MA - Miniature Aircraft

X-Cell 50 (1987) Mod.1000

X-Cell 50 build review  -  1989 - Courtesy Model Helicopter World - www.modelheliworld.com

X-Cell 50 review update  -  1989 - Courtesy Model Helicopter World - www.modelheliworld.com
 

X-Cell 60 (1987) Mod.1001

X-Cell 30 (1989) Mod.1008

 

Instruction Manual 30/40 Series

X-Cell 40 (1989) Mod.1009

X-Cell Custom 60 (1993) Mod.1003

X-Cell 60 CT (1998) Mod.1003

Stacked Aluminum Frames
Aluminum SE type servo tray
Rear mount rudder servo
Uniball clutch
Gold large bearing clutch drum
Pro II head  block
Machined rear swashplate anti-rotation
Main shaft thrust bearings
Ball bearing aluminum elev swing arm
Front tray  gyro mount
Head button
Ball bearing aileron tray mount
Ball bearing push/pull collective
Ball bearing push/pull elevator
Carbon fiber dual boom support
Split gear tail drive
99 Spec Torque tube tail drive system
HD front transmission
1 radial 1 thrust tail blade bearing
Fiber glass canopy
3D tail fins
31.5" tail boom - 690 main blades

X-Cell ST (1998) Mod.1001

  X-Cell Sport Trainer
Explosion view:

Stacked Aluminum Frames
Plastic Servo Tray
Uniball clutch
Standard silver clutch drum
Plastic head block
Side arm trailing link anti-rotation
No main shaft thrust bearings
Ball bearing plastic elev swing arm
Rear gyro mount
Head button not included (2)
Non Ball bearing aileron tray mount
Ball bearing push/pull collective
Ball bearing push/pull elevator
Dual graphite boom support
Torque tube drive
1 radial 1 thrust tail blade bearing
Plastic canopy
Standard plastic fin
Used 31.5" tail boom - 690 main blades

X-Cell SE (1999) Mod.1004

X-Cell 60  SE 99 Spec. ( 1999 - 2002)
Stacked Graphite Frames , SE type graphite servo tray
Rear mount rudder servo , Uniball clutch
Gold large bearing clutch drum , Aluminum fan
Pro II head block , Pro II aluminum blade grips
Machined rear swashplate anti-rotation, Upper main shaft thrust bearings
One piece aluminum elev swing arm , Front tray gyro mount,
Head button , Ball bearing aileron tray mount , Ball bearing push/pull collective
Ball bearing push/pull elevator , Metal end CF dual boom support
Split gear tail drive , 99 Spec torque tube tail drive system , Carbon tail pushrod
Carbon/nylon tail gear box , HD front transmission , 2 radial 1 thrust tail blade bearing
Fiber glass canopy , Gel coated solid graphite tail fins
31.5" graphite tail boom

X-Cell 30 (2000) Mod.1008

X-Cell 1002 Quick Silver

 

The 2500 quicksilver fuselage. Photo's courtesy Paul Papandrea, Piscataway, NJ

The 1002 X-Cell 60 Quick Silver kit was a 1001 X-Cell 60 kit combined with the 2500 Quick Silver fuselage. The 1002 kit was shown in the 1990 X-Cell catalogue but does not appear in my 1996 catalogue. The 2500 fuselage kit is still shown in the current catalogue.

The kit was designed around the bent frame 60 using a  30" tail boom format.
Made of epoxy construction, no bulkheads. Came white epoxy primed. Added about 8 ounces to the total weight.
 

Additional notes:
The bent frame version of the 1001 was also available in a "white frame" version #1001W . This version included White main frames, tail boom, boom supports, strut supports, elevator plate, struts & skids.

When the "white frame" version of the 1001was first released (circa 1990) it was called a #1005. (Not to be confused with the later 1005 X-Cell Gas graphite