Vintage RC Helicopters - Joe's Collection - JR

Joe's Collection - JR  Joe William Richardson

JR JetRanger (Voyager 50E) (2004)

Dec 07  -  An E-bay purchase that was bought with a job lot of other bits and helicopters.  When purchased the mechanics comprised of a standard 'glow' JR Voyager 50 converted to take a brushless out-runner motor.  The head had been replaced with an Align T-rex 600 unit and was flying as a pod and boom helicopter.  I removed the align head (in order to build the t-rex 600 as the rest of the kit came with it) and re-fitted the JR head.

Apr 08  -  After flight testing and fitting new blades plus the original JR paddles, I put it all back into the JetRanger fuselage.  Goes extremely well and is very powerful with stable hovering and flight characteristics.

May 09  -  Fitted with double 6S flight batteries to give a total of 8 Amp hour and also fitted with a NiCad in parallel with the ESC for powering the radio equipment.  I had suffered a couple of twitches during previous flights and this method is recommended by the ESC manufacturer as a 'stabiliser' for the radio gear in order to prevent voltage spikes during heavy load changes.

JR Voyager E

New kit (year 2000 version) along with fuselage for a 'squirrel'.  Needs motor, esc and radio gear with intention to fit a brushless motor as this was an option from new.

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