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SJM180 CF

SJM180
photo: Sasame's Holiday

MODEL

SJM180 (215) C/F Pro

MANUFACTURER
/DISTRIBUTOR

SJM/RC-TEK

FUNCTIONS

Aileron, Elevator, Rudder, Pitch, Motor control

MAIN ROTOR DIA

475mm

LENGTH

430mm

FLYING WEIGHT

456g
(incl. Outrage XPLite20 3S1000 pack, 90g)

DRIVE SYSTEM

SJM3000KV BL outrunner motor w. pinion 12T
SJM30A ESC w. UBEC
Outrage XPLite 20 3S1000 Li-Poly battery

RC GEAR

Hitec HS55 for cyclic
Logictech LTG-2100T gyro
Logictech LTS-3100G tail servo
JR PR790UL

summary:

200 class small CP heli.
exotic design with CNC alu-parts and CF parts.

strengths:

well-thought design, easy to build.
parts and screws are packed according to building steps.
kit comes with GF main rotor blades, pre-painted GF canopy, main blade holder, three hex wrenches and a 4mm drill bit for drilling canopy mounting holes.
head parts and tail parts are all CNC metal, no upgrades are required.
tail-pitch slider is silky smooth.
not so twitchy or unstable as this small size.
inexpensive.

weaknesses:

a bit heavy.
I must slightly enlarge the hole of flybar-paddle (this issue is now fixed).

overall rating:

AAAA (four of five), almost excellent.

sjm180


Links

RC-TEK: SJM180
RC-Groups: New Product - The SJM180(215) PRO 200 Class is Born

last updated: Nov. 15, 2009


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