RCTOYS.COM // Draganflyer III Gyro Stabilized Helicopter
Saw this on a TV show tonight....lots of fun! The only real drawback is the flying time -- only 5 minutes per charge. Oh, and the price is a bit high too.
I think that we could easily manufacture a similar gas model to give it some real punch, and then sell it like mad bandits!
It uses 3 separate piezo/solid-state gyros to watch the yaw/pitch/attitude. Probably a simple microprocessor with some clever code in it controls the 4 motors to keep it stable. Any added input from the remote control just tweaks these numbers for a stable flying pattern.
Is it patented? Hrm.....
Posted by answerguru at December 20, 2002 02:12 AMI want to make one... contact me if you are still interested in doing this. Landon
Landonb16@hotmail.com
I'm not sure to what extent this statement is true.
Posted by: traceroute on October 12, 2003 05:57 AM