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Watch a LEGO Helicopter Melt Before Your Eyes

Oh the glorious joy of watching objects melt. My inner pyro thanks you, Internet. YouTube channel Let’s Melt This has created a new melting video, in which they turned a LEGO Chopper Transporter set into some…

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Volocopter VC200 First Manned Flight Test Goes off Without a Hitch

I have lots of respect for the men and women of the armed forces. I also have more than a bit of jealousy for all those men and women who get to fly. Given a reboot,…

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3D Pocketcopter Flying Camera: Smile at the Choppa

If the 3D Pocketcopter is the real deal, you won’t need to shell out hundreds of dollars for a simple airborne camera. The battery-powered device is controlled wirelessly over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth and works with iOS,…

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R/C Helicopters Lift a Woman off the Ground

Want to pick up your date? Forget your car. Don’t send a taxi. Send two R/C helicopters to pick her up and really impress her.…

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Swann Quad Starship: AR.Drone Mini

Swann has been making some really cool flying RC toys that look like different sorts of helicopters. I have played with several of those helicopters over the years and they are a lot of fun, but…

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LED R/C Helicopter Writes Words on Its Blades

Remote-controlled helicopters can be fun to fly, but they’re not exactly easy to see in the dark. But these little R/C choppers not only light up when flying, their blades can display messages while airborne.…

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Swann Mosquito Mini RC Helicopter is Designed for Easy Indoor Flights

Want to fly an R/C helicopter but have trouble with the controls? Swann has announced a new miniature remote-controlled helicopter called the Mosquito. The little helicopter has a rotor diameter of only three-inches and weighs less…

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BLAST Helps Helicopter Pilots See Through Dust and Fog

One of the most dangerous times for a helicopter pilot is when they’re trying to land in dusty or foggy environments. The lack of visibility can cause peril to both the pilot and crew on the…

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Flying Bike Will Get You out of a Traffic Jam

How’d you like to be able to fly over the traffic while riding your bike to work? This flying bike could be just the ticket. This remote-controlled bike actually left the ground for about five minutes.…

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The World’s Cutest Drone: No Bombs on Board

Drones have often been used in war theaters, but that doesn’t stop this little military drone from being pretty cute. It was deployed by the British Army in Afghanistan and it measures only four inches by…

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Lomo-Copter: The Artsy, Hipster Drone

There was some uproar about the possibility of using unarmed drones over US soil to locate that cop turned killer fugitive, but maybe that’s because drones have a bad rap because of all of the bombs…

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Kyosho Space Ball R/C Chopper: Spaceballs: The Helicopter

Children are masters at breaking toys. They also have a doctorate in getting themselves hurt. Kyosho’s remote-controlled helicopter mitigates both tendencies with one feature. The entire thing is inside a spherical plastic cage that protects both…

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iStrike Shuttle iOS Drone Drops Ping Pong Balls

There are plenty of R/C flying toys on the market these days, but I don’t know of many that can actually launch projectiles. The iStrike Shuttle is a flying drone which can not only buzz around,…

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Students Set Record for Human-Powered Helicopter

A team of students at the University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering have been hard at work trying to perfect one of the ideas that many inventors and pioneers of aviation have tried…

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Helicopter Ceiling Fan Lands Upside-Down

I’ll start by saying that a ceiling fan that looked this cool would never fly (pun intended) in my house, as our decor is a little too “modern and sophisticated” for this to blend into any…

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Angry Birds R/C Helicopter: No Catapult Required

While I really don’t think we need any more Angry Birds merchandise, I have to say this is one of the better product tie-ins I’ve seen so far. What we’ve got here is the Angry Birds…

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Tag: Helicopter

Watch a LEGO Helicopter Melt Before Your Eyes

Volocopter VC200 First Manned Flight Test Goes off Without a Hitch

3D Pocketcopter Flying Camera: Smile at the Choppa

R/C Helicopters Lift a Woman off the Ground

Swann Quad Starship: AR.Drone Mini

LED R/C Helicopter Writes Words on Its Blades

Swann Mosquito Mini RC Helicopter is Designed for Easy Indoor Flights

BLAST Helps Helicopter Pilots See Through Dust and Fog

Flying Bike Will Get You out of a Traffic Jam

The World’s Cutest Drone: No Bombs on Board

Lomo-Copter: The Artsy, Hipster Drone

Kyosho Space Ball R/C Chopper: Spaceballs: The Helicopter

iStrike Shuttle iOS Drone Drops Ping Pong Balls

Students Set Record for Human-Powered Helicopter

Helicopter Ceiling Fan Lands Upside-Down

Angry Birds R/C Helicopter: No Catapult Required

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