Rc helicopter teardown

ID: 175918

Description:

Steps:

  1. First, analyze the helicopter as a whole and determine in what sections you will tear it down in.
  2. I've divided the helicopter into 6 different sections.
  3. Rear
  4. Propeller
  5. LHS Structure
  6. RHS Structure
  7. Main Frame and its components
  8. Bottom
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  9. Here I have tackled the first section and removed the rear propeller structure from the helicopter.
  10. All the parts here came off fairly easily with the use of a Phillips head screwdriver.
  11. Rear side tail | Length - 96mm; Width - 43mm
  12. Rear top Tail | Length - 71mm; Width - 44mm
  13. Rear propeller | Length - 110mm; Width - 14mm
  14. Tail Brace | Length - 180mm; Width - 3.5mm
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  15. After removing the helicopter's cover, I now had access to the structural parts.
  16. I could then remove the LHS structure of the helicopter.
  17. The dismantling here was pretty good, although there were a couple of parts that needed to be removed carefully so that they wouldn't break in the process.
  18. LHS Inner frame | Length - 130mm; Width 60mm
  19. LHS Outer piece | Length - 120mm; Width - 46mm
  20. Cover holder | Length - 23mm; Width - 22mm
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  21. Here I have removed the large propellers to make the helicopter easier to work with.
  22. Once again with the use of a Phillips head screwdriver, the propellers came off very easily.
  23. Now you can see the helicopter is really starting to come down.
  24. Main Propeller | Length - 210mm; Width - 36mm
  25. Propeller Holders | Length - 15mm; Width - 14mm
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  26. Once I removed the LHS structure, I went ahead and started on the RHS structure which was all removable until the Helicopter's On/Off switch was caught.
  27. This RHS structural piece will be removed later on once the switch is disconnected.
  28. RHS Inner frame | Length - 130mm; Width - 60mm
  29. RHS Outer Piece | Length - 120mm; Width - 46mm
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  30. Once the main structure was taken apart, it was time to focus on the main propeller.
  31. Up until now, the disassembly has been pretty straightforward, but now there will be pieces that will have to be forced apart, due to them being machine pressed.
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  32. Here, I've disassembled the main propeller.
  33. As some of the parts were pressed together, they were pulled apart with force.
  34. Propeller Inner Frame | Length - 190mm; Width - 9.5mm
  35. Top propeller weights | Length - 310mm; Width 15mm
  36. Main Propeller spinners | Length - 47mm; Width - 10mm
  37. Top propeller wing connector | Length - 53mm; Width - 24mm
  38. Mid way Propeller connector | Length - 53mm; Width - 27mm
  39. Propeller to frame connector bottom | Length - 22mm; Width - 20mm
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  40. Before I moved onto the main components, I deconstructed the base of the helicopter.
  41. This was probably the easiest part of the helicopter, as it had no wires or forcefully connected pieces. It all disconnected with ease and came off neatly.
  42. Bottom rail | Length - 160mm; Width - 4mm
  43. Helicopter base plate | Length - 160mm; Width - 45mm
  44. Rail holders | Length - 106mm; Width - 45mm
  45. Light | Length 5mm; Width - 2mm
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  46. Here in the final stage, all of the main components have been separated, whether it was through force or a Phillips-head screwdriver.
  47. All of the main parts were cut from the motherboard in order to neatly illustrate what is being used.
  48. Motherboard | Length - 50mm; Width - 32mm
  49. Propeller Motor | Length - 45mm; Width - 15mm
  50. On/Off Switch | Length - 18mm; Width - 4mm
  51. Rear Propeller Motor | Length - 27mm; Width - 9mm
  52. Charging Point | Length - 17mm; Width - 15mm
  53. Rear Light | Length - 28mm; Width - 11mm
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  54. Here, I made a tally with all of the screw details from each section, which I'll now outline.
  55. Phillips Head 2.5 | Head - 3.2mm; Shaft - 2.5mm; Thread - 7
  56. Phillips Head 6.5 | Head - 3.1mm; Shaft - 6.5mm; Thread - 12
  57. Phillips Head 7.5 | Head - 3.2mm; Shaft - 7.5mm; Thread - 9
  58. Phillips Head 4.5 | Head - 3.3mm; Shaft - 4.5mm; Thread - 9
  59. Phillips Head 5.5 | Head - 3.3mm; Shaft - 5.5mm; Thread - 6
  60. Phillips Head 5 | Head - 3.2mm; Shaft - 5mm; Thread - 6
  61. Phillips Head 3 | Head - 3.3mm; Shaft - 3mm; Thread - 7
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