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, everyone can get pleasure from it with the very first 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: 109 in Toys ; Games (See Top 100 in Toys ; Games)
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By : Syma
Price : $22.40
Product Capabilities
- Mini Marine Cobra remote control helicopter
- Suitable for the beginner or advanced pilot
- Deigned to fly up, down, left, suitable, forward and backwards
- Has about a ten meter control distance
Consumer Evaluations
I own four SYMA helos and they all have completely different characteristics.
Initially, I bought a red S107G for 22$ and was blown away. Having said that, right after a multitude of crashes associated to hitting the ceiling my initially one particular was beginning 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 particular week.
Second, I purchased a second 107G and it came as yellow. The 1st point I noticed was the yellow 1, whilst fully identical other than color, was much even more effective and battery lasted longer. As a result, it was way more enjoyable and more troublesome 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 purchased the S108G (Cobra). Folks, the Cobra is a completely several helo all together. The collective (vertical control) is not spring loaded like the S107G. Not only that, the Cobra is considerably a great deal more robust in its response and power and can be troublesome to manage. This is troublesome to me as the Cobra's body and frame appears to be completely plastic (as apposed to the S107 having a metal frame). Also, the Cobra has one solid white light which I favor to the flashing blue and red o the S107G. Given that the collective is not spring loaded you can make it hover and set the controls down on a table it nevertheless flies. Sometimes I forget to return the collective to zero when I crash. The Cobra has lost reception many instances and when it does it falls from the air and crashes. The Cobra appears to "Pop and Click" like a Marine need to--no kidding. It can speed around space significantly more rapidly than the others and turns substantially even more swiftly. In reality, the other appears sluggish in comparison and it is simple and easy to "oversteer."
Forth, I also needed to satisfy my curiousity connected to S109 (Apache). I have identified the S109 is less complicated 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 get it enjoyable to reliably fly about the room with full and utter control. I believe they did this to preserve the Army from crashing out of manage--just kidding solders!
Bottom line, I give the S109 top rating over the other people. I do get 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 finish, I do not assume the metal frame of the S107G will add substantially value as the rest of the helo is plastic and does break. The expense of replacement components can not be justified as a new S107G at the moment goes for 22$.
This helicopter flew quite nicely - for a although.
Syma makes a quantity of especially slick small helicopters - I have purchased a few distinctive models for the nephews and relatives, and absolutely everyone loves them. This helicopter, the cobra, looks really good and flew fairly nicely. All of the Symas we tried so far fly exceptionally nicely out of the box. The Blackhawk and Chinook flew very properly. The challenge with this particular (Cobra) helicopter is the landing gear. Soon 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 large deal - appropriate? Incorrect. If the helicopter is not standing up straight, it will not take off straight, and will possibly crash into one thing prior to it stabilizes. The Blackhawk and Chinook have various landing gear which are more durable.
For those of you who are first time pilots, concentrate on hovering for your initial handful of flights. Just tweak the controls to try and preserve the helicopter in 1 place. If you can master hovering, the rest gets a lot much easier.
Syma's mini helicopters are only for indoor use. The issue with flying them outdoors is wind - the smallest puff of a breeze tends to make the helicpters uncontrolable.
For those of you who don't know a lot about Syma's RC helicopters, right here is how they perform:
1. Stabilization: For real helicopters, the tail rotor controls rotation. Without a tail rotor, a true helicopter would be unable to turn, and would truly spin out of control. The motor for the key rotor desires to spin the fuselage in the opposite direction of the rotation of the principal propeller. Feel about it - if you had been 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 actual helicopters, the tail rotor counteracts the rotational force that the most important rotor applies to the fuselage
With Syma's helicopters (other than the Chinook), they in fact have 2 primary propellers stacked on top of every single other that have blades that are angled differently, and spin in opposite directions. Each propellers produce down force, but also develop torque on the fuselage in opposite directions. This has the effect of keeping the helicopter stable, considering that the rotational forces of the two propellers on the fuselage cancel each and every other out. Syma's remote controllers come with a "Trim" control knob. This control is employed to make certain that the two most important propellers are spinning at the identical RPM. If your helicopter's fuselage spins slightly on takeoff, use the trim knob to correct it up.
two. Turning: In order to turn, Syma's helicopters slow down a single of the most important rotors by a small amount, essentially using the forces described in 1 to rotate the fuselage. Turning for all of Syma's helicopters is particularly 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 major rotors are angled slightly backwards, so the major rotor pushes the helicopter forward. Reverse has the opposite effect. The tail prop pushes the tail down, which angles the thrust of the main 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 potential to move side to side. In true helicopters, the main rotor tilts forward/backward, left and ideal, and this offers the potential for the helicopter to move in pretty significantly 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 small as well responsive.
In short, if you are a great pilot, and won't crash, this helicopter is just fine. For my taste, though, the Blackhawk and Chinook are a great deal more durable and less difficult to fly.
One other note - Especially Vital! This helicopter comes with an additional tail rotor in a plastic baggie. Save it, and put it in a secure place. The tail rotor controls forward and backward motion, and if you shed your tail prop, all you can do is hover.