Good Helicopter Brand/Model to make into a UAV?

I'm looking for a helicopter that I can make autonomous. I don't want to spend over $200 on the heli itself, and I want it to be durable and powerful enough to hold a reasonably small camera.

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DeveloperPermalink Reply by Randy on August 26, 2011 at 8:04pm

Longer-term if you want to keep your costs down you should go for a quad which is more stable than a traditional helicopter and costs a lot less in repairs.

If you insist on it being a traditional helicopter you could get a trex450 clone from hobbyking.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Bradner on August 27, 2011 at 9:28am

Thank you. These look like some good options.

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Permalink Reply by 420choky on December 17, 2011 at 10:07am

i use a exi heli 450 for fpv .. but with gps and osd and all it ends up 1000 grams of heavy ..

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Permalink Reply by Roger Powers on April 12, 2012 at 12:21pm

Align: See www.fhsllc.com or www.fatheadllc.com

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