Hello fellow RAF owners! Just purchased an older model kit (2005 I believe) and will start building in a few weeks. I’m totally new to the building process, but definitely want to build in many of the new safety mods I’ve read about...drop keel, CLT, HS etc. First question to all of the very knowledgeable owners here is, where can I obtain these mods, and is there any help out there fabricating them. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I’ve already spent weeks pouring over old threads doing research.
Mike
Hello Mike,
Congratulations getting into gyroplanes, and we hope you enjoy your new sport!
We've been offering for many years
our Sport Copter Upgrade for the RAF 2000 and Sparrowhawk, which includes:
upper Mast Plates (bolted vs. riveted, and now thicker than OEM)
dual-bearing precision Rotorhead (with "In-Air Suspension")
4-way Air Trim (in-flight control on the stick grip)
robust 6061-T6 Hub Bar (with Heim-joint)
8.5"x29' (or 30') Sport Rotor blades
You will enjoy significantly increased performance, safety, and service life. (OEM RAF rotor blades "time out" at 500 hours, whereas our Sport Rotors are typically in field for 2000+ hours and inspected "on condition".) Our 4-way Air Trim directly acts upon our Rotorhead (thus removing these forces from the control system linkage), and includes friction dampers to absorb any last remaining stick shake.
Please visit our below webpages to learn about the Sport Copter difference, and why to build your RAF as the best it can be:
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www.sportcopter.com
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www.sportcopter.com
To help defray the cost of our Upgrade, your new/used RAF parts could probably be quickly sold through this Forum.
Below are some links from one of our customers who upgraded his own RAF 2000, and now has 200+ hours on the conversion.
Mike, please contact us for a price quote or to answer any further questions.
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503-543-7000 (M-F, 8-4:30 Pacific)
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