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 newbie and the advance pilot, everyone can delight in it with the first flight.

SYMA S108G 3.5 CH Infrared Mini Radio Controlled Marine Cobra Helicopter Gyro

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
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By : Syma
Price : $22.35

Item Features

Mini Marine Cobra remote control helicopter
Suitable for the beginner or advanced pilot
Deigned to fly up, down, left, correct, forward and backwards
Has about a 10 meter control distance

Client Critiques

I personal 4 SYMA helos and they all have several characteristics.
Very first, I bought a red S107G for 22$ and was blown away. However, soon after a multitude of crashes associated to hitting the ceiling my initially 1 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 1 week.
Second, I purchased a second 107G and it came as yellow. The 1st point I noticed was the yellow a single, even though completely identical other than color, was a lot a lot more potent and battery lasted longer. As a result, it was additional enjoyable and a great deal more tricky 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 completely different helo all together. The collective (vertical control) is not spring loaded like the S107G. Not only that, the Cobra is a lot a lot more robust in its response and power and can be troublesome to manage. This is troublesome to me as the Cobra's physique and frame appears to be absolutely plastic (as apposed to the S107 getting a metal frame). Also, the Cobra has one 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. Often I forget to return the collective to zero when I crash. The Cobra has lost reception various occasions 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 considerably more quickly than the others and turns substantially additional promptly. In reality, the other seems sluggish in comparison and it is effortless to "oversteer."
Forth, I also needed to satisfy my curiousity related to S109 (Apache). I have found 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 same as the S107. Overall, I actually uncover it enjoyable to reliably fly around the space with complete and utter control. I consider they did this to keep the Army from crashing out of manage--just kidding solders!
Bottom line, I give the S109 best 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 somebody else I will pick out the Cobra for its speed and responsivenees. In the finish, I don't believe the metal frame of the S107G will add much worth as the rest of the helo is plastic and does break. The expense of replacement components cannot be justified as a new S107G at the moment goes for 22$.

This helicopter flew particularly properly - for a when.
Syma makes a quantity of pretty slick tiny helicopters - I have bought various several models for the nephews and relatives, and everyone loves them. This helicopter, the cobra, looks decent and flew very well. All of the Symas we tried so far fly really nicely out of the box. The Blackhawk and Chinook flew especially properly. The challenge with this particular (Cobra) helicopter is the landing gear. Following a handful 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 major deal - proper? Wrong. If the helicopter isn't standing up straight, it will not take off straight, and will probably crash into some thing just before it stabilizes. The Blackhawk and Chinook have diverse landing gear which are additional durable.
For those of you who are 1st time pilots, concentrate on hovering for your initial 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 much easier.
Syma's mini helicopters are only for indoor use. The difficulty 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 perform:
1. Stabilization: For authentic helicopters, the tail rotor controls rotation. Devoid of a tail rotor, a true helicopter would be unable to turn, and would actually spin out of manage. The motor for the major rotor desires to spin the fuselage in the opposite direction of the rotation of the primary propeller. Consider about it - if you were to magically "hold" the propeller in place, the fuselage would spin. The motor of a usual 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 principal rotor applies to the fuselage
With Syma's helicopters (other than the Chinook), they basically have 2 primary propellers stacked on top of every single other that have blades that are angled differently, and spin in opposite directions. Both propellers present down force, but also produce torque on the fuselage in opposite directions. This has the effect of keeping the helicopter stable, since the rotational forces of the 2 propellers on the fuselage cancel every other out. Syma's remote controllers come with a "Trim" manage knob. This manage is utilised to make confident 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 principal rotors by a little quantity, basically employing the forces described in 1 to rotate the fuselage. Turning for all of Syma's helicopters is extremely precise once you have them trimmed.
3. Forward/Backward motion - this is controlled by the horizontally aligned tail rotor. To go forward, the tail rotor spins, producing down force, which pushes the tail up. When the tail is up, the key rotors are angled slightly backwards, so the main 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.
four. Sideways motion (Yaw)- Syma's helicopters do not have any mechanism for tilting the helicopter's roto sideways, so the helicopters have no ability to move side to side. In actual helicopters, the major rotor tilts forward/backward, left and right, and this supplies the capacity for the helicopter to move in fairly substantially 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 too responsive.
In brief, if you are a good pilot, and will not crash, this helicopter is just fine. For my taste, although, the Blackhawk and Chinook are even more durable and much easier to fly.
One other note - Especially Valuable! This helicopter comes with an further tail rotor in a plastic baggie. Save it, and put it in a safe place. The tail rotor controls forward and backward motion, and if you shed your tail prop, all you can do is hover.