After building the first of my scratch builds I couldnt resist having another go. The first version flew well and I was pleased with the concept. However I could see that I could save some weight by a major redesign so I set about thinking how I could achieve this.

The basic idea I had was to get rid of the vertical frames and complete the construction of the chassis with just two main horizontal components. I also decided to use only composite materials where possible. I used the same technique as before designing in 2D and 3D in AutoCAD.

I would stick with the same basic drivetrain, powerful battery and motor combination plus Hornet CCPM head. I decided to keep the heli as low profile as possible

I also wanted a test bed for multi-blade head setups as I want to build a small scale helicopter with this rotor layout, this would suit this purpose

This fram is different from V1 in the respect that it is horizontally aligned, there are no vertical frames.

The frames are made from Carbon Fibre sheet with main spacing blocks created from Delrin which is light but incredibly strong.

There are four elements designed to hold servo's, motor, battery and electronics

To achieve weight distribution I have positioned the motor at the rear of the main gear.

To keep the helicopter low profile I have underslung the motor.