T-REX 500 ESP Combo

by Align Corporation Limited

Product Features

• Electric power system
• Simple and lightweight design provides awesome flight performance and extreme 3D capability
• Rigid carbon fiber frame design
• Beautiful factory painted fiberglass canopy
• Rotor head/tail with thrust bearings

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 20.9 x 7.5 x 4 inches ; 4.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001IBDHFA
• Item model number: KX017008A
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #89,107 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Product Description

Product Description

The T-Rex 500 ESP features CNC machined aluminum parts, a rigid carbon fiber frame, and a torque tube driven tail rotor. Both great stability for precise flight, and also ready for aerobatic and 3D maneuvers, the 500 ESP is ready for flight after adding a tail servo, gyro, battery, transmitter and receiver.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best RC heli, December 18, 2009

By	A. Chow - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: T-REX 500 ESP Combo (Toy)

The 500 is the ideal size for stablity, visibility, and cost. However, it is still not cheap. Once you outfitted it out with all the required components, this will cost close to $1000. RC helicopter is an expensive hobby and will cost thousand of dollars.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely Not A Toy, April 6, 2010

By	TC "TC" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: T-REX 500 ESP Combo (Toy)

Five stars for the Trex 500. The other reviews talked about the excellent stability, so I'll focus on the build.

The build was very straight forward. The manual provided a clear build sequence that worked well. The overall fit was excellent. The only real issue I had was the rudder servo. I used a DS890G that came with the G770 Gyro. The servo was slightly larger than the bracket opening, so I had to use my table router to enlarge the bracket (I read somewhere that a Trex 600 rudder servo bracket might be a better fit).

I took my time to build, but it only took 4 sessions of about 1.5 to 2 hours each. The ESP Super Pro Combo arrived Monday afternoon, and first flight was Saturday morning. You will also need to know how to solder the battery connectors. It was either Deans or Traxxas connectors (I selected Traxxas due to ease of disconnect).

Final setup was also a snap. I used the Dx6i Transmitter from the Blade 400 and an AR6200 Receiver. Having a good apriori understanding of the parameters and settings, and how to optimize them is essential. This was the only real area where the manual was lacking, however, the knowledge from the B400 was enough to get through it.

Moving from the B400 to the 500 was a bit scary at first but after a couple of weeks, I am very comfortable with the heli. This is definitely not a first RC heli for a beginner. My heli sequence was Blade CX2, Walkera 4G1B (POS), Blade 400, Trex 500. Each platform helped to develop flying skills, rebuild skills/process/tools (after crashes), knowledge of operation/optimization, and confidence to move to the next step.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Silky smooth control with loads of power., March 8, 2009

By	Kevin M. (Eureka, Ca) - See all my reviews

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: T-REX 500 ESP Combo (Toy)

I've been flying the T-Rex 500 ESP for a couple of weeks now, this heli is simply amazing! The control linkages are silky smooth and you can really feel the quality while flying. Loads of power for any 3D move you can think of. I use an Outrage 3000mAh pack from CompleteHeli for 7-9 minute flights on the stock motor and pinion. I put a Spartan ds760 with a JR DS3500G on the tail, incredible holding power! More visible than a 450, not as expensive as a 600, hits the sweet spot for price.