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Battery size for helicopters
Jul/24/2007
Recommendations on Helicopter battery sizes, Lithium
Ion
This is data that we get back from Heli Pilots that are in the Field.
These numbers are not absolute, numbers of flights per charge depend many
different factors; time per flight, type of flying, and the end users Helicopter
set up. This data is only a
guide!
.30 Class sized Helicopters
- 2600 Relion or Peerless packs, 6-7 flights on a full charge, stopping when
the pack reaches 7.2 volts under a 1amp load.
- 5200 Relion or Peerless packs, 12-14 flights on a full charge,
stopping when the pack reaches 7.2 volts under a 1amp load.
.50 Class Sized Helicopters
- 2600 Relion or Peerless packs, 5-6 flights on a full charge, stopping
when the pack reaches 7.2 volts under a 1amp load.
- 5200 Relion or Peerless packs, 11-13 flights on a full charge,
stopping when the pack reaches 7.2 volts under a 1amp load.
.90 Class Sized Helicopters Fromeco Recommends that 90 size heli's be only
flown on 5200 packs due to amp load.
- 2600 Relion or Peerless packs, 4-5 flights on a full charge, stopping
when the pack reaches 7.2 volts under a 1amp load.
- 5200 Relion or Peerless packs, 10-12
flights on a full charge, stopping when the pack reaches 7.2 volts under a
1amp load.

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