Tunning of the Century Hummingbird

Know all the steps to bring this Micro-Heli to life!
Need more information ?



Here it is, in his box!



Steps Are Shown In Order of Priority!

Step No 1 - Shaft collar; (remove black plastic tubing!)

Step No 2 - Brass ball inserted in swashplate;

Step No 3 - Main motor - Simprop ACRO 280BB (6V) - 9T pinion gear (HPI);
(don't loose your time and money with any other motor -
unless you are going with a brushless setup.)

Step No 4 - One (1) Heat sink on tail motor and two (2) on Main!;

Step No 5 - MS Hornet Fixed Pitch Carbon Fiber blades;

Step No 6 - E-Tech Li-Po 1200ma/h, 2S (7.4V) battery pack;


The following steps are facultative!

Carbon Fiber tail fin assembly; (just for the look!)


Azarr-M-72 Base Loaded Antenna

My Own Design Head Stiffner!


DU-BRO No.180 (2 pkg) + 4-40 threaded rod (7/8" long.)
2 * 4-40 Socket Head Cap Screws (3/8" long.) DU-BRO No.570


Completed Hummingbird!


this little end ball will help flying from rug surface!






Century Bell 222 for the Hummingbird

Century Bell 222 Fuselage!
Swash Ball and Shaft Collar, Factory Installed!!!



Feedback from visitors, Thanks!

I just wanted to say great job on your site ref. the Hummingbird upgrades. The way you described the installation of them was great. Too bad you didnt write the instruction manual for century then maybe it would be worth something. If it wasnt for guys like you I would probably never get my bird up. Again thankyou!!!