Blade Grip Safety, rotor head device included, provides added
rotor-blade grip safety and piece of mind
...from this
...to this
... in any color scheme option of your choice!
MIA Phantom Combo Kit -mCPX
MIA Phantom Carbon
Style Canopy as per color option section
MIA Decals in matching color
MIA BGS Blade Grip Safety
in matching color
MIA TUFF LG
Struts and Skids in black all kits
Strut Support in matching color
Bolt-On Boom Supports in matching color
Snap-On CG Adjustable Battery Clip in matching
color
Snap-On Horizontal and Vertical Fins in matching
color
Colors
MIA Edge
Combo Kit -mCPX
MIA Edge Color Canopy
as per color option selection
MIA Decals in matching color
MIA BGS Blade
Grip Safety in matching color
MIA TUFF LG
Struts and Skids in black all kits
Strut Support in matching color
Bolt-On Boom Supports in matching color
Snap-On CG Adjustable Battery Clip in matching
color
Snap-On Horizontal and Vertical Fins in matching
color
Colors
(March 20, 2011)
(mCPX
Released in the USA March 2011)
As many people, who have bought,
the E-Flite Blade mCPX helicopter, are aware of, the mCPX has a
problem with the blade grips coming apart, due to blade grip
ball bearing failure, this is a major concern for many people
including myself. I really like the mCPX otherwise but I did not
want to risk the helicopter or a possible injury while flying
it.
So in order not to spoil the fun with the mCPx, I decided to
develop a solution. Actually I had a more elaborate solution
based on one of my early palm-size helicopter designs, I did
back in 2003, the MIA Mosca, which some people may be familiar
with. I did various rotor head designs and one of them happened
to be a flybarless CP, but done in a way to provide ultra safety
as normally cp tiny helis spin the rotor much faster and require
a higher degree of care in the rotor design.
To realize a simple solution as the safety kit I have developed
for the mCPx, I had to analyze the reason why the blade grips
were flying off the rotor head.
Many reports, in various RC forums, indicated the blade grip
ball bearings were exploding or coming apart in mid flight, some
after many flights and some, just out of the box.
Part of the reason the ball bearings in the blade grips fail, is
due to fatigue from pulling forces exerted on the ball
races retainer rings, and there is considerable on the mCPx. A
way to prevent this from happening is to employ additional
thrust bearings, but this complicates the stock product and
increases cost, and even with such, there is still the risk of
the blade grips coming apart from the rotor head.
Keep in mind that the mCPx rotor head spins much faster than a
regular FP mSR or Coaxial mCX helicopter and thus extra level of
safety is required on the design of the rotor head.
Unfortunately, the designers of the mCPx fell a little short in
this area, but luckily we have a simple and effective solution.
The mCPx is a very nice helicopter, but for safety and increased
confidence, I have come up with this MIA BGS (
Blade Grip Safety) Upgrade Kit, which not only makes the mCPx
safer to fly, but will also extends the life of the ball
bearings, and maybe even prevent them from falling apart.
Whether you have already replaced your mCPx with higher quality
blade grip ball bearings, the MIA BGS is a MUST
have upgrade for this very capable 3D tiny helicopter.
Especially, if you plan on doing some hard 3D flying.
I felt this was important so we are starting out with this MIA BGS Safety kit Upgrade for your Blade mCPx.
The MIA BGS is an Ultra
Lightweight and Simple Solution that allows no modification to
the rotor head or other parts of the mCPx helicopter.
Mario
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Update May 20, 2011
Horizon Hobby released a new Blade
grip which is supposed to fix the previous issues with the original
blade grip failing. Nevertheless, we highly recommend the use of the
MIA BGS Safety for added peace of mind.
Update July 25, 2011
We have added the MIA Phantom and
Edge combo kits, as well as individual
kits.
Home of the world re-noun MIA
TUFF Kits, Parts & Upgrades
for various RC Models.
Q.
Do I need the MIA BGS with the New "B" Blade Grips?
A.
Whether you have the Original Blade mCP X Blade
Grips or "B" Version, or ANY blade grip, with the same bolt to
bolt distance, as the original, the MIA BGS Provides added
Blade Grip Safety, in addition to minimizing wear and tear on
the internals of the Blade grips.
Please watch our Kit,
Install and Demo videos carefully, so that the MIA BGS kit works
for you, as it was intended.
MIA
BGS Blade Grip Safety Kit - mCP X (Colors)
$ 6.99
Contents:
CNC Machined G10 Parts Tree
2 Blade Grip Bolts
2 Nuts
4 O-rings
Features:
Ultralight, thin, High Strength G10 Parts
Material and Part Designs is torsionally flexible and will not
elongate as nylon fishing line, dental floss or even thin
plastic sheets.
Double Plate Design for Higher Safety
Choice of Various Colors
Benefits:
Safely Retains Blade Grips
Diminishes premature wear on Blade Grip parts.
Extends Blade Grip Ball Bearing Life
Allows Pilots to fly with higher safety
and confidence
Please note you will need to trim the stock canopy to
clear the front struts of the MIA TUFF LG. We cannot work around
this, since it would compromise the design of the MIA TUFF LG.
Optional MIA Canopies better suited with the MIA TUFF
LG. See Below
MIA Palm-Size Universal TUFF
Landing Gear with Flex Coupler Boom Support
Kit
(Colors)
$ 14.99
Contents:
Bolt On Nylon - Metal Hardware
Wider Footprint LG - MIA TUFF Struts
G10 Skids
Rubber Straps
Carbon Boom Support Rods
MIA Softlink Flex Boom Couplers
Features:
CNC Machined G10 Color Fiberglass Parts
Battery Support with no restriction to CG
Lightweight Boom Support
Choice of Various Colors Benefits:
Easier Assembly-Install with the traditional durability of our
trademark MIA TUFF LG.
More Stable Flights with Wider LG platform
Uses Stock or aftermarket Blade Heli Li-Pol battery holder
Boom Triangular Bracing With MIA SoftLink flex couplers to
cushion tail vibrations and provide greater support and
protection to tail section, than in stock form.
If you are looking for the traditionally well known MIA TUFF
LG, ultra strong and stable LG platform, go with this awesome!
kit.
NOTE, there is absolutely no metal hardware used with the boom
support, this is to keep the tail section light, and not to
affect the CG, tail rotor moment arm efficiency and crisp tail
control response.
Note this "Universal" MIA TUFF LG
is slightly different than the one supplied with the Complete
MIA Phantom and MIA Edge
Combo kits. This one uses Flex couplers for the boom support and
is not the bolt-on version. If you want the bolt on version
with the G10 tail snap on tail fins, get the
Combo kits.
Watch the related
product videos carefully before selecting the one that best fits
your requirements.
Blade Helis
Colors
Canopy shown here with red
color decal theme. Other MIA Upgrades such as LG, Boom Supports
sold separately or
we
are bringing the cool traditional larger heli look
with
MIA's Phantom and Edge canopies
Give your Blade mCP
X
helicopter that awesome!! Stealth look with this
Superb! canopy. Designed to work with the
stock frame and LG as well as MIA TUFF and A Style
LG. Molded from ultra durable Carbon-like pattern material.
we
are bringing the cool traditional larger heli look
with
MIA's Phantom and Edge canopies
Give your Blade mCP X helicopter that awesome!!
larger heli look with these lightweight and colorful
canopies. Designed to work with the stock
frame and LG as well as MIA TUFF
and A Style LG kits.
Give your Blade mCP
X helicopter that extra tail punch with an extended
boom. We originally did the extended booms for the
Walkera 4#3 and its is only natural to offer this
option also for the Blade mCPX for the benefits a
longer boom
provides. Two booms, use one keep one as spare
as you never know, when you will need that extra
one.
Great Custom fit of the
MIA MD500E
for the mSr on the new mCP X helicopter, done by this customer.
MIA Micro-FLIGHT will soon have a revamped version of our MIA
MD500E scale fuselage to fit the E-Flite Blade mCP X helicopter
so customers can install over the mechanics without having to do
any custom fitting.
Style
MD500
MIA S300 Scale Body and LG Complete Kit
Blade mCPX
Style
S300 Body and LG Kit
MIA S300 Scale Body Only (No LG) - Blade
mCPX
Style
S300 Body Only
MIA "TUFF " Training Gear Kit
for the Blade mCPX Helicopter
Especially
made for assisting fist -time pilots, learn to fly ultra
tiny helicopters. Simple yet extremely effective design,
has natural spring cushion and grips to slippery floors
while allowing easy take offs and spider like grip
landings!
Press-Fit assembly for
ease of assembly and compact transport.
This particular Kit is made to the correct
proportions and weight for MIA Palm-Size Helicopters, works
perfectly with all Blade mCPX, Blade mSR, Walkera 4#3 tiny helis.
Tired of heli tip overs? or afraid to crash on first
flights? Try this training gear, you will probably never
want to take it off!
1 G10 CNC machined center
4 Formed Legs
4 yellow, rod end tips
4 skid attachments
NEW!
$6.99
Please Read
Manufacturer Instructions and use in a well ventilated area.
CA
Glue Medium Viscosity
For all Hobby Modeling Assembly Projects requiring an
easy to use CA Glue . Bottle size ideal for various
model assembly projects. Works great with MIA G10 and
Carbon Frames Assembly.
Tip: Apply
to joining parts, then use CA Accelerator (Kicker)
spray
to speed up Joint
assembly.
1/2
Fluid Oz. Bottle with Fine Tip Nozzle Applicator
$4.99
Please Read
Manufacturer Instructions and use in a well ventilated area.
CA Accelerator Spray (Kicker)
For all Hobby Modeling Assembly Projects requiring a
Fast CA Glue Joint Setting
2 Fluid Oz.
Bottle and Sprayer
$6.99
MIA TUFF (TM) Frame
(Blade mCPX Aftermarket Upgrade
Frame)
For folks who wish for a more practical, robust, roomy and more
aesthetically pleasing 3D Heli Frame
Eliminates the stock boom and canopy mount breakage issues
Replaces
weak and complex aftermarket frames with a more practical robust,
easy to work with and maintain frame
suitable for BL as well as stock setups.
Designed using traditional and proven
MIA TUFF and Palm-Size
Helicopter architecture
Based on our Original MIA
Palm-Size MD500E
Scale bodies but
now completely redesigned
and customized MIA MD500E Scale Body-LG kit
for the awesome Blade mCPX!
Also available in various other colors.
Coming Soon MIA
Racers - Pilot
Canopies
MIA Falcon Canopies Carbon Pattern and In Colors
Inverting the mCPX, a simple 2 step
training technique
This site was designed, developed
and is managed by Mario I. Arguello. Last updated
04/09/13
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