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Vintage RC Helicopters - Morley Hughes 300

Morley Hughes 300

Morley Hughes 300 (1982)im Morley

Practical scale model that used a lot of plastic parts to replicate the very distinctive features of the full size.

	Main Rotor head - Morley 'AT' collective @ 1100-1300 RPM range
	Main Rotor diameter - 45 inch (1143 mm)
	Engine - .40 cu in (6.5 cc)
	Flying weight - 6.5 Lbs (3 Kg)
	Fuel capacity - 8 fl oz (250cc)
	Radio - Four channel with four/five servos

Collective pitch model but relied on the 'Hiller' system for cyclic control which gave reasonable 'scale' like performance. 1983 saw the introduction of the head upgrade which incorporated Bell-Hiller mixing for increased cyclic response and was available in the form of an upgrade kit for converting original kits. 1984 saw the introduction of the three blade head for scale flying.

The final version of the model came with an aluminium tail boom instead of the early plastic type as this had proved very vulnerable to damage.

Hughes 300 build Manual early version - Hand drawn with first edition kits.

Hughes 300 build Manual middle version - Professional drawings and better layout.

1984 - improvement notes

Hughes 300 build Manual late version - Final version with detail changes and no flying instructions.

My Hughes 300

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