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ROTOR SPEED

TEXT & PHOTOS BY PAUL TRADELIUS CHOPPER TALK A big-block engine kit, swashplate setup & your holiday wish list Fellow club member James Lerch with two Pantera 50s on steroids. His YS 80-powered machine was clocked at 89mph, while mine has a YS 60 with Mavrikk 620 rotor blades to handle the extra power. We both use JR7100R receivers with RevLimit to keep the engines within operational limits. This excessive performance isn't required for normal...

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