Hasbro Power Air Surfer Radio Controlled R/C Plane (Assorted Styles)

by Hasbro

Product Features

• Dynamic wing camber design.
• Lightweight aerodynamic design.
• Powerful strut mounted propellors on the wings.
• Easy to use Controller. Up to 300 Feet Range
• Blue or Red Colors Available (Assembly Required)

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000067PDL
• Item model number: 14022
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,035 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Large, aerodynamic, and lightweight, the remote-controlled Air Surfer is true to its name. Though it has two working propellers, it glides rather than plows through the air. There is no glue or bolting involved in its construction: just slide and secure the hard foam and plastic components into place. An illustrated flight manual shows how to build it, including instructions on launching, landing, and maneuvering the plane correctly (preferably in an open, grassy area). Wind direction and speed is important for such a light plane (and so is careful handling), so the controller’s antenna comes with a long wind-ribbon. The simple controller has only three large buttons, so it’s not too complicated for young aviators to use once they understand the basics. --Diane Beall

Product Description

Hasbro Power AirSurfer "Rule the Air" Airplane. With this amazing Remote Control (RC) Airplane, you can perform amazing stunts, dives, barrel rolls, spins, and glides! Best of all, you don't have to worry about crashing the plane. If control is lost, the plane has high-tech engineering designed to glide it to a safe landing. The plane has a 30 inch wing span, an easy to use controller, and a flight range of 300 feet. You can charge the plane out in the field with the rechargeable plane battery included. Assembly is required and the plane comes with the necessary instructions to do so.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good first r/c plane, with limitations, May 21, 2004

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Bob Armstrong (Katy, TX USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Hasbro Power Air Surfer Radio Controlled R/C Plane (Assorted Styles) (Toy)

This plane flies so slowly that it is easy to hand-launch and guide in lazy circles -- perfect for a beginner learning to judge the distance, direction, and attitude of the aircraft. It can do rudimentary maneuvers such as wingovers, loops, and stalls, and recovers to level flight pretty much by itself if left alone. Its five to seven minute battery duration is plenty long for a novice pilot to concentrate. Landing is a matter of cutting off the power and letting the plane float to the ground. It skids to a stop on its plastic belly. Its slow speed makes it ideal for limited spaces like school playgrounds.

There are important limitations and guidelines that are not all clearly defined in the instructions, such as:

The plane can only be flown in dead calm or, at most, a whisper of wind (less than three miles per hour). Higher wind simply blows the plane away, and it doesn't have enough power to come back. In many areas, conditions may be calm enough only once or twice per week at most.

The battery charger included with the plane has a cutoff time of twenty minutes or so to avoid overheating the battery. The battery MUST go through the charge cycle multiple times (seven to ten times) to approach its maximum charge. This procedure takes several hours, so it must be started long before the desired flight time. Insufficient battery charge is the most common reason for dissatisfaction with this plane's performance. If you want two flights in a row, get an extra battery.

The plane is easy to assemble. However, some of the steps involve joining fairly fragile structures together, and require adult dexterity to avoid breaking or damaging key areas.

The plane is almost indestructible given its low kinetic energy, but the propellers are brittle and will break off if they contact a solid object such as a tree branch while they are spinning. Extra propellers (and other parts) are available from the manufacturer.

Although the plane is perfect for anyone with little or no r/c experience, its limitations in speed and maneuverability reduce its ability to keep the pilot's interest after five or ten flights. You will soon be wanting bigger, faster, more expensive aircraft. However, the latter will be much more likely to survive their first few flights as a result of sufficient practice with this one.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Holy moly Macaroni, May 31, 2004

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"dalejones74" (Cobourg, Ontario Canada) - 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: Hasbro Power Air Surfer Radio Controlled R/C Plane (Assorted Styles) (Toy)

I bought the plane from wally world for 11.50
It was a kewl little plane put together in a snap and all you gotta buy for a 1.15 is a cheap 9v battery from a dollar store
not to mention using a cheapy find adapter thats for an old answering machine. I used what I had took the planes home and all the stuff and was flying in about 1 hour. the battery needs tyo be charged more than once but more than 4 times will destroy the battery. Its a great plane for learning and yes it does take a beating I have flown my 3 planes thats right buy more than one if there cheap because replacement parts are hard to come by and so are the flight batteries that come included with each plane. Not to mention other wings. Also good plane for making scratch built rc boats and other scratch built planes. Well I said enough now go buy one and flt for yourself.

1.0 out of 5 stars Awful, January 6, 2012

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jlrsteno - See all my reviews

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

This review is from: Hasbro Power Air Surfer Radio Controlled R/C Plane (Assorted Styles) (Toy)

I don't know what these other reviewers are smoking...except Nina...she hit the nail on the head. If I could give it no stars I would.

I see this product is no longer available so this may be irrelevant, however, I feel the need to warn people not to buy this. If this piece of junk is no longer available because Amazon is aware of its uselessness then kudos to Amazon.

Christmas present for my son. We had ideal conditions when we tried it out. Not only would it not fly, on the third landing, I said landing, not crash, it totally stopped working. Nothing, zilch. Worst purchase I have made on Amazon.

The ONLY good thing about this purchase was Amazon. They accepted the return with no questions asked, credited my account and covered return shipping costs. Thank you, Amazon.