Helion Rivos Reveal

Greg Vogel  

October 7, 2014

Helion is a company which takes effect in a short time. She wowed the audience with some tires at low prices and with excellent service from Hobby Town retailers love fast-tracks very cool. Then she plunged into the world of water with the sport Lagos, Mini-V hull, the fast, fun, and was super easy to use and now Helion is on the road again. The latest addition to the range is the Boots Rivos. These larger boat is 24 inches with a 550 engine size and brushed 7.2V NiMh all set in a RTR complete package and once again, the driver must be hitting the water quickly and easily intense excitement perch water. We checked the RC boat Reveal Bench.

FACTS
Manufacturer: Helion
Product: Rivos
Class: E-deep V Sport
Power Management System: brushed
Enter Kit RTR
What's in the box: Boat Rally, brush motor system / ESC and built-in electronics, 2-channel radio, keys, spare prop, batteries, AA batteries, charger, stand and manual.
Required: Just a pond
Who it is for: Fan RC
Reference: HLNB0020
Price: $ 149.99

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

The Rivos is completely assembled in the factory. All you have to do is to draw from his cushy foam packaging, install the included transmitter batteries, charge the battery with the supplied charger provided and then head to the next point of fresh water.

The boat is a shell made of molded ABS, the upper deck and canopy. The labels shall be applied to the ship and the radio will similarly in trim color if you choose red or blue versions. Guaranteed glass used well with a twist cap and foam on the top deck to create a seal. The shape of the hull is a deep V with measures to help the stability. The bolt is stretched with an inner wall. This keeps the rudder turn fin flaps and held securely in place.

We are impressed that the fins and tabs on the sports boat are made of aluminum and the fact that the legs are adjustable impressed us more. The rudder and its support are placed composite plastic with water intake pipe in the mountain. While the steering has a nice sharp edge, we noticed it is not a kind of cabinet configuration, so you should not take in water or run the boat on the shore something. A simple push comes out of the shell with a waterproof boots from standard servo.

In the power department a torque 550 size motor of a waterproof and water-cooled 30A ESC is driven. The motor drives a single drive shaft in a solid fill tube to reduce vibrations with a rubber coupler. The abutment is composed and a supplement is when you need it. A water cooler sheath surrounds the motor in order to keep them cool during long runs. A 7.2V 2600mAh battery with high performance T-connector supplied Velcro strapped into the docking station after you upload it to the charger.

After Helion Rivos was adopted in the office, the crew has to build the boat thumbs up for the quality and our view test bench. Our only clue is that it is not flotation on the front of the hull when the boat sinks. But we quickly realized that the ship enters packing foam can be cut out and filled in the bow. We are very pleased to obtain the Rivos in water for some tests. Check back in the coming pilot numbers RC and RC boat for our further thoughts on the characteristics and performance of the Rivos.