MD-500 (flyable Helicopter)
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Description
HUGHES MD - 500 (flyable pullcopter)

Externals
For launching the MD-500, you need to make the “Overpowered Heli Launcher” before:

Printingsettings
Print as light as possible. I used 2 perimeter, 0.2mm layerheight and 10% infill on the helicopter body.
For the Rotor use Arachne in the slicer.
Postprocessing
![]() Clean the hole for the shaft with an 8mm drill bit. Make it as clean as possible to avoid friction. |
![]() Add the pins to the body and glue the two haves together with some superglue |
![]() Add a drop of superglue into the skid holes and glue the skids in place |
![]() To make the helicopter fly stable, you have to direct the airflow of the propeller to act as a counterforce against the rotors spinning direction. The easiest way is to make a fin with transparent tape. |
![]() You have to adjust the sice and angle of the tape according to your friction on the shaft Testfly -→ adjust → repeat … |
![]() Mount the rotor to the shaft. It should be friction fit, but if its too lose you can add some superglue. (The rotor should spin freely) |
![]() To stop the helicopter from rotating during the launch, you have to add the helistops to your launcher. Just remove the old M3x6 screw and replace it with a M3x10. |
![]() Have Fun |






























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