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Sonic Modell’s Skyhunter has a 35.5-in. wingspan plus a camera in the nose. It is designed for FPV flying. The model comes with a 200 milliwatt video transmitter and 720 p HD camera built in. You can be up and flying in no time.
venture capital firm Accel Partners. Its valuation increased to $10 billion last year.” I don’t know of any other hobby merchandisers, distributors, or manufacturers who have “pockets” that deep. In my opinion, it is time for the
RC community to embrace some real change. I mean, it is time to stand back and look at the RC landscape. Evaluate where there is still enormous opportunity for fun. There are many. Again, I can pontificate. I believe there can be
This wing is pretty stealthy looking! We liked that is was a pusher with a folding propeller and that it was using a 3S LiPo battery pack to deliver 6 to 8 minute flights. It did not include camera in the nose however.
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a resurgence in wooden airplanes that are high quality and good size, in combination with some great foam models that shift the paradigm away from more of the same over and over. Also, I think modelers would embrace turboprop-powered airplanes (maybe some smaller turboprop engines are needed), as well they would like gorgeous, scale helicopters both big and small. A return of modern, high-performance pattern airplanes would be fun to see sowing figures in the sky, which would also broaden the horizon. Plus, there is a need (skeptics go away) for more simple, easy-to-fly gliders that are both motorless and motor powered—they provide hours of fun but without maxing out the credit cards. To sum it up, the manufacturers and merchandisers cannot keep offering the same ole’ things by way of this annual trade show and expect the consumers to keep buying. It seems what is needed is real, honest innovation! Innovation that gives twitter.com/rcflyernews
