The World's Smallest Production Helicopter?

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12 жыл бұрын

*** Seeing the Ad *** at HobbyTron.com for the WORLD'S SMALLEST HELICOPTER, I decided to get one. I don't know if their statement is true or not, but I have not seen anything this small. With no way to make it fly forward or trim it properly (it has no gyro) it can be frustrating to get a full flight. The IR control is not acceptable going out of range when you least expect it. So I did some Mods to help with mine, but for sure this is a novelty toy. Cute, nice to own, but nothing serious. The problem for me is, it actually could've been made much better and still that small.
A TX with proportional sticks, IR LEDs that point up AND down would help a lot too.
What you see is what you get.
Thanks kindly for all your support. I would appreciate if you would please take a moment rate the video, subscribe to be notified when I produce another RC Television show, and if you know of others that would like to see this video, please pass it on.
Best Regards,
Dave Herbert
Academy of Model Aeronautics # 8221
Contest Director, Leader Member, Scientific division.

Пікірлер: 189

@xoio 10 жыл бұрын

Not only the smallest, but also the shittest! LOL

@BryanCoombes 7 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that

@GraemeRobinson 12 жыл бұрын

Hi Dave - I got one of these in London recently. I found it flew pretty good actually. This is what worked for me: - take off without concern for trim, just get it to hover; it will spin around but not go anywhere, - once in a stable hover use the clicker trim buttons to slowly bring it to a level heading - once on a level heading you'll find it slowly tracks forward allowing you to navigate by steering the nose. I think these tips were in the instructions. - the clicker trim buttons

@bozzojoe 12 жыл бұрын

When you were mentioning the IR receiver being on the bottom, my first thought was a mirror Dave. Smiled wide when you showed the mirror on yours!

@nanaki85 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service in the USMC! :)

@TheRudydog1 10 жыл бұрын

The heck with the copter as I was admiring the small throw pillow on the couch!

@phill903 12 жыл бұрын

Cute little helicopter !!

@Forcemaster2000 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks for reviewing that little chopper Dave! I've been curious about it after seeing those same ads. I'll pass on it too, the novelty just wouldn't be enough for me.

@markamiller100 10 жыл бұрын

You got the hang of it, yep, "Cute little bugger."

@catfishmudflap 12 жыл бұрын

Dave can make anything work. Thank you for showing us your innovations. I miss my Havoc Heli.

@tr4nscend 12 жыл бұрын

my god. incredible craftsmanship you did :)

@iloverc 12 жыл бұрын

Not only a great review but also learning great trick (scientify trick) to make it better :)

@engineerahmed7248 7 жыл бұрын

Always love the Music on Dave's videos.

@erikiacopelli451 9 жыл бұрын

dunno why but tiny quads n helis are just AWESOME!!

@supertenorstar 11 жыл бұрын

I think this is the best review about this particular toy. A lot talks about how it is small and how any times it spins in the air. This one talks about its faults and how to improve it. You, sir, got a like from me.

@erikiacopelli451 9 жыл бұрын

that lil mirror was a pretty damn cool hack. never thought of that before

@MrArii1998 12 жыл бұрын

Nice mario music with the smallest heil, i like it!

@birdmanbl 11 жыл бұрын

You are one incredible engineer buddy

@zero00tolerance 12 жыл бұрын

I started noticing the mario music at 3:15 very good work Dave

@marcomako100 10 жыл бұрын

AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR THE NICE VIDEO.

@AutomaticUniverse 9 жыл бұрын

Very good video... thumbs up.

@dariussaul5642 9 жыл бұрын

great review pal!!!

@Aloz16 12 жыл бұрын

nice review, nice mario music xD

@kjshotspot478 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the laugh. Love the mods. hahahahahahahaa great vid.

@egretsregret 10 жыл бұрын

I believe Stephen W. is correct. Try cutting out some tiny squares of aluminum foil. Glue several layers of them together and then glue underneath the nose of the helicopter. Should give it some more forward motion.Great video.

@scuffedgravyboat 12 жыл бұрын

love the mario music in the background

@richyearle007 11 жыл бұрын

Gidday mate...Nice video

@revolution51 9 жыл бұрын

Great video. I wish I had your patience.

@the-best-fragments-of-movies 9 жыл бұрын

good job!

@swaltonfr 11 жыл бұрын

Nightflyyer: you can easily make the copter go forward. Just put a little weight on the nose so it tips slightly forward in flight. For your model, probably a thumbtack or equivalent would do it.

@Vbluguitar 12 жыл бұрын

I had an Airhogs atom that was about that size. It flew about that well too. I went right to the MCX S300, what a difference.

@lockpicker2k 10 жыл бұрын

Have you seen the Silverlit 'Guinness World Smallest' Nano Falcon Helicopter? Great little copter, that flies surprisingly well.

@PingeMusic 12 жыл бұрын

Odd but fun little thing. ;-P like it though. Regards and have a skilful flying time. Pinge

@hamsterwing 12 жыл бұрын

lol at the mario music!!!!!! :)

@chrismofer 11 жыл бұрын

to be fair, these helis are balanced to fly exactly stock. by adding a mirror, tape, and more glue it will disrupt the flight characteristics and make it spin.

@MrBillTroop73 12 жыл бұрын

Perhaps glueing angled canards to the skids at the COG would cause some of the downward propwash to vector to the rear of the craft to give some forward motion?

@johnwedrall9224 8 жыл бұрын

I like the little beauties !

@boingkster 12 жыл бұрын

Just saw your comment on mYfLASK's video - thats the miniature helicopter I'm talking about. Cheers again - boingk.

@lolz651 12 жыл бұрын

Nice

@bozzojoe 12 жыл бұрын

Oh, by the way Dave, I'm glad that when I bought my wife's new car this last year that I didn't have to make any modifications to make it go straight or turn or brake properly, that might have been a bit more challenging than your problem here.

@purplenoise2002 11 жыл бұрын

To go forward (but at a fixed rate) you need the center of gravity to be slightly forward of the lifting center. Maybe your mirror can be moved or trimmed to that effect? All 2 channel helis go forward at a fixed speed determined as a result of how they are balanced.

@iamtherealzim 12 жыл бұрын

I think you should mod it Dave... see if you can make it fly forward and back! I'm betting you could do it! Great video.

@blackmennewstyle 12 жыл бұрын

I love the music : Super Mario Bros Remix lol

@n8lbv 11 жыл бұрын

Interesting flyweight angle on that eh? Even less than the newer 45° bars. Another fun subject I've been diving into a bit.

@ramis182 12 жыл бұрын

Lol, that was a fail product, but you somehow managed to make it work, nice job!

@etyrnal 9 жыл бұрын

Have you tried the silverlit nano falcon? It's actually 3 channels in flies very well.

@MyBsAcc 12 жыл бұрын

Wow I am sorry that you had all the problems with yours, I bought one about 6 months ago and it works great, I can fly mine around my room for the whole battery life (about 5 mins). The only problem I am having is the transformers left and right stick, is starting to stick to the right.

@a7dad822 9 жыл бұрын

I had the same problem on an air hogs helicopter. It would only travel up and down. To solve that I added a piece of clay to the nose to get it to tilt forward and travel forward. Lead may be more effective though. Hope this helps.

@peetre 10 жыл бұрын

First off.... THUMBS UP for Mario Brothers! 2nd, a very well done video with some great tips 3rd, perhaps with a little forward weight, it would fly forward and you could then turn it for different direction. Thanks and Thanks for your service to the US.

@ashesoneeight 12 жыл бұрын

omg thats small.I own a team rc micro its 15 g. Gotta give you credit,I can barely see my screws...love the music,takes me way back.I think that is the smallest non home made heli thats out there,a cool novelty it is.Cant wait till they get smaller,I wonder how carried away the manufacturer will get.

@rogertycholiz2218 6 жыл бұрын

SILVERLIT at the same price is just as small and flies well forward, backward, up & down without modifications.

@georgejohnson1124 10 жыл бұрын

I bet it makes a great cat toy!

@waywardtravler777 10 жыл бұрын

soooo can you add all of those Modifications in a different form?

@Cruzinon22s 12 жыл бұрын

Wow just way to much mods out of the box! You never should have to do that many! lol

@assimilation 9 жыл бұрын

A pianola, I haven't seen one of those in years!

@pauls5745 6 жыл бұрын

+1 thanks for showing us why this is not a good buy!

@JamesFPV 12 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up for the Mario music!!

@Jakobkik 10 жыл бұрын

the nano falcon is the new smallest helicopter today

@flyingphoenix113 12 жыл бұрын

Dave, you have more inginuity than McGuiver!

@f1adore 12 жыл бұрын

i had similar heli with similar problems so i added a tail to keep it from spining around and in that respect it worked a bit but it was too tail heavy then added weight on the nose and it was not bad

@MetalMania666Pantera 12 жыл бұрын

So what would be a good advanced level heli for $300 and under? I'm a Noob but I got a Blade Sr for free and I'm a quick learner. Like i pick up a guitar and after about 3 months I'm decent at it and can make my own stuff.

@Justwantahover 11 жыл бұрын

You don't have a 30 ft displacement cruiser by any chance.

@steamerjon 10 жыл бұрын

Mine flies perfectly, unmodified. And reducing altitude makes it move forward ;)

@scotty555babe 10 жыл бұрын

Wow its just like a wasp buzzing around.

@leoshkatov852 9 жыл бұрын

how small is that heli and how small is the nano falcon ? I have an micro helicopter made by carrera rc thats 3.23 inches ( front to back ) to me it seems to be on of the smallest at least the smallest with best quality because its made mostly out of aluminium and its got 3 channels and a gyro sytem

@XHSGamerX 12 жыл бұрын

Can't give it a little counter weight in the front to pitch it forward? Might just cause it to crash but worth a try

@superrudeboy66 9 жыл бұрын

Pretty nifty!!! 24.99 definatly cute!

@superrudeboy66 9 жыл бұрын

Well that would explain the price then . Ha Ha "pretty coloured up and down thing" cheers for pointing that out.

@davidrivero7943 5 жыл бұрын

Oh how cute , said newbie rc helicopter pilot... Me.😁 Flew it once & second time somehow unintentionally landed in the waistbasket, where it was not to be retrieved. 🚫🚁.

@NightFlyyer 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@CartoonKidOLLY 10 жыл бұрын

I like the old school mario music

@KILLZONE14268 12 жыл бұрын

Try putting some wight on the front of the thing to make it go forward

@carlothadeo 11 жыл бұрын

sir i think you should erase the small line or support beam in the upper chamber of the propeller blade so that it help to increase lift and reduce weight and reduce drag.

@ConspiracytardHunter420 12 жыл бұрын

Looks cute but you cant expect it to fly good for its size and especially the price. On the plus side you can probably crash it 1000+ times before any damage happens lol

@cuddles6938 10 жыл бұрын

My Darkhorse gear had same issue, wish I knew how crappy that model was. Kept flying backwards no matter what mod's I did even putting battery weight forward to try to help it out.

@poultrycheeseboy 12 жыл бұрын

@NightFlyyer did it come with batteries

@CrackerMcGillicuddy 12 жыл бұрын

Flies like an Air Hogs heli

@DarkScipio 9 жыл бұрын

Perhaps better try the slightly larger: Revell Control - HIC 801-804 XS Helicopter Series (23989-23992)

@chrismurphy6962 8 жыл бұрын

That is the Science Museum Micro Copter.

@SueBobChicVid 12 жыл бұрын

It looks like it was hardly worth your time, but thanks for showing us!

@CrayonboxAviationAdventures 12 жыл бұрын

Where does the camera go ;) ... fly on the wall material!

@poultrycheeseboy 12 жыл бұрын

@ONEpocketKID21 i was saying if the controller came with batts to charge the helli

@Raptor50aus 12 жыл бұрын

So the blade scout is the cheapest actually working RC heli then without the pain.

@SavageInsight 10 жыл бұрын

Toy Trains? RC Cars? Pfff - In the time of cellphones, smartphone-watches for kids, everything flies! x) More relevantly, its a solid review - I like my remote toys to maybe have bluetooth compatibility or something like it because of how it opens up more possibilities of playing with them, and finding that this one is a bit more analog with only the ability to go up or down instead of being controlled was a little disappointing - I share your ruefulness. Keep going, I hope you find something remarkable, or at least really fun in the near future in the world of small toys.

@KevinMillard68 12 жыл бұрын

so i guess over all its a wast of money , but it is a cute little helicopter

@NateB1976 9 жыл бұрын

Just realized that's the super Mario bros song playing in the background.😊

@potatojake197 8 жыл бұрын

I noticed first

@MeatBeatinRabbits357 11 жыл бұрын

I enjoy the Piano version of Mario

@xDEADLOCKEDx2468 12 жыл бұрын

Smallest, and crappiest production RC helicopter I've seen in a while. But at least you modified it to make it actually work though.

@RCmies 12 жыл бұрын

The tail rotor doesn't work, thats why it spins.

@tc19948 9 жыл бұрын

This appears greatly inferior to a Picoo-Z which is far cheaper. Thank you very much for these entertaining and very informative posts. More strength to you! :)

@GordyDownUnder 12 жыл бұрын

I own a swift 6025 3-CH and I thought that was small but this 9g one? Wow. That is small. But not having control over direction and forward/back? Nah - wouldn't buy one myself.

@AndrewSauls 12 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to use mobile frequencies with a little camera? Now that would be cool.....

@boingkster 12 жыл бұрын

Check out the 16 gram / 110mm rotor 3 channel helis online - I got one a few days ago for $25 or so and really enjoy it. It also has IR transmission, but has proportional control for up/down, left/right and forward/back. If you type in '6025 mini helicopter' into eBay then you'll find them. Cheers, really enjoed the video!

@ONEpocketKID21 12 жыл бұрын

@poultrycheeseboy u charge it with the controller

@wk9531 9 жыл бұрын

Seems to me that a RC helicopter is tougher to fly steadily then a real heli.

@kingmegafero 12 жыл бұрын

what is the name of the heli?

@pelagic6 12 жыл бұрын

@jovicakluk Dave is one of the most informative and nicest guys you will find on KZfaq. Your comment just shows ignorance, but understandable as most people out there are.

@zomgz932 12 жыл бұрын

nine grams thats less than the coffee i use in an espresso

@CUDDLES52 11 жыл бұрын

how much does it cost

@rcmaniac098202 12 жыл бұрын

You should try an Air Hogs Pocket Copter. I have one, and it looks a lot more stable than this little bugger.

@loganwillis5632 12 жыл бұрын

my airhogs sharpshooter is the same way

@n8lbv 11 жыл бұрын

If you google "hughes 300 fairy helicopter" you'll see some of the ones that have a flyweight that's less than 45° I figured you might be into this stuff as well. If not sorry to have bugged your page.

@gerrabath 12 жыл бұрын

@NightFlyyer Dont get me wrong Dave I love all the content you put out and tip my cap to the work you put into it all. Any chance of a vid showing how to cut the lawn with an inverted Blade 450? :-)