive helicopter. Huge main shaft, nice strong linkage, good skids, alum. tail boom.
2. Tail is awesome!!! Good gyro coupled with a large tail motor makes for strong tail presence and good longevity.
3. Comes with a 9 cell nimh pack that is okay for beginners, but no mods necessary for 11.1 upgrades is a plus.
4. Heli is quiet and sounds like it was put together well. Main gear seems very round and gear mesh is excellent.
5. Perfect size to fly indoors when it is to windy to put your 4 cell T-Rex through its outdoor antics.
6. Should be easy to convert to belt drive. Easy to convert to brusless. And easy to make upgrade parts such as chassis and heads for.
It has a very expandable layout.
7. Price is right, we sell the AXE CP for 199.99
8. 6 different canopy colors will allow for some originality when all of your friends see yours and go out and buy one.
9. Great Planes Support!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope this helped. I will continue to fly this thing and give updates. Hopefully soon some outdoor aerobatic reviews will follow.!!!


BUY ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

-Chris