World’s Smallest RC Helicopter - The Picoflyer
Johnny the others have posted a nice video about worlds smallest RC Helicopter; About 60mm with, so roughly the size of a 9V battery. It weighs 3.3gram and has a flight time of up to 1 minute.
Here is the Picoflyer:
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From the article: “It is operated via an 900 MHz radio link, however, due to its small size and no aid from electronic sensors it is rather difficult to control precisely in the air.”
Key benefits of the helicopter:
* Absolutely stable without the use of any gyros or autopilots
* There are no servos, actuators, rods, links, gears or other moving part
* The whole helicopter is operated and controlled by 3 electric motors
* Forward flight is achieved by tilting the helicopter with the tail propeller
* The rotor blades are encircled by a ring that supports and protects them
* It is very efficient, all the power is used to generate lift
* It is silent, the mechanical drives and the rotors generate very little noise
* There are no vibrations
* It is safe
I’ve seen Bluetooth controlled mini R/C cars using
your mobile phone but I hope someone build a mini
Helicopter that’s controlled by a mobile phone,
would be cool for the office.
Checkout my new UK site of RC Helicopters, Cars and
Boats: rcgifts.co.uk lots of cool movie clips of r/c helicopters.
I have a great deal on a
R/C Crash car, only £19.99, I haven’t even seen
anything like this in the shops, here’s the link:
http://www.rcgifts.co.uk/