R/C MODEL HELICOPTER CAMERA SYSTEM

Chapter 2: Up, Up and Away

My original camera carrying model helicopter was a Kyosho Concept 30 SR powered by a OS32 glow engine. Construction was a nuts and bolts sort of activity and required several hours to assemble and adjust. The Radio Control System was a JR XP783 computerized radio with a piezo gyro to stabilize the tail.

The Concept 30 has been discontinued for some time (the current version is called the Concept 32VR). It was a popular model heli design that is very stable and has sufficient lift to carry our electronic payload. The OS32 glow engine can produce about one horsepower and the main rotor blades are four feet in diameter, so the helicopter is quite ready to take on our lifting challenge.

The above photo shows my model during its assembly phase (missing engine, main rotor blades, camera gear, etc.). Sometime around 2002 I became involved with electric park flyer R/C airplanes and I retired the Concept.

If you have model related questions then PLEASE ask them at the sites mentioned at the bottom of the main page. Sorry, but I will NOT be able to respond to your R/C model related questions.