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, anybody can appreciate it with the initial 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)
• 9 inToys ; Games Hobbies Radio Control Helicopters

By : Syma
Price : $22.40

Product Functions

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

Client Critiques

I personal four SYMA helos and they all have diverse characteristics.
1st, I purchased a red S107G for 22$ and was blown away. Then again, after a multitude of crashes related to hitting the ceiling my initially one 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) within one week.
Second, I bought a second 107G and it came as yellow. The first point I noticed was the yellow a single, although fully identical other than color, was much a lot more potent and battery lasted longer. As a result, it was more enjoyable and a lot more difficult 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). Folks, the Cobra is a absolutely different helo all together. The collective (vertical manage) is not spring loaded like the S107G. Not only that, the Cobra is substantially 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 totally plastic (as apposed to the S107 having a metal frame). Also, the Cobra has one particular solid white light which I choose 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 nonetheless flies. Quite often I forget to return the collective to zero when I crash. The Cobra has lost reception several times 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 about space substantially faster than the others and turns much way more easily. In truth, the other appears sluggish in comparison and it is uncomplicated to "oversteer."
Forth, I also necessary to satisfy my curiousity connected to S109 (Apache). I have found the S109 is a lot 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. Overall, I extremely locate it enjoyable to reliably fly about the room with complete 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 rated rating more than 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 an individual else I will choose the Cobra for its speed and responsivenees. In the end, I don't think the metal frame of the S107G will add a lot 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 really well - for a whilst.
Syma makes a quantity of rather slick small helicopters - I have purchased a few distinct models for the nephews and relatives, and absolutely everyone loves them. This helicopter, the cobra, looks really good and flew extremely properly. All of the Symas we tried so far fly exceptionally well out of the box. The Blackhawk and Chinook flew rather nicely. The challenge with this certain (Cobra) helicopter is the landing gear. Right after a few crashes, the strut on 1 of the landing gear broke, meaning that on the ground, the helicopter won't stand up perfectly straight. No major deal - appropriate? Wrong. If the helicopter isn't standing up straight, it won't take off straight, and will in all probability crash into one thing before it stabilizes. The Blackhawk and Chinook have diverse landing gear which are additional durable.
For those of you who are first time pilots, concentrate on hovering for your initial couple of flights. Just tweak the controls to attempt and preserve the helicopter in 1 spot. If you can master hovering, the rest gets a lot simpler.
Syma's mini helicopters are only for indoor use. The predicament 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 much about Syma's RC helicopters, here is how they function:
1. Stabilization: For true helicopters, the tail rotor controls rotation. Without having a tail rotor, a real helicopter would be unable to turn, and would in fact spin out of control. The motor for the most important rotor wants to spin the fuselage in the opposite direction of the rotation of the major propeller. Consider 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 genuine helicopters, the tail rotor counteracts the rotational force that the major 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 other that have blades that are angled differently, and spin in opposite directions. Both propellers produce down force, but also develop torque on the fuselage in opposite directions. This has the effect of keeping the helicopter stable, due to the fact 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 major propellers are spinning at the same RPM. If your helicopter's fuselage spins slightly on takeoff, use the trim knob to correct it up.
2. Turning: In order to turn, Syma's helicopters slow down one particular of the major rotors by a compact quantity, essentially applying the forces described in 1 to rotate the fuselage. Turning for all of Syma's helicopters is rather precise when 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 main 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 capability to move side to side. In genuine helicopters, the main rotor tilts forward/backward, left and proper, and this provides the ability 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 seems like the helicopter is a little also responsive.
In short, if you are a good pilot, and won't crash, this helicopter is just fine. For my taste, even though, the Blackhawk and Chinook are alot more durable and much easier to fly.
One other note - Fairly Very important! 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 lose your tail prop, all you can do is hover.