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, any person can enjoy 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: 120 in Toys ; Games (See Top 100 in Toys ; Games)
• 12 inToys ; Games Hobbies Radio Control Helicopters

By : Syma
Price : $23.70

Item Attributes

• 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 10 meter manage distance

Consumer Reviews

I personal four SYMA helos and they all have diverse characteristics.
To begin with, I purchased a red S107G for 22$ and was blown away. Even so, after a multitude of crashes related to hitting the ceiling my initially one particular was starting to show wear (rotor blades dented/chiped, broken canopy brace, led not centered, vertical stabilizer cracked awaiting it subsequent crash to come off) inside 1 week.
Second, I bought a second 107G and it came as yellow. The 1st factor I noticed was the yellow 1, when totally identical other than color, was much alot more strong and battery lasted longer. As a result, it was far more fun and even more challenging 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). People, the Cobra is a absolutely completely different helo all together. The collective (vertical control) is not spring loaded like the S107G. Not only that, the Cobra is substantially additional robust in its response and energy and can be challenging to manage. This is troublesome to me as the Cobra's physique and frame appears to be completely 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. Considering the collective is not spring loaded you can make it hover and set the controls down on a table it still flies. Oftentimes 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 will need to--no kidding. It can speed around space significantly more quickly than the others and turns significantly a lot more easily. In truth, the other appears sluggish in comparison and it is easy to "oversteer."
Forth, I also required to satisfy my curiousity connected to S109 (Apache). I have found 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 definitely obtain it enjoyable to reliably fly around the room with total and utter control. 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 more than 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 a person else I will opt for the Cobra for its speed and responsivenees. In the finish, I do not believe the metal frame of the S107G will add a lot value as the rest of the helo is plastic and does break. The cost of replacement parts can not be justified as a new S107G at present goes for 22$.

This helicopter flew particularly properly - for a while.
Syma tends to make a quantity of rather slick little helicopters - I have bought many several models for the nephews and relatives, and absolutely everyone loves them. This helicopter, the cobra, looks great and flew highly nicely. All of the Symas we attempted so far fly tremendously properly out of the box. The Blackhawk and Chinook flew highly properly. The challenge with this certain (Cobra) helicopter is the landing gear. Immediately 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 big deal - correct? Incorrect. If the helicopter isn't standing up straight, it will not take off straight, and will most likely crash into a thing before it stabilizes. The Blackhawk and Chinook have numerous landing gear which are more durable.
For those of you who are initially time pilots, focus on hovering for your initial handful of flights. Just tweak the controls to try and keep 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 issue 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, right here is how they work:
1. Stabilization: For true helicopters, the tail rotor controls rotation. With out a tail rotor, a genuine helicopter would be unable to turn, and would truly spin out of manage. The motor for the primary rotor wants to spin the fuselage in the opposite direction of the rotation of the main propeller. Think about it - if you had been to magically "hold" the propeller in location, the fuselage would spin. The motor of a usual helicopter, if left unchecked, would spin the propeller and the fuselage in opposite directions. In true helicopters, the tail rotor counteracts the rotational force that the primary rotor applies to the fuselage
With Syma's helicopters (other than the Chinook), they really have two most important propellers stacked on leading of every single other that have blades that are angled differently, and spin in opposite directions. Each propellers give down force, but also produce torque on the fuselage in opposite directions. This has the effect 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" manage knob. This control is applied to make confident that the two primary propellers are spinning at the identical 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 particular of the primary rotors by a modest quantity, basically employing the forces described in 1 to rotate the fuselage. Turning for all of Syma's helicopters is extremely precise as soon as you have them trimmed.
3. 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 primary rotors are angled slightly backwards, so the principal 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 ability to move side to side. In real helicopters, the primary rotor tilts forward/backward, left and proper, and this provides the capability for the helicopter to move in fairly substantially 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 small too responsive.
In short, if you are a very good pilot, and won't crash, this helicopter is just fine. For my taste, though, the Blackhawk and Chinook are far more durable and less complicated to fly.
A single other note - Rather Necessary! This helicopter comes with an additional tail rotor in a plastic baggie. Conserve it, and put it in a protected place. The tail rotor controls forward and backward motion, and if you lose your tail prop, all you can do is hover.