By your request, I demonstrate the first production electric RC helicopter called the Skylark EH-1. I also demonstrate it as the “test bed” for my prototype of the first Electric Tail Rotor Motor (documented). Thanks for asking for more Model History from Mr. Herbert’s Science class. And thanks for watching.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
I just want to thank you for this video. I purchased a Skylark EH-1 back in 83 along with the first front wheel drive car both made by Ishimasa. Brings back lots of memories. Back then there were no brushless motors and the EH-1 came with two Mabuchi 550 motors. Eventually Ishimasa came out with a 12 volt 1100mah battery. It was awesome for its time.
its funny to see that you used your air bags back then too! they’re pretty cool, what are they, where do you get them and do they change the flight at all? thanks
It’s huge!
@NightFlyyer
i dont really reccomend HoneyBee
its not a helicopter
its a shit
you better just buy Trex 450
or KDS 450
They the best 450 helicopters ever made
poor helicopter it drowned hahahahaha….
good video dave
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Here’s another fishy video. It’s says 1980!
Are you SURE it was 1980? I remember the Skylark well with an article in Model Builder magazine with Larry Jolly reviewing it but that was in 1983, not 1980. Why would Model Builder wait three years to review a kit that came out in 1980? And the ads for the Ishimasa Playboy, their next gas powered heli, didn’t start hitting the magazines until early 1984. Something fishy here.
AWESOME!!!
That’s the copter that I dreamed about for years starting when I saw an ad for it in an RC magazine (Model Airplane News?). I clipped the ad and tried really hard to save up for it, but never had enough. Probably best anyway since I crashed the next few RC copters I got.
Thanks a ton for sharing this…lots of good memories and I really love the old bird!
From what I vaguely recall, it was $199 in 1980 bucks…you’ll need to adjust for inflation.
kooooool
yeah my friend had the second model from that and he says that he crashed it the second time he flew, but he kept it till todays and you can see it was awesome…
man im not being sarcastic or anything but u really really should be proud of yourself!!!!!!!
FANTASTIC VIDEO!!! OLD SKOOL COOL:)
interesting to see how far technology has came now that we can have great flying miniture helis that will perform crazy stunts and all sorts
amazing stuff
Belt CP v2 RTF
How much did these cost in 1980?
the picco z just got served by size
dave i want one!!!!!
i hav a rc helicopter its just very simle its made out of plastic and polistyrean
buy a cookie and eat it ….
Honeybees.
what would u guys recomind as a heli netx step up from the blade mcx300
i have real flight g4.5 i got it about a month ago
i love it
ive been practing on the bladew 400 but all i do it crazy 3d stuff and crash…im getting more serious like if i crash i wont play for the rest of the day(as if i had to get it fixed) wich makes me not fly crazy and fly carefuly
i really like the blade 400 tho
She used to.
Buy a VW, Honeybee Fixed Pitch and if you never crash it, then get the Porsche. First get a sim and study my 9 heli flying tips. Good luck.