[hs748]

Looks like the Eflite marketing/development departments are up to it agian!


http://hobbyalley.com/store/product/...de-120-SR-BNF/

[xviper]

Originally Posted by hs748

Looks like the Eflite marketing/development departments are up to it agian!


http://hobbyalley.com/store/product/...de-120-SR-BNF/

That's actually a bigger Blade MSR. The SR is a much larger CP heli.
The 120SR is about an inch shorter than a Hirobo Quark.

[hs748]

Originally Posted by xviper

That's actually a bigger Blade MSR. The SR is a much larger CP heli.
The 120SR is about an inch shorter than a Hirobo Quark.

Yes, I know it is a bigger Blade msr, but it is called the Blade SR 120!

Hence, me calling it a bigger blade SR

[xviper]

The Blade SR is a different heli unto itself. The 120 SR is only by name. It is not bigger than the SR.
Lengths ....................

MSR ................. 7.5"
120SR ............... 12.5"
SR .................... 19.1"

[hs748]

Thanks for setting me straight. I know NOTHING about these helis!

[hs748]

Actually, my point was it is a bigger SR.

SR simply stands for single rotor, in this case (MSR = mini single rotor)

So, the new SR120 is a bigger SR (single rotor!).

[wparsons]

If you're going to use that sort of naming convention, you should qualify it as a bigger mSR since they already have a heli called the SR.

[xviper]

Originally Posted by wparsons

If you're going to use that sort of naming convention, you should qualify it as a bigger mSR since they already have a heli called the SR.

Exactly! We don't know that Eflite intended "SR" to mean single rotor. They have many single rotor helis and I doubt that's what "SR" stands for. For those who have been around Eflite heli products for a little while, calling the 120 a bigger SR is very confusing. For those who are just coming into the heli hobby, it is misleading.
We can come up with "pet names" for things, but that doesn't always mean it's correct and widely known.
By all logic, the Blade SR should have been named with some sort of extension of the Blade CP but it wasn't. And why isn't the Blade 400 named Blade CP400 Pro?
Nevertheless, when the 120SR arrives, I may get one just for kicks. If it flies like a large mSR, it might be an interesting little heli to try outdoors. I know that on completely calm days, the mSR is a lot of fun outside, but as soon as the slightest breeze comes up, it's toast. Mine was doing fine till I spooked a large flock of sparrows in my tree. When they took off, the turbulence caused the little mSR to go out of control
I have the Quark and I'm curious if Eflite managed to build a similar flying heli for less money.

[hs748]

If I called it a bigger MSR, you would have said it's not an MSR!

And by the way, they do call it an SR - an SR 120!!

[hs748]

Originally Posted by xviper

Exactly! We don't know that Eflite intended "SR" to mean single rotor. They have many single rotor helis and I doubt that's what "SR" stands for. For those who have been around Eflite heli products for a little while, calling the 120 a bigger SR is very confusing. For those who are just coming into the heli hobby, it is misleading.
We can come up with "pet names" for things, but that doesn't always mean it's correct and widely known.
By all logic, the Blade SR should have been named with some sort of extension of the Blade CP but it wasn't. And why isn't the Blade 400 named Blade CP400 Pro?

You don't think Eflite takes SR as meaning single rotor?

I guess CX doesn't mean co-axial either, then?!?!?!