DragonFly RC Helicopter

by Helicopter

Product Features

• The DragonFly radio control helicopter is pre-assembled and 100% ready to fly

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000HDFM58
• Item model number: 9093
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,198 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

Product Description

Electric remote control mini-helicopter is composed of two major mechanical structures (the airframe, drive motor, linkage, main rotary wing, etc.) Like modern helicopter, it can ascend, hover, yaw to the left and right, go forward. The DragonFly radio control helicopter is pre-assembled and 100% ready to fly. Simply just charge the battery for 30~45min to start flying.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice toy for the price, June 18, 2007

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webgrunt (USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: DragonFly RC Helicopter (Toy)

Helicopters are a lot more complicated than a basic airplane. Because of the complexity in a helicopter that has normal maneuverability, it would not be possible to build a toy helicopter anywhere near this cheaply without sacrificing something. This unit (and others in its price range) have no ability to tilt the flight rotor assembly.

What this means in plain English is that you can go up or down and rotate, but you can't travel in any particular direction unless you use the stickers included to change the center of gravity on the little chopper, which will make it always travel at the same speed, with you controlling (with some practice) the direction of that travel. So, you can't go from horizontal movement to stationary (hovering) or back unless you land the 'copter and make an adjustment.

I had never flown a remote control helicopter before (let alone a real one) but I was able to take off and hover on the first try. It's that easy! It takes a little practice to smooth out the flight (at first you tend to go up and down a lot before you can hold it at one level) so basically, after the first charge (which took 20 minutes) I was having fun with it. The cats weren't sure whether to be curious or afraid of it, the looks they gave it were hilarious.

As others have stated, this item is identical to the more expensive ones such as the "Air Hogs" version. Get this one because it's cheaper.

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars cant beat it to death, December 5, 2006

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T. Ryan (northeast Missouri) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DragonFly RC Helicopter (Toy)

Its hard to control But helicopters are not that stable anyway. If you dont know what to expect you will never figure it out. I was flying around my living room within the first charge it wants to spin eratically but you can add more power & move the sticks to straighten it out. I believe there are many models of this heli but they're all alike buy the cheapest one. You will have a blast after your first hover. Oh yeah Ive dropped it straight down from 6 foot not a scratch.

20 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It's a complete waste of money and time!!, October 4, 2007

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Jenny Nelson (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: DragonFly RC Helicopter (Toy)

My 9 year old son saved up for over two months to buy this helicopter and it broke the very first time he ever flew it. He played with it a total of 1 minute before it broke when it landed. It is extreemly hard to control and it only goes one speed, very very fast. So when he tried to land it the first time, it hit the ground hard and broke. It is poorly made and very flimsy. We also had to charge the battery for 4 hours before he could even use it. So after waiting excitedly for over four hours, it broke within seconds.