Blade CX2 Review

By HeliTown.COM

Introduction

Once Blade CX has saturated the RC helicopter hobby community, E-flight decided to introduce a new version of Blade CX called Blade CX2 early December 2006. There are many competitions such as Esky Lama, Dynam Vortex 37, Venom Lama, etc. in today RC helicopter market, so E-flight had decided to add the new 2.4 GHz Spektrum transmitter and receiver without raising the price. It was the right time when E-flight released the new version of Blade CX - a few weeks before Christmas of 2006.

I decided to buy a Blade CX2 for my wife who knew nothing about RC helicopter for her Christmas gift with two key reasons in mind: one is to see how good is the second generation of E-flight’s coaxial helicopter when it is coupled with the new 2.4 GHz Spektrum transmitter and two is to test how easy this helicopter is for a brand new pilot who knows nothing about RC helicopter like my wife. Of course there is a third reason: I love her and wanted her to share the hobby I like very much, but that is not the topic of this review.

• Blade CX2 Specifications
• What is in the Box?
• First Impression
• Initial Set Up
• Test flying
• Plus and Minus
• Final Thoughts
• The Blade CX2 forum

 Blade CX2 Specifications

• Main Rotor Diameter: 13.6 in (345mm)
• Gross Weight: 8.0 oz (227 g) W/Battery
• Length: 16.42 (417mm)
• Motor Size: 180 (2 installed)
• Control System: 2.4GHz DSM 5-channel (included), 4-in-1 receiver/mixer/ESC/gyro (installed),S60 Super Sub-Micro (2 installed)

What is in the Box?

It was in back-order when I ordered Blade CX2 with Horizon Hobby on November 28^th, 2006. After waiting for about a week, Horizon Hobby extended the due date to another two weeks while they shipped them to their retailers. Once I found out that one of my Local Hobby Stores – GrandRc in Mountain View, California got them, I cancelled my order with Horizon Hobby and picked one up right away on December 1^st, 2006.

When I was opening the box, the first thing I saw was a little, red and cute coaxial helicopter. Yeah, it was the Blade CX2 helicopter! It was not yellow any more. It was in dark red. Blade CX2 came in a nicely designed cart box with a well-written owner manual, DSM 5-channel 2.4GHz transmitter, 7.4 volt, 800mAH 2 cell Li-Po with JST and balance connectors, balance Li Po battery charger which can charge 2 or 3 cell Li-Po battery packs, AC/DC 12V 1.5-Amp power supply, 4 AA batteries for the transmitter, mounting accessories tool package, owner manual, video instruction CD and bind plug.

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