The Hydro-boat-car-airplane-lawnmower-helicopter
If you haven't seen one of these
before, prepare to be amazed.
(sorry about the music, but it was
mixed in with the original audio track so I left it as it was)
Pretty cool, eh? And did you
catch the spots at the end when it was hovering in the oncoming breeze,
adding 'helicopter' to its vast repertoire? (One of the sites below
mentions "sand and snow", so I guess we can add "dune buggy" and "snowmobile"
to the list)
Aerodynamically, what amazes me is
how maneuverable it is with what little wing surface it has. But
it certainly seems like it's under fairly tight control.
I haven't actually researched this
thing, but from glancing over the page
where I got the above video, it appears there are a few to choose from:
And one big plus point is that they
don't cost very much, compared to jumping into the field of normal R/C
planes and expensive control boxes. So when if you
pile the rascal up, it won't be a wallet-killer to replace it, and it also
gives us the luxury to try a different brand if we're not happy with the
first one.
|
|