SYMA S108G 3.5 CH Infrared Mini Radio Controlled Marine Cobra Helicopter
Item Description
This is the Newest Mini Helicopter by Syma. The Electric Co-axial Micro helicopter series is suited for each the beginner and the advance pilot, anyone can delight in it with the initially 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: 129 in Toys ; Games (See Top 100 in Toys ; Games)
- 11 inToys ; Games Hobbies Radio Control Helicopters
By : Syma
Price : $22.42
Product Attributes
- Mini Marine Cobra remote manage helicopter
- Appropriate for the newbie or advanced pilot
- Deigned to fly up, down, left, perfect, forward and backwards
- Has about a 10 meter control distance
Client Reviews
I personal 4 SYMA helos and they all have different characteristics.
First, I purchased a red S107G for 22$ and was blown away. In spite of this, after a multitude of crashes related to hitting the ceiling my 1st one particular was beginning to show put on (rotor blades dented/chiped, broken canopy brace, led not centered, vertical stabilizer cracked awaiting it subsequent crash to come off) inside a single week.
Second, I purchased a second 107G and it came as yellow. The very first issue I noticed was the yellow 1, though completely identical other than color, was a lot even more potent and battery lasted longer. As a result, it was way more entertaining and a great deal more tough to fly than red.
Third, being 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 completely different helo all together. The collective (vertical control) is not spring loaded like the S107G. Not only that, the Cobra is significantly much more robust in its response and power and can be tough to manage. This is troublesome to me as the Cobra's body and frame appears to be absolutely plastic (as apposed to the S107 having a metal frame). Also, the Cobra has a single solid white light which I favor to the flashing blue and red o the S107G. Considering that the collective is not spring loaded you can make it hover and set the controls down on a table it still flies. Typically I forget to return the collective to zero when I crash. The Cobra has lost reception a number of times and when it does it falls from the air and crashes. The Cobra appears to "Pop and Click" like a Marine really should--no kidding. It can speed about space much more quickly than the other people and turns substantially more speedily. In reality, the other seems sluggish in comparison and it is simple to "oversteer."
Forth, I also required to satisfy my curiousity related to S109 (Apache). I have located the S109 is a lot 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 exact same as the S107. General, I truly uncover it enjoyable to reliably fly around the room with total and utter control. I feel they did this to preserve the Army from crashing out of manage--just kidding solders!
Bottom line, I give the S109 top rated rating over the other individuals. I do uncover the responsivness and speed of the Cobra stimulating and of interest so I rate it second. If I fly with someone else I will opt for the Cobra for its speed and responsivenees. In the finish, I do not feel the metal frame of the S107G will add much value as the rest of the helo is plastic and does break. The cost of replacement components cannot be justified as a new S107G presently goes for 22$.
This helicopter flew very properly - for a while.
Syma makes a quantity of quite slick tiny helicopters - I have purchased numerous distinct models for the nephews and relatives, and every person loves them. This helicopter, the cobra, looks beneficial and flew extremely properly. All of the Symas we tried so far fly very properly out of the box. The Blackhawk and Chinook flew pretty well. The challenge with this certain (Cobra) helicopter is the landing gear. After a couple of crashes, the strut on 1 of the landing gear broke, which means that on the ground, the helicopter will not stand up perfectly straight. No significant deal - proper? Incorrect. If the helicopter is not standing up straight, it won't take off straight, and will likely crash into something just before it stabilizes. The Blackhawk and Chinook have unique landing gear which are far more durable.
For those of you who are very first time pilots, focus on hovering for your initially few flights. Just tweak the controls to try and keep the helicopter in 1 location. If you can master hovering, the rest gets a lot 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 don't know a lot about Syma's RC helicopters, here is how they function:
1. Stabilization: For genuine helicopters, the tail rotor controls rotation. With out a tail rotor, a genuine helicopter would be unable to turn, and would in fact spin out of control. The motor for the main rotor wants to spin the fuselage in the opposite direction of the rotation of the key propeller. Believe about it - if you were to magically "hold" the propeller in place, the fuselage would spin. The motor of a standard helicopter, if left unchecked, would spin the propeller and the fuselage in opposite directions. In authentic helicopters, the tail rotor counteracts the rotational force that the key rotor applies to the fuselage
With Syma's helicopters (other than the Chinook), they in fact have two main propellers stacked on best of each other that have blades that are angled differently, and spin in opposite directions. Both propellers supply down force, but also generate torque on the fuselage in opposite directions. This has the effect of keeping the helicopter stable, considering that the rotational forces of the 2 propellers on the fuselage cancel every single other out. Syma's remote controllers come with a "Trim" control knob. This control is implemented to make certain that the 2 major propellers are spinning at the exact same RPM. If your helicopter's fuselage spins slightly on takeoff, use the trim knob to accurate it up.
2. Turning: In order to turn, Syma's helicopters slow down one of the primary rotors by a smaller quantity, essentially utilizing the forces described in 1 to rotate the fuselage. Turning for all of Syma's helicopters is very precise when 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 primary rotor pushes the helicopter forward. Reverse has the opposite impact. The tail prop pushes the tail down, which angles the thrust of the primary rotors slightly forward, which pushes the helicopter backward.
four. 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 actual helicopters, the key rotor tilts forward/backward, left and right, and this delivers the potential for the helicopter to move in quite a lot any direction.
This Cobra heli is not as stable in flight as the Chinook or the Blackhawk. It just seems like the helicopter is a little as well responsive.
In brief, if you are a fine pilot, and will not crash, this helicopter is just fine. For my taste, although, the Blackhawk and Chinook are additional durable and less difficult to fly.
A single other note - Incredibly Necessary! This helicopter comes with an extra 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 lose your tail prop, all you can do is hover.
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