Estes Viper RC Airplane with Motion Sensing Control

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Estes Viper RC Airplane with Motion Sensing Control Description

Estes RC Viper Stunt Plane uses the latest and greatest motion – sensing control technology! The revolutionary motion-sensing remote control puts you in the pilot’s seat like never before. Flying your Viper® is just like flying a “real” airplane: When you tilt the flight-stick-style remote to the left or right, the Plane responds to your movement, instantly and intuitively! There’s nothing like it! Twin-motor design; Aerodynamic, lightweight and agile; Does loops, barrel rolls and other great maneuvers; Built-in charger; Variable-speed throttle; For ages 10 and up. Plane is 12 1/2 x 4″ with 21″ wingspan and weighs 3 ozs. Control is 5 ozs. 6 AA batteries required (not included). You’ve got to fly it to believe it! Get yours now! Estes RC Viper Stunt Plane

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The Viper R/C Jet Plane delivers the thrill of flying at an affordable price. With a powerful two-rotor design and a motion auto-sensing controller that lets you turn the plane by merely turning your wrist, kids ages 12 and older will have a ton of fun maneuvering the plane and performing aerial twists and turns.

Once you get comfortable flying, you can learn to do tricks. View larger.

The motion-sensing controller lets you maneuver the plane by tilting left or right. View larger.

What We Think Fun Factor: Durability: (what this means) The Good: Plane really flies, rechargeable design, easy to repair. The Bad: Steep learning curve, plane inevitably takes on damage, requires a very large open field. In a Nutshell: Radio-controlled plane can fly and perform tricks but requires a lot of practice and a large grassy space. At a Glance Ages: 12 and up Requires: 6 AA batteries, large grassy space, packing tape and glue to repair the inevitable damage.

Smart, Lightweight Design
The airplane is made of foam and requires some construction using the included pieces of tape. It took us about 10 minutes to assemble plane together and apply its stickers. It’s not the most impressive plane to look it, but it well designed to fly. We inserted six AA batteries into the controller, and using the controller, we charged the battery in the plane, which took about an hour. Blinking LEDs let us know when the charging was complete. When it was ready, we took the plane out to our neighborhood park.

Like a Real Plane, Piloting Takes Practice
Our first attempt at flying was met with resounding failure — a beeline straight into the ground! After checking to see if the plane was all right (it was), we tried again. Another crash. It took a few tries before we got it stay in the air, and then we had several adjustments to make in order to get the plane flying as we desired.

As stated in the instructions, bending various parts up and down helped steady the plane, make it climb, or keep it from veering left or right. Along the way, we broke a wing, sliced through the body, bent a tip, and did further damage. Fortunately, fixing the plane was as simple as applying some packing tape. The plane didn’t look as good, but flew just fine.

When we finally got the hang of it, it became obvious that our park was not big enough to hold the plane. Simply put, you need a very large open space to fully enjoy this toy. The instruction booklet recommended a soccer field, which is not always easily accessible, and not always empty when you get there. Fortunately for us, once we had the room to maneuver the plane, turning it gently left and right and performing tricks was a piece of cake.

Motion-Detecting Remote Control
The Viper R/C Jet Plane uses a remote control unit that looks like a flight stick with a trigger. The remote control itself is one piece, and to turn the plane you tilt the entire unit to the left or right; a motion-sensor inside detects whether you are tilting a lot or a little, and the plane turns accordingly. The plane has two rotors, one on each side, which are controlled by the trigger. When you pull on the trigger all the way, the rotors are at full strength and the plane climbs. With the trigger halfway, the rotors pulse and the plane stays steady without climbing. We wished there was some way of gauging the halfway point, but over time we were able to get a feel for the remote.

Overall, we found the plane to be great fun, but you must be willing to invest a fair amount of training time with it. Even though the plane is designed for ease of use, it still has a very steep learning curve. We spent an hour crashing the plane and repairing it before we were able to exert some control over its many functions. But if you are willing to put in the work, and if you have access to a big field, you’ll love this toy.

What’s in the Box
Plane, remote control unit, decals, instructions.

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 “Why is Estes still selling this plane?” 2009-09-23
By Ompus (Miami, FL)
I’ve flown several inexpensive electric R/C airplanes. This one “looked cool” and I wanted to give it a try. I made about a dozen attempts to fly it before it broke. It planted its nose each time. After a bit of tape, I tweaked the wings and even shaved a little weight off the nose. No joy. Absolute junk.

 “Broke on first run, not suitable for flying anywhere” 2009-08-25
By R. Eye (Maryland)
I purchased this as an xmas gift for my out-of-town nephew who was visiting. I was mortified that the wings broke in pieces during its first run. Needless to say, even though we glued it, it was still junk. The inside of this plane is like styrofoam and very fragile. It is not a suitable material for the damage that inevitably occurs when one operates the plane. Do not recommend.

 “Hard to Fly, Durability Low” 2009-07-28
By PsyGuy71 (Portland, OR)
Adding my experience to the multitudes who experienced dissatisfaction with this product. Like most everyone else, I found this impossible to fly, and I’ve used dozens of aircraft from a variety of manufacturers – by far this was the worst experience yet. First attempt it nose dived IMMEDIATELY to the ground – nose crushed in. Trimmed the rudders a bit… it spiraled to the ground and left wing ripped off. Clear taped it back on, re-trimmed to counteract a left-favoring spiral and it dipped so fast it actually hit the ground upside down and ripped the tailfin off. After a half dozen more attempts all ending in disasterous crashes and attempts to hobble the silly thing back together again I gave up as it was more tape than plane anymore. The only real positive thing that I can say is that the engines are amazingly powerful for this class of RC planes. I scavenged them from the wreckage and rigged them to another aircraft I had in my collection which is now able to do a vertical climb without stalling for some altitude. It seems that the only ones who have success with this product are those that have rigged it somehow – out of the box it’s useless. A shame, I had a lot of admiring comments about it’s appearance heading out to the field, only for the cheers to die away to jeers and snickers as it repeatedly smashed to the ground.

 “Worthless- Cheap- Piece of Junk” 2009-06-08
By Heather Norgauer
This toy was horrible. It broke the first time it was flown. It took forever to get it to charge enough to actually fly and then it flew straight out and dove into the ground. The entire nose broke off. My 8 year old son bought this with his own money and couldn’t wait for it to come. We actually would love to return it. DON”T WASTE YOUR MONEY!

 “Extremely Difficult aircraft designed for begginers” 2009-06-02
By Paul R. Gornitzka (Denver, CO)
An old friend of mine bought 3 of these for about 12 bucks a pop…..far too much money. I consider myself an intermediately experienced RC pilot and though I could get it to fly, I couldnt get it to do as I pleased. This cheesy radio that comes with it is just a cheap trick that doesnt work very well. You can hold it to the right as much as you’d like but if there is a 1mph wind it’ll go left or simply crash into the ground… or some child’s head. Dont believe me? Check youtube for videos of the viper. Im uploading my own as I type this.

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