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 both the newbie and the advance pilot, anybody 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: 131 in Toys ; Games (See Top 100 in Toys ; Games)
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By : Syma
Price : $22.90

Product Features

• Mini Marine Cobra remote control helicopter
• Suitable for the newbie or advanced pilot
• Deigned to fly up, down, left, appropriate, forward and backwards
• Has about a ten meter control distance

Buyer Critiques

I own four SYMA helos and they all have unique characteristics.
First, I bought a red S107G for 22$ and was blown away. Yet, after a multitude of crashes associated to hitting the ceiling my first a single was starting to show wear (rotor blades dented/chiped, broken canopy brace, led not centered, vertical stabilizer cracked awaiting it next crash to come off) within a single week.
Second, I bought a second 107G and it came as yellow. The first factor I noticed was the yellow one, even though totally identical other than color, was substantially far more potent and battery lasted longer. As a outcome, it was a great deal more fun and even 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 fully various helo all together. The collective (vertical manage) is not spring loaded like the S107G. Not only that, the Cobra is significantly far more robust in its response and power and can be complicated to manage. This is troublesome to me as the Cobra's physique and frame seems to be completely plastic (as apposed to the S107 getting a metal frame). Also, the Cobra has one particular solid white light which I prefer to the flashing blue and red o the S107G. Considering 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 numerous occasions and when it does it falls from the air and crashes. The Cobra seems to "Pop and Click" like a Marine really should--no kidding. It can speed around area a lot faster than the other people and turns substantially more swiftly. In truth, the other seems sluggish in comparison and it is effortless to "oversteer."
Forth, I also required to satisfy my curiousity connected to S109 (Apache). I have located the S109 is less difficult than all to fly. It also has two white leds rather than the flashing blue and red of the S107G. The controller is the very same as the S107. Overall, I actually discover it enjoyable to reliably fly about the room with total and utter manage. I believe they did this to maintain the Army from crashing out of manage--just kidding solders!
Bottom line, I give the S109 top rating over the other individuals. I do obtain the responsivness and speed of the Cobra stimulating and of interest so I rate it second. If I fly with an individual else I will select the Cobra for its speed and responsivenees. In the end, I do not feel the metal frame of the S107G will add considerably value as the rest of the helo is plastic and does break. The expense of replacement parts can't be justified as a new S107G presently goes for 22$.

This helicopter flew incredibly well - for a while.
Syma tends to make a number of very slick tiny helicopters - I have purchased numerous various models for the nephews and relatives, and everyone loves them. This helicopter, the cobra, looks excellent and flew quite well. All of the Symas we tried so far fly extremely well out of the box. The Blackhawk and Chinook flew especially properly. The challenge with this specific (Cobra) helicopter is the landing gear. Just after a couple of crashes, the strut on 1 of the landing gear broke, which means that on the ground, the helicopter won't stand up perfectly straight. No huge deal - right? Incorrect. If the helicopter is not standing up straight, it will not take off straight, and will in all probability crash into some thing before it stabilizes. The Blackhawk and Chinook have numerous landing gear which are even more durable.
For those of you who are 1st time pilots, concentrate on hovering for your 1st couple of flights. Just tweak the controls to attempt and keep the helicopter in 1 spot. If you can master hovering, the rest gets a lot less difficult.
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 substantially about Syma's RC helicopters, here is how they work:
1. Stabilization: For true helicopters, the tail rotor controls rotation. Without having a tail rotor, a actual helicopter would be unable to turn, and would truly spin out of manage. The motor for the main rotor desires to spin the fuselage in the opposite path of the rotation of the key propeller. Consider about it - if you had been to magically "hold" the propeller in spot, the fuselage would spin. The motor of a regular helicopter, if left unchecked, would spin the propeller and the fuselage in opposite directions. In real 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 basically have 2 key propellers stacked on top of each and every other that have blades that are angled differently, and spin in opposite directions. Both propellers offer down force, but also create torque on the fuselage in opposite directions. This has the impact of keeping the helicopter stable, given that the rotational forces of the two propellers on the fuselage cancel every other out. Syma's remote controllers come with a "Trim" control knob. This manage is employed to make positive that the two main propellers are spinning at the similar RPM. If your helicopter's fuselage spins slightly on takeoff, use the trim knob to true it up.
2. Turning: In order to turn, Syma's helicopters slow down one of the key rotors by a little quantity, basically employing the forces described in 1 to rotate the fuselage. Turning for all of Syma's helicopters is especially precise as soon as you have them trimmed.
three. Forward/Backward motion - this is controlled by the horizontally aligned tail rotor. To go forward, the tail rotor spins, generating down force, which pushes the tail up. When the tail is up, the most important rotors are angled slightly backwards, so the key rotor pushes the helicopter forward. Reverse has the opposite impact. 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 do not 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 main rotor tilts forward/backward, left and suitable, and this delivers the potential for the helicopter to move in pretty a lot any path.
This Cobra heli is not as stable in flight as the Chinook or the Blackhawk. It just seems like the helicopter is a tiny also responsive.
In short, if you are a good pilot, and will not crash, this helicopter is just fine. For my taste, although, the Blackhawk and Chinook are way more durable and simpler to fly.
One particular other note - Really Necessary! This helicopter comes with an extra tail rotor in a plastic baggie. Save it, and place it in a secure location. The tail rotor controls forward and backward motion, and if you lose your tail prop, all you can do is hover.