New release...............Build your own helicopter!
The complete Lonestar Helicopter information package on CD rom.
Now available to all helicopter experimenters and enthusiasts, the last known drawings including the complete operation and assembly manual for the Lonestar single seat kit built helicopter. This desirable little helicopter has all the features that todays homebuilt helicopter experimenter needs.
Compact one man size
Light weight aluminium
Simple bolt together construction
Very low cost materials
Simple low maintenance design
Easy to manufacture parts*
Materials availability
No specialised airframe parts

The Lonestar experimental kit helicopter was originly designed and developed in the early 1990's before going through a number of layout changes. Refinements took it from tricycle landing gear with a standard swash plate system and all belt drive to its final version of typical skid landing gear, belt and chain drive along with the innovative through shaft cyclic swash plate control system.
The through shaft cyclic swash plate control system while resembling the current Mosquito Ultralight Kit Helicopter
Mosquito AIR and XE Ultralight Helicopter, was developed long before it.
The benefits of this kind of control system for the rotorblades directional control can be seen in the inherint stability of similar designs such as the Angel CH7 Kit Helicopter
Angel CH7 Kit Helicopter and the previously mentioned Mosquito ultralight helicopter. The Lonestar factory was completely lost during floods in the mid 1990's and thus a magnificent little design that was well ahead of its time never had a chance to fully evolve.
Presented here are 100's of PDF pages of useful information containing the complete flight manual with all assembly, run up, weight and balance information. The information package even has the partial machinists drawings for manufacturing various areas of the helicopter including the through shaft swash plate system and main rotor shaft. Please note, the information pack contains only the partial manuafacturing drawings although enough information is provided for the Helicopter experimenter to work with and build their own design. With this manual you have enough information to develop and design your own homebuilt helicopter either directly based on the Lonestar series or your own original design.
You will also find this information pack contains more valuable content than many other so called complete plans sets from other helicopter "specialist" companies. We have included a high resolution photo file with many technical presentations of the mechanical set up of the Lonestar kit helicopter to assist you in understanding the function of this smart little homebuilt helicopter design. Step by step assembly instruction, hardware lists, material types and many other subjects are covered. An invaluable resource for anyone wishing to build their own personal helicopter.
BONUS OFFER........
Check out the 25 second sample video clip taken from the full length 10 minute SVCD showing the Lonestar in full flight and performing various standard manouvers. Please note that the model shown flying was the middle of the three main layout configurations that the Lonestar evolved through. The picture at the top of the page was its final form including all mods and updates. The manuals and drawings for both of these designs are included in the complete pack....
Order today and we will include the 10 minute Lonestar flight demonstration SVCD FREE valued at $12.95. NOTE: "SVCD" plays in most (but not all) modern multi-format DVD players. Please ensure you order the correctly compatible version for your country eg; USA orders in NTSC format, Australia in PAL format. A Windows Media Player version of flight demonstration is also supplied on the information CD allowing play-back on standard PC's if your DVD player isn't compatible.
ORDER NOW - $34.95AUD (Australian Dollars) plus $9.65AUD (Australian Dollars) for standard airmail delivery worldwide (includes FREE SVCD). Visit our FAQ page for information on how to order using your VISA or MasterCard on PayPal without needing to sign up.
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Option 2 - PAL $34.95 plus $9.65 postage and packing = TOTAL $44.60 (AUD) |
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Information CD (for viewing on computer) plus bonus FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION SVCD in NTSC format that will play in most DVD players for the U.S.A, Canada, Central and South America, China, Japan, South East Asia, South Africa, Middle East, India, Pakistan, the former Soviet Union, and Africa. Please check your region BEFORE ordering. Sent via standard airmail and takes on average 7 to 14 days to arrive. |
Information CD (for viewing on computer) plus bonus FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION SVCD in PAL format that will play in most (but not all) DVD players for the U.K, Europe, Australia and New Zealand reigons. If you have difficulty playing on your DVD player, try playing on you computer. Please check your region BEFORE ordering. Sent via standard airmail and takes on average 7 to 14 days to arrive. |
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Please note machinist drawings included for through shaft swashplate system, main rotorshaft, landing gear wheels plus various other parts. Redback Aviation presents the only known remaining compilation of plans, video footage, drawings and manuals on the Lonestar helicopter range containing the latest frame and engine update information. Enough information is provided for the average helicopter experimenter to construct their own Lonestar or design a variation of the Lonestar Helicopter. Included is a high resolution photo gallery of all major components.
Chapters include:
Group 1 - frame package
Group 2 - drive system
Group 3 -controls & tail rotor
Group 4 - rotor head & swash plate
Group 5 - additional items
Group 6 - kit options
Group 7 - adjusting & balancing
Group 8 - appendix
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Note: This is not a complete set of blueprint plans, please read description.
Please note: All information is © International Copyright Protected and not available for re-distribution. Offenders will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. All information remains the property of Redback Aviation and may not be copied, altered, re sold, manipulated, posted for public display or otherwise. All information is provided for educational purposes only. You understand and agree that Redback Aviation and all of it's related persons are in no way responsible or liable in relation to the information supplied, presented or otherwise implied. While this manual does contain numerous machinist drawings along with dimensions and parts lists, it is not being presented as a complete "plans package". *The ability to manufacture all parts excludes main rotorblades, seat tank and cog belt drive pulleys which can be purchased seperatly. Most other items can be manufactured by any reasonable machine shop. Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view PDF content.
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