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 beginner and the advance pilot, any one can take pleasure 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: 97 in Toys ; Games (See Top 100 in Toys ; Games)
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By : Syma
Price : $22.40

Item Characteristics

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

Consumer Critiques

I personal four SYMA helos and they all have unique characteristics.
First, I bought a red S107G for 22$ and was blown away. However, after a multitude of crashes related to hitting the ceiling my very first 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) within one week.
Second, I purchased a second 107G and it came as yellow. The very first factor I noticed was the yellow one particular, although fully identical other than color, was a lot much more effective and battery lasted longer. As a result, it was more entertaining and much more hard 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 purchased the S108G (Cobra). People, the Cobra is a completely various helo all together. The collective (vertical manage) is not spring loaded like the S107G. Not only that, the Cobra is substantially even more robust in its response and power and can be challenging to manage. This is troublesome to me as the Cobra's physique and frame appears to be entirely plastic (as apposed to the S107 having a metal frame). Also, the Cobra has one particular solid white light which I favor to the flashing blue and red o the S107G. Mainly because the collective is not spring loaded you can make it hover and set the controls down on a table it still flies. At times I forget to return the collective to zero when I crash. The Cobra has lost reception various instances and when it does it falls from the air and crashes. The Cobra appears to "Pop and Click" like a Marine should--no kidding. It can speed around room a lot quicker than the others and turns substantially way more quickly. In fact, the other appears sluggish in comparison and it is easy to "oversteer."
Forth, I also needed to satisfy my curiousity associated to S109 (Apache). I have discovered the S109 is 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 similar as the S107. General, I truly come across it enjoyable to reliably fly around the space with total and utter manage. I believe they did this to preserve the Army from crashing out of control--just kidding solders!
Bottom line, I give the S109 top rated rating over the other individuals. I do acquire 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 don't believe the metal frame of the S107G will add substantially worth as the rest of the helo is plastic and does break. The price of replacement parts cannot be justified as a new S107G at the moment goes for 22$.

This helicopter flew particularly nicely - for a although.
Syma makes a number of rather slick little helicopters - I have bought quite a few unique models for the nephews and relatives, and everyone loves them. This helicopter, the cobra, looks great and flew fairly nicely. All of the Symas we tried so far fly tremendously nicely out of the box. The Blackhawk and Chinook flew very nicely. The challenge with this distinct (Cobra) helicopter is the landing gear. 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 massive deal - suitable? Wrong. If the helicopter is not standing up straight, it won't take off straight, and will almost certainly crash into some thing prior to it stabilizes. The Blackhawk and Chinook have different landing gear which are much more durable.
For those of you who are first time pilots, concentrate on hovering for your initially few flights. Just tweak the controls to attempt and maintain the helicopter in 1 location. If you can master hovering, the rest gets a lot less complicated.
Syma's mini helicopters are only for indoor use. The situation with flying them outdoors is wind - the smallest puff of a breeze makes the helicpters uncontrolable.
For those of you who don't know much about Syma's RC helicopters, here is how they operate:
1. Stabilization: For true helicopters, the tail rotor controls rotation. With out a tail rotor, a actual helicopter would be unable to turn, and would in fact spin out of manage. The motor for the main rotor wants to spin the fuselage in the opposite direction of the rotation of the primary propeller. Feel about it - if you were to magically "hold" the propeller in spot, the fuselage would spin. The motor of a usual 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 two principal propellers stacked on top of each other that have blades that are angled differently, and spin in opposite directions. Both propellers deliver down force, but also generate torque on the fuselage in opposite directions. This has the impact of keeping the helicopter stable, because the rotational forces of the 2 propellers on the fuselage cancel each other out. Syma's remote controllers come with a "Trim" control knob. This manage is implemented to make confident that the two 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 a single of the main rotors by a smaller amount, basically applying 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, creating down force, which pushes the tail up. When the tail is up, the most important rotors are angled slightly backwards, so the principal rotor pushes the helicopter forward. Reverse has the opposite impact. The tail prop pushes the tail down, which angles the thrust of the major 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 capability to move side to side. In authentic helicopters, the primary rotor tilts forward/backward, left and right, and this provides the capacity 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 appears like the helicopter is a tiny 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 extra durable and less difficult to fly.
A single other note - Very Very important! This helicopter comes with an further 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 lose your tail prop, all you can do is hover.