Customer Reviews

2-Channel RC Super Sonic Radio Control Airplane

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(15)

 

 

I was looking for cheap twin engine RC airplane for some time and found this the best value for the money.
It really flies and will survive hard crashes but it is not an airplane for beginners. The radio allows controlling the RPM of the engines in only 3 steps: off, low and high. Left-right direction is controlled only like full left - straight - full right. With the direction this is not such a problem but doing the same with the speed so that the plane is not going up or down but straight can be a challenge. If you can fly RC aircraft and are looking for something cheap which flyes on little space and does not need any maintenance, this can be interesting. I am not expert but I can fly an RC airplane with proportional control reasonably well. I had hard time to keep this in the air at first. It can be learned but if you have never flown anything, this one will be too fast and requires the pilot to do too many things just to keep flying straight. If you are serious about RC planes get something with proportional radio - which will probably start at about $100. If you want toy for kids, this is doubtfull because it isn't much fun to crash all the time and eventually something will break - though the construction is tough and survived already several hard crashes. In this category of 2-engine toy-planes this is good choice. The price is nice. There are airplanes with the same parameters for $40 and even more.

The plane is made for beginners so it's fairly inexpensive. The engines are pretty good and sufficient enough to get some height and distance. The construction is glue and two sided tape so you have to use a little bit of care with it. Don't fly it into trees and your ok. As long as you purchase this as a beginner you should be happy. If you are expecting to do some aerobatic stunts then you will probably need to add several hundred dollars to your budget and not even bother with this little guy. My son (5) loves it and gets a big kick out of playing with it and that's all I cared about.

This is the second RC airplane I have purchased. The first one was a complete disaster but I wanted to give flying toys another chance. The controls are very easy. Fast, slow, left, right... thats about it. I don't think this plane is able to take off from the ground, I think it's too light. So my first try hand launching I followed the instructions in the box, so I launched with props at full power. This caused the plane to go straight up in the air and then nose dive. So you need to launch at slower prop speed and gradually increase your altitude. This plane can not handle the slightest wind... my day was very light winds and it still caused it to turn hard from the wind. It survives the little crashes great. I crashed over and over without any problems except for the battery case coming off the bottom. I found that clear packing tape worked much better than the supplied plastic piece. The nose cone is durable foam which holds up great, however, if you nose dive too hard, you can break/crack the nose area made out of styrofoam. After I got it home, I was able to reconstruct it back to health just fine.

The thing I love most about this plane is the 5 minute charge time... AND all you do is plug the battery into the back of the handheld controller, thats it, no electricity needed!!!! You just can't beat that, period. RC planes, cars, boats... I've owned them all. Up until this baby, my fastest charge time was 30 minutes and that needed to be plugged into the wall. So, if you are in a field and the battery dies, sit down, have a snack for 5 minutes and your up and running again. Also, the battery lasted for a good twenty minutes of flying. I'm not sure why another review said it doesn't last long enough, especially when you can charge up again in 5 minutes.

All and all, this is an excellent toy that can't be beat for the value. It's currently going on amazon for $47.95 but when I bought it, it was a different seller going for $29. I would suggest shopping around online until you find the price that works for you. Even at $50, I would still recommend this product.

Happy Flying

I bought this item mainly to get a taste of RC planes and copters. I have always been interesting in flight and since i cant afford a real one, this is as close as ill get.
I havnt had much time to use the plane but its very hard to fly it windy conditions, but that manual says that it would be anyway, but just thought i would give it a try.

Been that i havnt flown it much(probaly tried like 3 times), the only sure review that i could give, is that its very...very easy to assemble. Putting it together is kind of the fun part to, kinda makes you feel like an engineer... :D

For the money the plane is OK, Charging system is nice and convenient. Plane is just Styrofoam so it is not very durable. Due to the lightweight construction and small engines it must be flown in 0 wind. Decent for an 8 year old's first plane

This plane is very durable yet it has very little power and no stability. The first time i used it, it flew straight into the ground. When you try to turn, it banks sharply into the ground. there is no control on this plane and it wont climb, turn, or even land properly. I would recommend buying a different rc airplane with more power and more control/stability.

Ok, so we got one of these little guys around a month or so ago. In that time its flown correctly one time, and by one time I mean one circle of our field about 1 minute in the air. That's right about a minute worth of flight in around a month.

First problem with this thing is the landing gear wouldn't snap into place like its suppose to. I had to physically shove it in the notch, which in turn pushed the bottom of the plane in on itself. Second problem is the plane's durability. Yeah, I know for less than 50 what do you expect? Well, expect more than this will give you. First light crash (and I DO mean light, after a hand launch that lasted all of about 4 feet) it came down on its nose cone and nearly ripped it off. In addition to the nose the rotors are very easily broken.

My biggest problem with this model is the way the battery is charged. If you've ever flown a RC plane or heli you will be shocked by how primitive this is done for this battery. Plug it into the back of the controller, turn it on.. and wait for the battery to get hot. NO JOKE, thats how you're suppose to know when to stop charging, by the temperature. Thats just not very safe.

The only way I've kept mine together at all in the past month is thanks to Elmer's school glue. I've had to glob glue into cracks, holes in the foam, and even use it to keep the wings on the plane. If you buy this plan, no joke, buy some white school glue as you'll need it.

This model cost us 45 dollars or so shipping and all. For just a little more you can pickup a 3 CH Air Hogs plane, or for 99.99 a "mini Super Cub" from a hobby store or online. If you want to fly an RC airplane, this isn't the model you need. It looks "cool" sure, but it just doesn't work. Save your pennies and for a little more you can get a better, bigger, and an easier to fly bird.

I bought it and it arived and all but the first thing i notice is that the wings were bent.I built it and charged it and then turned every thing on then i threw it and it crashed. i tryed again same thing. i was about to try again when i noticed it wasnt charged anymore. I charged it for 2 hours again and it still wasnt charged. checked and every thing was ok. did the same thing (charged it)
then took it out to the feilds. i threw it it crashed and then i noticed the nose fell off.then it didnt even work any more.






it sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!
i want to give it a zero.

RUINED A 10 YEAR OLD 'S DAY, AFTER ASSEMBLING, CHARGING THE BATTERY, AND READY FOR FLIGHT, ENGINES RUNNING AT MAX, THE PROPELLER SHAFT TWISTED OFF THE LEFT ENGINE, KINDA NOT WHAT WAS EXPECTED. USING A LITTLE ENGENUITY, PUT THE REMAINING ENGINGE IN THE NOSE, SO HE COULD AT LEAST FLY THE BEAST, NOW ENGINE RUNNIG AT MAX, LET GO OF THE AIRPLANE TO WATCH IT FLY, ---WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE GROUND, PROP. SHAFT SHARED OFF THAT ONE TOO!
WHO EVER DESIGNED THIS, IS NOT PLAYING WITH A FULL DECK...
DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY, FIND SOMETHING ELSE, THIS IS JUNK,JUNK,JUNK

It looks like a plane and works as it is intended(engines work with remote) but the engines aren't balanced so one is dramatically more powerful than the other. there is no trim feature to resolve this issue so I couldn't even get the plane in the air for more than 3 seconds. handled crashing well in that it didn't fall apart but if it doesn't actually fly then I don't think that matters much. could be a faulty product but at this price I doubt it.