GMP - Cricket (1980)
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Pod and boom fixed pitch trainer based on the British micro-Mold Lark for 25 size engines. Initial heads were for single blade mounting to give an element of lead/lag however, this had to be set up correctly and was especially critical for correct blade CG otherwise vibration and unstable control occurred. To simplify matters the design was changed to a twin bolt configuration which locked the head and gave better handling.
Cricket set up - 1980 instructions for setting up and flying
Cricket Bulletin 04 - 1981 updates and general hints
Cricket Bulletin 05 - 1981 updates and general hints
Cricket review - 1981 review by Field and Bench
Helipad - Helicopter column Dec 1982 Radio Modeller by John Heaton; a general review of the GMP Cricket, not considered the best of machines considering UK cost (due to importing) and the 'expanded' claims.
 1984 advert. |
 Cricket cooling upgrade kit |
 Tail control upgrade kit |
 Tail blade holder upgrade kit |
Cricket review by Colin Cameron-Tough from 1983 Radio Controlled helicopters.
Cricket review - 1985 review by Dick Tristao
Cricket review - 1988 review Courtesy Model Helicopter World 
GMP Cricket Developments
Cricket with Bell-Hiller head and collective pitch???
The development of the Cricket included a prototype head incorporating Bell-Hiller mixing though J Gorman has indicated that a collective pitch head was not developed even as a prototype. The above photo may indicate that perhaps this was not so though there are no proven details about the model.