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Steel Feathering Shaft Review

Cemtury 600 Plus review

Third Bearing Block Upgrade Review

AXI 2826/8 Review

Swift Build

Century Sports Motor Review

CNC Bell Mixers

Swift Autorotation Guide

Orbit 20-10 Review

E-Moli Build & Video

Setting up throttle & pitch curves

CNC Tiebar Spacer

CNC Swashplate Review

NEU 1907-1.5Y review

CNC Washout Arms review

NHP Razor Pro 515 Blade review

07/06/2007

Well I've been incredibly busy this year so far and unfortunately Swift-Tuning got neglected for a short while.
Now I'm back and with a huge build article on the Swift Kit, I hope you find it useful.

17/01/2007

Posted the Coolice Grafix decal review.

07/01/2006

Posted the following reviews:
Century Steel Feathering Shaft
Century Carbon Paddles
Century Carbon Tail Blades

16/12/2006

Published the Century 600 Plus motor review.

14/11/2006

Posted reviews of the new stiffened sideframes and Third Bearing Block upgrade.
Added another new video of the Swift 620SE on the videos page.

08/11/2006

Added video of the Swift 620SE to the downloads page.
Also added a new video of the Swift 16 running 4S with the new Century 600+ motor.

Added some size comparison pictures of the 620SE alongside a stock Swift

24/10/2006

Posted AXI 2826/8 Review
Posted AXI 2826/10 Review

20/10/2006

Swift-Tuning Exclusive : First picture of the Swift 620SE
The babe in the photo is Anna Curtis from Inside R/C

05/10/2006

New items arrived for review :
Century 600 Plus Motor
Century 550 Plus Motor

25/09/2006

Rotortech 515mm Carbon Blade review
NHP Razor Pro 515mm carbon blade review

08/09/2006

Announcement from Century - Century's Swift 16 was released in October of 2005. With electric helicopters becoming more and more mainstream, the natural progression was to improve the current product. Century is proud to announce the all new Swift Carbon 550 and 620SE. These new Swift models are based off of the current design but improved upon with CNC metal upgrades, a constant driven tail, and carbon fiber frames. The Swift 550 will be available with carbon fiber frames and a partial metal head and control system allowing rotor blades up to 550mm. The Swift 620SE will come with all the metal upgrades and carbon frames as well as the longer boom and belt to accommodate rotor blades up to 620mm. Expected pricing will be $389.95 for the 550 and $469.95 for the 620SE.

31/08/2006

Century CNC washout arms review
Century CNC rotor hub review

29/08/2006

This is the first review of several to be published this week.
Century CNC Motor Mount Review

09/08/2006

New items on the way for review :
Swift Kit (non ARTF version)
Rotortech 515mm blades
Century Carbon Paddles
Century Carbon Tail Blades
Century FRP Canopy
CNC Washout arms
CNC Upper bearing block
Long solid main shaft (triple bearing)
Third bearing block upgrade
New Side frames (with holes for third bearing block)
Steel Feathering shaft

04/08/2006

Posted the NEU 1907-1.5Y review

02/08/2006

Posted the CNC horizontal clamp review

22/07/2006

Exclusive pictures of the new Swift 620 SE

10/07/2006

Posted the Century CNC swashplate review
Also arriving soon, Century CNC blade grips and Century CNC headblock.

26/06/2006

Posted the CNC Tiebar spacer review
Posted the CNC flybar control arm review

24/06/2006

Arrived today courtesy of www.aurrora.co.uk :
Kokam 4S 4800 Balance Pro pack
Kokam 6S 4800 Balance Pro pack
FMA Discharge Protection Module
FMA Skyvolt 6S Charger
FMA Lipo Charger Adapters

21/06/2006

Arriving shortly the Hyperion LiteStorm 3700 5S lipo.
Many thanks to Andy at www.robotbirds.co.uk

17/06/2006

Arrived courtesy www.overlander.co.uk :
Poly-Pro 4350 XXHD Gold 4S1P 20C lipo

12/06/2006

Arrived today the Castle Creations HV85

01/06/2006

Following consultation with Aircraft-World the Z3025-06 review is being removed from the site. The reason is that the Z3025-06 has been found unsuitable for use in the Swift. Swift-Tuning will move on to test the Z3025-08 as this is considered to be more suitable to Helicopter application.

25/05/2006

Revised list of CNC parts arriving for review from Century:
CNE559 - CNC Machined Flybar Control Arms
CNE563 - CNC Machined Motor Mounting Plate
CNE567 - CNC Machined Horizontal Mounting Clamp
CNE564 - CNC Seesaw Spacers
CNE561 - CNC Machined Swashplate

24/05/2006

Posted pictures and overview of the updated V3 Undercart

23/05/2006

Updated the motors page with all the motors currently on test

22/05/2006

Posted a lab test of the e-moli cells on the lipos page.
Also arrived from Century :
New blade grips
New V3 Undercart
Century Lightning 600 motor
Century Electron 80A ESC
New V2 Tail fins

18/05/2006

Posted the GY401 Setup article
Posted the Throttle & Pitch Curve Setup article
Posted the Swift-Tuning Clubman 3D videos

17/05/2006

Posted the e-moli build PDF and Video

09/05/2006

Posted the BNB Products DPR-100 Review

07/05/2006

Adam Turner wins UK Clubman 3D flying a Century Swift!

06/05/2006

New items arrived and to be added to the review list :
Emoli 7S packs
Castle Creations HV45 ESC
ModefosHeli Hardened Main Shaft

04/05/2006

Posted the Plettenberg Orbit 20-10 review.

02/05/2006

The NEU 1907-1.5Y arrived.
Posted the Electrical Setup article.
Added the Axi 2826/8 cooling mod.

28/04/2006

The AXI 2826/8 arrived.
RC-Zpower Z30 (ZP07 & ZP08) have also arrived.
NHP Razor Pro Carbon 515mm blades arrived.

25/04/2006

Century USA are sending the following items:
CNC Stabilizer bracket
CNC Motor Mount
CNC Washout arms
600 Outrunner motor
Century also have a new 80A Brushless ESC. Swift-Tuning will also be looking at this new ESC shortly.

21/04/2006

Swift-Tuning achieved 1.1 million hits on it's first day of operation (18/04/2006).
The Hyperion Z3025-06 motor from Aircraft-World arrived, this should make an interesting 4S setup.
Added the Swift Autorotation Guide for Beginners
The AXI 2826/8 is coming courtesy of Model Motors.

20/04/2006

NHP 515 blades are coming courtesy of Skyline Models
NEU 1907-1.5Y is coming courtesy of NeuMotors
Zpower-RC Z30 (ZP07 & ZP08) are coming courtesy of Wattsuprc
ZPower-RC are sending me their 600kv Z30 as well for testing, so that's all three Z30s.
I'm looking into aquiring some V28 Emoli cells from the USA, email me via the contact page if you wish to join in the 'group buy'.
I'm going to test the Swift on a Sanyo 14Cell 2400 Nicd pack as a budget option.
I'm looking for a vendor willing to supply the Hacker A30 as a test motor useable in a budget setup.
Lastly I'm looking for some nice Swift 3D videos to go on the videos page, again contact me through the contacts page if you would like to submit one for publication.

18/04/2006

Swift-Tuning is officially announced as a new site.

17/04/2006

Added the Century Standard blade review.
Started work on the Phoenix 60 review and MS-Composit 515mm Carbon blade reviews.

16/04/2006

Added mods to Cure Swift vibration problems.
AirCraft-World are sending their 3025-06 motor for 4S testing.

14/04/2006

Completed the CNC Bell Mixer Review .
Skyline-Models have sent MS-Composit 515 Carbon blades for review.

12/04/2006

Completed the VoltEdge 3DXtra motor review.

10/04/2006

Populated the links, policy, upgrades, electronics, FAQs and motors pages.
Posted the VoltEdge Sports Endurance motor review
Added some inflight shots to the documented build.

27/03/2006

Setup article is mostly completed.

23/03/2006

Completed the documented build.

20/03/2006

Started documenting the build.

12/03/2006

First test flights on the Sports Motor.

10/03/2006

Started the initial design and build of the new site.

Carbon Tail Blades Review