eagle 50 mod's

[akphill]

Thought i would share.
Some make it work mods.
Here is what I have done so far.

1 first thing i did was put walkera metal upgrade head on it

2 then rebalanced the model

3 bent the boom just hand straightend it

4 put eflite tail rotor on it

5 put some carbon fiber main blades on it

6 made my own control links for it from link ends that are a tad small and threaded screws

7 used Bt's thread and glue on landing gear to patch it back together

8 used a eflite blade 400 tail motor to replace mine that went out this morning

9 used a generic main motor to replace the original one that failed a month ago

Doing all these small mods and repares is keeping the eagle 50 flying instead of waiting for parts

Just thought i would share how I am keeping this model flying ;D

[19000rpm]

Good thinking Phil. Let us know more details on the WK head upgrade. Those tail booms bend back as easy as they get bent. A more permanent fix would be going with a CF tail boom. Arrow shafts seem to be a popular source for boom material. The eflite tail motor's probably going to last as long or longer than the stock. Making your own control links; priceless.

Keep her flying. ;D

Happy landings

[akphill]

Hey 1900 thanks for the info on tail booms I would have never thought about arrow shafts for tail boom's . But i did look for some carbon fiber boom material and all i found was way too big . the metal walkera rotor head is a blessing in disguise I have been through about six sets of blades ( ie woodies and fiberglass) and the head just keeps on working with minor damage i have replaced bearings once and just kept checking the screws for tightness this last crash with the carbon fiber blades bent the feathering shaft and broke the slider pins off but the old feathering shaft is actually the same metal part all i had to do is swap blade grips and back flying. but I'm not impressed with the eflite tail motor seems to get quite hot so have to go get a heat sink for it before i burn it up

[19000rpm]

Always a good idea to have a heat sink on those tail motors. They work their "tails" off so they burn up pretty easy. Heat sinks help for sure.

The metal head should help with blade strikes too. Are the CF blades the same weight as the glass or wood ones? The feathering shaft bends fairly easily. I always had a few on hand.

Happy landings

[akphill]

I would say that the carbon fiber blades are comparable in weight balancing them doesn't seem to be an issue either. i like them a lot with the abuse i have been giving them the tips had to be repared but that is all i have had to do in several ruff landings. Oh did i mention that the tail rotor from eflite is carbon fiber also it works great also they take more abuse without breaking but they do where out. the feathering shaft on that bird is the first time i have had to replace it been flying it since January and have been through some really ruff landings this was the first time landing upside down tho and it didnt like that at all

[rtfheli]

I recently did the mods also for the Exceed Eagle 50/ Walkera #22E 72Mhz edition. It's easy for the brushless setup as it is a direct connect into the Rx. The Tail motor ccouldn't be converted as the signals did not work properly to the ESC. The stock tail boom is very easy to bend. I changed the landing gear system with the Super Skids 300 and inserted the Super Skids titanium tail boom 305 with a collar adapter to fit properly. That way, I could still use the stock tail rotor assembly. Added metal tail struts and used the blue CNC metal rotor assembly. I used carbon fiber composite blades and the are a little lighter than the stock blades.

Currently, working on the Walkera #22E 2.4Ghz edition. My first into the 2.4Ghz world. Definately less tail glitches and comes with a pair of carbon fiber blades. No line filter required as there are nominal glitches using the 2.4Ghz technology. The main motor brushless setup was a little harder as it does requires a signal converter. The tail motor could not be converted to brushless as the signals didn't work properly. It would be great o have the whole heli brushless. No belts and no carbon brushed motors to deal with would be great.

Below is a video of the Walkera #22E/ Exceed Eagle 50 72Mhz edition with the CNC rotor assembly, carbon fiber composite blades, Supers Skids 300, Super Skids Titanium tail boom 305 with adapter, upgraded 11.1volt 1,000Mah 20c LIPO battery, 3 amp ATO fuse, line filter installed, metal tail struts, and an ON/OFF power switch.