Electric fuselage kit Chinook 1:7.5 including tandem mechanics

The VARIO Chinook XL is a scale helicopter in size 1050. The kit is designed for electric flight. Building a model helicopter with a tandem rotor system has its own charm and challenges. You will be surprised how easy and wonderful it is to fly a VARIO Chinook, whether big or small!

Theo van Houten was the creator of the fuselage masters. The rivets and panel lines are integrated, so the GRP parts already offer a detailed surface. Theo chose Vario to continue developing his Chinook until it was ready for kits. Building on the success of the small Chinook Ord.No. 4800, Vario designed a mechanism and its own rotor heads for Theo's Chinook. A wide variety of scale parts completes the project.

Theo was an avowed fan of the CH-47 and was full of talent and energy. In the last months of his life, despite the short life expectancy, we were able to give him a lot of joy when we showed him the progress of his development. His dream was to see them fly again with the new mechanics. That no longer worked out, but he must have watched the maiden flight from above.

Rest in peace, Theo! Thank you for the conspiratorial exchange, the give and take, and the friendship we have had with you and Helmut ever since.

For safety reasons, it is mandatory to use the specially damped VARIO tandem rotor heads.

For the VARIO 1050 Boeing-Vertol CH-47, we recommend a system speed of about 820 rpm, which corresponds to a throttle opening of 83-84%.

Here you can find the setup program for the Bavarian Demon - Attention! The servo settings (direction of travel) and the installation position of the sensor box MUST be adapted individually to the respective model.

Available motor:

Tandem electric mechanics 489/22 included in the kit

Our drive recommendation for this helicopter (Ord.No. 4890)! Successful mechanics based on the proven principle of the smaller Chinook. In size, design and dimension, this mechanism is even more impressive.

VARIO recommends a well-matched transmission for 12S LiPos for this electric mechanics. (12S 10,000 mAh, and also 14S, 8,000 mAh with the same 1:18 reduction ratio is possible). The batteries are located in the mechanics and are easily accessible via the fuselage cover.

The 489/22 mechanics are also prepared for turbine drive. However, converting to turbine mechanics still requires some personal effort, without build instructions and at your own discretion. The corresponding conversion parts (except the exhaust pipe) are already in preparation.