SYMA S108G 3.5 CH Infrared Mini Radio Controlled Marine Cobra Helicopter
Product Description
This is the Newest Mini Helicopter by Syma. The Electric Co-axial Micro helicopter series is suited for both the newbie and the advance pilot, any individual can take pleasure in it with the initial flight.
Product Details
- Product Dimensions: 8 x 3 x 2 inches ; 1 pounds
- Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- ASIN: B004IBPQEW
- Item model number: S108G
- Manufacturer recommended age: 14 years and up
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: 114 in Toys ; Games (See Top 100 in Toys ; Games)
- 11 inToys ; Games Hobbies Radio Control Helicopters
By : Syma
Price : $22.72
Item Functions
- Mini Marine Cobra remote manage helicopter
- Suitable for the newbie or advanced pilot
- Deigned to fly up, down, left, right, forward and backwards
- Has about a ten meter manage distance
Customer Critiques
I personal 4 SYMA helos and they all have numerous characteristics.
Initial, I bought a red S107G for 22$ and was blown away. However, right after a multitude of crashes related to hitting the ceiling my first one was starting to show put on (rotor blades dented/chiped, broken canopy brace, led not centered, vertical stabilizer cracked awaiting it next crash to come off) inside one week.
Second, I bought a second 107G and it came as yellow. The 1st thing I noticed was the yellow one particular, though entirely identical other than color, was a lot a lot more effective and battery lasted longer. As a result, it was a great deal more enjoyable and way more tricky to fly than red.
Third, becoming that I am former active duty helocopter mechanic (CH-53a,d,e, T64-GE-416) for the Marines, I bought the S108G (Cobra). People, the Cobra is a entirely diverse helo all together. The collective (vertical control) is not spring loaded like the S107G. Not only that, the Cobra is much far more robust in its response and power and can be tricky to manage. This is troublesome to me as the Cobra's body and frame appears to be absolutely plastic (as apposed to the S107 getting a metal frame). Also, the Cobra has 1 solid white light which I prefer to the flashing blue and red o the S107G. Because the collective is not spring loaded you can make it hover and set the controls down on a table it still flies. Occasionally I forget to return the collective to zero when I crash. The Cobra has lost reception many occasions and when it does it falls from the air and crashes. The Cobra appears to "Pop and Click" like a Marine ought to--no kidding. It can speed around space much more rapidly than the other individuals and turns a lot a lot more swiftly. In reality, the other seems sluggish in comparison and it is uncomplicated to "oversteer."
Forth, I also required to satisfy my curiousity related to S109 (Apache). I have located the S109 is much easier than all to fly. It also has two white leds rather than the flashing blue and red of the S107G. The controller is the same as the S107. Overall, I truly discover it enjoyable to reliably fly about the room with full and utter control. I feel they did this to keep the Army from crashing out of manage--just kidding solders!
Bottom line, I give the S109 leading rating over the others. I do discover the responsivness and speed of the Cobra stimulating and of interest so I rate it second. If I fly with somebody else I will pick the Cobra for its speed and responsivenees. In the end, I do not feel the metal frame of the S107G will add considerably worth as the rest of the helo is plastic and does break. The expense of replacement components cannot be justified as a new S107G currently goes for 22$.
This helicopter flew particularly properly - for a whilst.
Syma tends to make a quantity of particularly slick small helicopters - I have bought a variety of distinctive models for the nephews and relatives, and everyone loves them. This helicopter, the cobra, looks very good and flew particularly properly. All of the Symas we tried so far fly incredibly nicely out of the box. The Blackhawk and Chinook flew rather nicely. The challenge with this particular (Cobra) helicopter is the landing gear. Soon after a handful of crashes, the strut on 1 of the landing gear broke, meaning that on the ground, the helicopter won't stand up perfectly straight. No big deal - right? Wrong. If the helicopter isn't standing up straight, it won't take off straight, and will quite possibly crash into something just before it stabilizes. The Blackhawk and Chinook have diverse landing gear which are way more durable.
For those of you who are 1st time pilots, concentrate on hovering for your very first handful of flights. Just tweak the controls to attempt and maintain the helicopter in 1 spot. If you can master hovering, the rest gets a lot easier.
Syma's mini helicopters are only for indoor use. The trouble with flying them outdoors is wind - the smallest puff of a breeze makes the helicpters uncontrolable.
For those of you who do not know a lot about Syma's RC helicopters, here is how they function:
1. Stabilization: For real helicopters, the tail rotor controls rotation. With out a tail rotor, a actual helicopter would be unable to turn, and would really spin out of control. The motor for the key rotor wants to spin the fuselage in the opposite direction of the rotation of the primary propeller. Assume about it - if you had been to magically "hold" the propeller in place, the fuselage would spin. The motor of a typical helicopter, if left unchecked, would spin the propeller and the fuselage in opposite directions. In genuine helicopters, the tail rotor counteracts the rotational force that the principal rotor applies to the fuselage
With Syma's helicopters (other than the Chinook), they really have 2 key propellers stacked on top rated of each and every other that have blades that are angled differently, and spin in opposite directions. Both propellers offer down force, but also produce torque on the fuselage in opposite directions. This has the impact of keeping the helicopter stable, considering that the rotational forces of the two propellers on the fuselage cancel each other out. Syma's remote controllers come with a "Trim" control knob. This manage is utilized to make confident that the two key propellers are spinning at the same RPM. If your helicopter's fuselage spins slightly on takeoff, use the trim knob to correct it up.
2. Turning: In order to turn, Syma's helicopters slow down a single of the key rotors by a compact amount, basically employing the forces described in 1 to rotate the fuselage. Turning for all of Syma's helicopters is quite precise once you have them trimmed.
three. Forward/Backward motion - this is controlled by the horizontally aligned tail rotor. To go forward, the tail rotor spins, making down force, which pushes the tail up. When the tail is up, the principal rotors are angled slightly backwards, so the most important rotor pushes the helicopter forward. Reverse has the opposite effect. The tail prop pushes the tail down, which angles the thrust of the key rotors slightly forward, which pushes the helicopter backward.
4. Sideways motion (Yaw)- Syma's helicopters don't have any mechanism for tilting the helicopter's roto sideways, so the helicopters have no capacity to move side to side. In true helicopters, the key rotor tilts forward/backward, left and correct, and this delivers the capacity for the helicopter to move in quite significantly any direction.
This Cobra heli is not as stable in flight as the Chinook or the Blackhawk. It just appears like the helicopter is a small also responsive.
In short, if you are a beneficial pilot, and won't crash, this helicopter is just fine. For my taste, although, the Blackhawk and Chinook are additional durable and less complicated to fly.
One other note - Really Very important! This helicopter comes with an further tail rotor in a plastic baggie. Save it, and put it in a secure spot. The tail rotor controls forward and backward motion, and if you shed your tail prop, all you can do is hover.
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