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Vintage RC Helicopters - Gyro's

Helicopter Gyro's

Listed in manufacturer alphabetical order for ease of finding.

Align

RCE-550  -  Piezo Heading Hold / Rate gyro Tx switched and adjustable gain settings.

Century

PG2000  -  Piezo Rate gyro with manual gain setting.

CSM

HLG200 - Piezo Heading Hold gyro with manual gain setting.

ICG180  - Piezo Rate gyro with manual gain setting.

ICG360  -  Piezo programmable competition Tx switched Heading Hold gyro with PC interface.  ICG360  -  Version 4 of manual.

ICG360 PC interface instructions  -  ICG360 interface diagram

ICG540  -  Piezo Heading Hold / Rate gyro Tx switched and adjustable gain settings with options for super / digital servo's.

SL310  -  Piezo Heading Hold / Rate gyro Tx switched and adjustable gain settings.

SL420  -  Piezo Heading Hold / Rate gyro Tx switched and adjustable gain settings (higher spec than SL310).

SL560  -  Piezo Heading Hold / Rate gyro Tx switched and adjustable gain settings (higher spec than SL420).

Rev 4 upgrade  -  Additional info for version 4 software.

E-Flight

G110  -  Piezo Heading Hold / Rate gyro Tx switched and adjustable gain settings.

Fleet

340  -  3 units separate battery switched gain

Futaba

Note that for FP models, the code 13# denotes Futaba old plus (1.3ms) and 15# Futaba new plug (1.5ms)

FP-G132/152  -  Mechanical Rate gyro comprising of three units and optional separate battery plus Tx switched manually adjustable gains.

FP-G133/153(BB) - Mechanical Rate gyro as in G152 with both standard and BB version.

FP-G154  -  Mechanical Rate gyro, 2 unit budget system with single manually adjusted gain setting.

GY501  -  Piezo programmable competition Tx switched Heading Hold gyro.

GY401  -  Piezo Heading Hold / Rate gyro Tx switched and adjustable gain settings.

Golco

GY400  -  Piezo Heading Hold / Rate gyro Tx switched and adjustable gain settings.

Graupner

Piezo 2000  -  Piezo Rate gyro with Tx switched and adjustable gain settings.

Gulang

GM700  -  Piezo Heading Hold / Rate gyro Tx switched and adjustable gain settings.

GWS

PG-02  -  Piezo Rate gyro Tx switched manually adjustable gains.

PG-03  -  Piezo Rate gyro manually adjustable gain.

Hitec

GY-100BB  -  Futaba G153(BB) Clone.

HG-11  -  Mechanical Rate gyro, 2 unit budget system with single manually adjusted gain setting.

JR

NEJ-100  -  Mechanical Rate gyro, 2 unit system with Tx switched manually adjustable gain settings.

NEJ-110  -  Mechanical Rate gyro 2 units Variable gain

NEJ-120(BB)  -  Mechanical Rate gyro.

NEJ-130  -  Mechanical Rate gyro, budget system single manually adjusted gain setting.

NEJ-730A  -  Mechanical Rate gyro.

NEJ-1000  -  Piezo Rate gyro, 3 unit system with Tx switched and adjustable gain settings.

NEJ-900  -  Piezo Rate gyro with Tx switched and adjustable gain settings.

NEJ-3000  -  Piezo Rate gyro, 2 unit system.

G400  -  Piezo Rate gyro with Tx switched and adjustable gain settings.

G450  -  Piezo Rate gyro with Tx switched and adjustable gain settings.

G490T  -  Piezo

  G550T  -  Piezo 2 unit system Heading Hold / Rate gyro Tx switched and adjustable gain settings.

G5000  -  Piezo 2 unit system Heading Hold / Rate gyro Tx switched and adjustable gain settings, for super / digital servo's only.

G6000T  -  Piezo  Heading Hold / Rate gyro Tx switched and adjustable gain settings.  G6000T manual supplement

G7000T-SX  -  Piezo 2 unit system Heading Hold / Rate gyro Tx switched and adjustable gain settings, for super / digital servo's only.

Kavan

    Rate gyro  -  Single unit requiring wiring into tail rotor servo.

KO/Multiplex

Rate gyro  -  2 units manual gain

MKS

GY191  -  Piezo Heading Hold / Rate gyro Tx switched and adjustable gain settings.

Morley

Morley gyro comparison  -  1988 article comparing Morley rate (Gold) and pilot authority (FPA) types - www.modelheliworld.com

MS Composit

MS-024  -  Piezo Rate gyro with Tx switched and adjustable gain settings.

Protech

NT 420  -  Piezo Heading Hold / Rate gyro Tx switched and adjustable gain settings.

Quest

Quest  -  Mechanical Rate gyro with Tx switched and adjustable gain settings.

RC Vision

2000 - Piezo rate gyro.

Robbe

8947  -  Robbe units were made by Futaba.

Sanwa

SG1 - Test review 1989 - Courtesy of Model Helicopter World -  www.modelheliworld.com

SRM-206 SG-X  -  Mechanical Rate Gyro with dedicated servo.  

Telebee

Telebee  -  Piezo Heading Hold / Rate gyro Tx switched and adjustable gain settings.

Vario

Model 3268  -  Multi-blade gyro for cyclic controls.

WMP

Rate gyro  -  2 units with variable gain.

 

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