3-Ch Indoor RC Chinook Helicopter

by RC Helicopters

Product Features

• Product size: 26.5*37*10.5cm
• Charge time: 30 minutes
• Aviate Time: 6-8 minutes
• Frequency: Band A, B, C assorted
• Aviate Area: 5-6m

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0026HZNL6
• Item model number: S026
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,982 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Product Description

Aviate Height: 5-6m Function: Up/Down, Left/Right, Forward/Backward Product is 100% new, never used FULLY ASSEMBLED, READY TO FLY Flight Time: 6-8 minutes Controller Type: A pole square Battery for controller: load 6"AA" batteries 3-channel Infrared controlling 3 selectable bands (A/B/C) let's you FLY UP to 3 HELICOPTERS at once Auto stable & precision speed Made of Unique Material to Withstand Crashes Product size: 26.5*37*10.5cm Charge time: 30 minutes Aviate Time: 6-8 minutes Aviate Height: 5-6m Aviate Area: 5-6m Frequency: Band A, B, C assorted 1x Helicopter 1 x Remote Controller 1 x Charger 1 x Instruction Manual

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great little chinook transport helicopter., May 19, 2010

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William B. Miller "Will" (The Village, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 3-Ch Indoor RC Chinook Helicopter

The Syma S026 Chinook Transport is a fine little indoor helicopter. This model came with a dedicated charger that quickly recharges the battery and allows for a flight time in excess of five minutes.

The control has additional features from the typical 3 channel models that allow the operator to adjust forward and reverse flight and will hover in one place without spinning or yawing. I've found that in my small space using the power for elevation and the attitude controls for forward or reverse angles with the yaw control dial allows me to navigate with precision. It's a unique experience and quite impressive to land on a "designated heli-port" with pecision.

Now for the downer, so to speak. The first unit I received had a defective board and was returned to the seller. The replacement unit was received with a li-poly battery that had reached the limits of its life, it definietly had been a demo unit but I've no complaints as I was happy to have a functioning model.

This could have been tragic but I had acquired some li-poly batteries for replacment parts for other Syma models and I had a new S026 battery available. Installation was a pickle because the units haven't been designed for easy battery replacement but that will probably be addressed in the next models. I will be replacing the "stock" battery with a 400mah battery soon and I expect that it will increase my air time to over fifteen minutes, but ten minutes that can be had with the stock battery is great.

I'll take a moment to discuss the battery replacement. The helicopter is disassembled by removing eight screws that join the two halfs of the fuselage. Once the fuselage is removed access to the battery, motors, and control board is accomplished. It is possible to acquire spare motors, control boards and batteries for this unit but the wires of each component are fine and take a light touch. If you don't mind working with delicate electronic components this can be enjoyable. The original unit had a defective board, apparently one of the diodes was reversed and it was easier to get the replacement unit than to spend the effort to locate the defective component or purchase a new board.

I would like to make it a matter of record that I do not fault the retailer TPA Store for the problems that ocurred, the unit was delivered in a sealed package with an obvious manufacturing defect. In my eagerness I disassembled the unit and did a diaognostic on it to find the problem, which I suspected was an battery malfunction, I was wrong. They were quite gratious and eagerly replaced the unit to my satisfaction even with the knowledge that I had disassembled the aircraft. I have been flying this little aircraft to my delight since its arrival, after the replacement of the Li-poly battery. So, yes I am a happy camper.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Meh., November 10, 2010

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M. Hajduk - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: 3-Ch Indoor RC Chinook Helicopter

This little Chinook provided literally minutes of entertainment here in Afghanistan. Until the battery would not retain enough charge after 4 uses to lift the thing off the ground. If the battery would not have died on me it would have received a higher rating.

5.0 out of 5 stars It shouldnt be alive, July 15, 2011

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darkonark - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: 3-Ch Indoor RC Chinook Helicopter

i love this toy, it performs impressivly (though i didnt understand the rotor blance at first)

and quite frankly it shouldnt be working right now
i was stupid and flew it outside 15 minutes after i opened it and flew it into a pond where i had to fish it out with a net

i dried it off and it worked fine, i also spray pained the entire thing black

the inner frame isnt very strong (i stregthed it with a toothpick) so plugging the charger in was a challenge at first

but, i have a blast with this toy that i have violently abused and it still works without fail

the shipping was more than the toy, still worth it