Air Hogs: Radio Control "Intruder" Airplane

by Air Hogs Radio Control

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds
• ASIN: B00005RFDP
• Item model number: 40065
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #305,741 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (102 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

The perfect plane for younger pilots (and anyone still mastering RC flight), the foam-padded Intruder gives you a hand in the cockpit with computer-assisted takeoff and a simplified controller. Just start up the 20-inch-wide aircraft and get out of the way. A single-toggle trim control steers the Intruder left and right, while the Thrust button gives you an extra burst of speed. When you're ready to come down, hit the Land button for a gentle descent (the lightweight plane also lands automatically if it strays out of a roughly 200-yard range). A 10-inch-long charger base lets you fuel up in as little as three minutes, depending on whether you recharge for Speed or Power. Once you've mastered your flying lessons, switch from beginner to advanced mode. Includes a Learn to Fly video. --Paul Hughes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This is fun?, November 9, 2002

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Ray (Isla Sorna, Ingen Ops.) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Air Hogs: Radio Control "Intruder" Airplane (Toy)

I had high expectations for this plane- its looks great and fun. But when I got it, it was horrible. It hardly ever flew, the SLIGHTEST breeze took it out, and there is NO, altitude control. The faster you go, the higher you go. No inbetween, no ability to slow down (go lower) (unless you press land, in which case the plane starts spiraling down in huge circles. Another down side it that when you do "land", the engines continue to go, wasting charge, and the plane is VERY fragile. The paint job is gone after a few "flights", and BY THE WAY, THE ENTIRE PLANE IS MADE OF STYRAFOAM. Yea, thats right... that white light weight, highly fragile stuff. It was a huge dissappointment, I don't reccomend it to anyone, I was in a very big feild the times I "flew" it, buyt it always managed to stray into the trees, or the parking lot, or some other "bad" place. Its not worth the money- Don't buy it. BELIEVE ME- and PASS this one up.

52 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Short flights mar otherwise tough toy, November 11, 2002

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James Kirwin (East Coast USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Air Hogs: Radio Control "Intruder" Airplane (Toy)

I've wanted an RC plane for years, but needed something that my primary-school age children could play with - so I bought this one. Unfortunately, it was a disappointment.

On the positive side, the thing is durable. It had several "landings" (I use the term loosely here) where I thought for sure it would be necessary to repair it. However aside from some paint missing here and there, it never broke. Varying the speed of the two engines instead of using control surfaces (flaps & rudders) to turn also makes the thing easy to handle at slow speed (top speed is around 15-18 MPH). This also adds to the durability by needing fewer moving parts.

On the negative side there is the power issue. Even the full charge (of 3 mins) left this thing seriously underpowered - which meant short flights (my longest flight was about 20 seconds of air time) and loss of control in any type of breeze. The instructions say do not fly with winds above 5 MPH; it can't handle any wind without stalling or diving to the ground. The batteries simply cannot supply enough power to the engines to compensate.

Overall I recommend that parents avoid this toy. It's a step towards making RC flight "idiotproof" but there's still a ways to go and you don't need the frustration.

81 of 90 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best ever, November 2, 2001

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"vim189" (Australia Sydney) - See all my reviews

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

This review is from: Air Hogs: Radio Control "Intruder" Airplane (Toy)

i love this toy i recently bought it it is very very good no exelent it flies at 400 miles per hour to scale it it made out of strong but durable foam like all other radio controlled plane it also is very easy to control and has an emergency landing button and only needs to be charged for 3 minutes for a 5 minute fly or a 1.2 minute fly on a 30 second charge and when it goes out of range it automaticly lands and it also has an auto pilot that automaticly takes over for the first seven seconds of flight so you can get ready
i reccomend that you buy it you wont regret it