Miniature model helicopter

Brookfield

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At a local model shop, I saw a really tiny model helicopter in the window, & I mean really tiny, about six inches in length, I went in & asked the guy who ran the shop about it, he said he'd demonstrate it for me, I said I was just interested, he got it out the window & put it on the counter, he said pick it up, I did, it was as light as a feather, cleverly made, the body was made of polystyrene covered with a thin, brightly coloured plastic shell with logos, a flimsy undercarriage, bendy plastic four-blade rotor, I just stood there goggling at it, it weighed just over an ounce he said, including a high-performance disc battery, he said throw it ihigh in the air, so I did, it nearly touched the shop ceiling then tumbled towards the floor, then a foot above the floor, the rotors spun, it rose & landed gently back on the counter, he was controlling it with a remote, no levers, it was like a tv remote.
I'd never seen anything like it before, he said hold out your hand, it rose & landed in my cupped hand, then he reached over & threw it hard against the floor, then pointing the remote it twitched, righting itself with the rotors, took off & landed on the counter, £29.99, what a bargain, only for indoor use, but just think of the fun, I guess that some of you have seen something like this?, me, I was well impressed!
 
haha, one of the guys at work has just got something similar, they are awesome! i had a go, they really are sooo much fun
 
I went back in the shop today & told the guy I'd posted about it here, I guessed that members from the US would ask, so being a kind & thoughtful mod, [ahem] here's the site, it's the Dragonfly, enjoy!, I swear it's the same one, but at £99.95 it's some mark up,:eek: the guy here retails them at £20.95!!, why not scout around, perhaps on ebay, Amazon etc?

www.crazyfruitbat.com/home.php
 
After reading your article I had to mention this as well. My best friend bought me a mini sub marine for my birt day. The main reason he did this is because I own a 55 gallon fish tank and he wanted to chase the fish around. Similar to what your alking about the design was amazing. The only thing I didn't like was the "lack" od battery power. I think we could run it for about 10 minutes and then 30 minute recharge. What was the helicopter like for battery charging?
 
It looks good, but id be bored after 10 mins, coz theres not much you can do with it:)
 
yeah i have seen them in my local pc shop , one person was having a demonstration once they are real cool , suprized how fast they gain hight

I want one!!!

you live in manchester right , you may wanna pay a visit to a shop called aria pc its down on belleu vue lane
heres its address
Aria Technology - Aria House - 2 Belle Vue Avenue - Pottery Lane - Manchester - M12 4AS
Sales 0870 499 2 499 (Call to purchase over the phone) - Customer Care 0870 443 2389 (For all after sales queries)


they sell a few diferent models , heres one for £23 http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Gadgets/Radio+control/Queen+Bee+6001+Helicopter?productId=25464
one for £17 here http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Gadgets/Radio+control/Pocket+Flyer+RC+Helicopter?productId=26862
they also sell another one for £22 - http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Gadg...+Large+RC+Helicopter+-+Yellow?productId=26863
they also sell model planes heres the link
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Gadgets/Radio+control/Falcon+Large+RC+Plane+-+Red?productId=26859
They sell loads of other RC parts heres a link to there rc section http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Gadg...mcF9zdHlsZT1saXN0JnBfcHJvZHVjdHNQZXJQYWdlPSY=
 
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