Hirobo Falcon 555 Vintage RC Helicopter

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Restored Hirobo Falcon 555 Vintage RC Helicopter
A short video showing the second flight after a full restoration.
The Falcon 555 was produced by Hirobo in 1983.
Engine is an OS MAX 45 FSR that has been rebuilt with new bearings, piston ring, gaskets and seals.
Fuel is 80% Methanol, 16% Klotz KL200 and 4% Castor. Zero nitro.
Gyro is a Spektrum AR636A receiver re-programmed to provide a rate gyro on the rudder channel only. Set at 80% it gives the same feel as a mechanical rate gyro from 'back in the day'.
This video shows the start-up and a short flight.
A restoration log that includes many photos for this Falcon 555 can be found on RC Groups here:
www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...
More info about the Hirobo Falcon series of model helicopters can also be found on the Vintage Radio Helicopter website here:
www.vrhc.co.uk/index.php/en/fa...

Пікірлер: 14

@Tahmazoheli_1989 5 ай бұрын

Nice to meet you🇯🇵Good evening from Japan. It's a radio-controlled helicopter before I was born. This is the first time I've seen a Falcon video. The belt engine is starting! My father was also practicing helicopters using Falcon and 40 Baron (fixed pitch). Thank you for the wonderful video😊 I will register the video on the playlist I made.

@DavidJones-ny1xv 5 ай бұрын

Hi and thank you. I love your KZfaq channel - lots of lovely old r/c heli's and some really great vintage videos of flying r/c helicopters. Heli-Lucky www.youtube.com/@Tahmazoheli_1989/videos

@truckerray7533 4 ай бұрын

Very nice video of this Hirobo classic helo! I have the Hirobo Shuttle that i bought in Hong Kong in 1989 on West Pac Navy deployment & the Hirobo Shuttle ZX that i bought in 1991, also in Hong Kong comming home from Operation Desert Storm deployment! 6 hours on the 1st Shuttle just trying to learn how to hover & absolutly 0 flight time on the Shuttle ZX! It sits on top of my computer shelf still in prestine condition as it came out of the box 32 yrs ago. I had to fully assemble that one! The 1st Shuttle was pre-assembled with the O.S. .028 engine! Thankya for sharing your video😃👍🏻

@DavidJones-ny1xv 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. I also have an early Shuttle. It's the green one and it's hanging up in my cave waiting to be restored - one day.

@truckerray7533 4 ай бұрын

@DavidJones-ny1xv yes, the 1st hirobo shuttle I have was originally green, but had to replace the fuselage canopy & the both the orizontal & vertical fins all due to a crash! everything is now white!

@RC-Experimentalist 6 ай бұрын

Nice relaxing flights!

@chrismofer Жыл бұрын

never seen a Falcon before. very Mini-boy like.

@derpreue3947 Жыл бұрын

Bravo 👍Congratulations Another Hirobo Classic 1980 frame airborne - No 3D banging all over the sky - just old fashioned flying and no gyro I guess …

@DavidJones-ny1xv Жыл бұрын

Thanks. It does have rate gyro on the tail 🙂

@TotlKaos Жыл бұрын

That rotorhead and canopy looks like a competitor..

@DavidJones-ny1xv Жыл бұрын

Yep - Lots of Hirobo parts went into the GMP Competitor

@very9000 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥

@very9000 Жыл бұрын

Hello Friend. Do you have a video on how to align flybar blades?

@DavidJones-ny1xv Жыл бұрын

I have no video but there is an explanation and photos of how I aligned the paddles on my RC Groups restoration log at the bottom of this page: www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?4220603-Hirobo-Falcon-555-Restoration/page4