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WowWee Robotic DragonFly - Blue (27 MHz)
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WowWee Robotic DragonFly - Blue (27 MHz)
- Innovative Flying Action
- Stron Ultra-light Design
- Light Up LED Eyes
- Easy Recharge from the Remote
- Choose between beginner and expert mode
Product Description
With an ultra-light, dual design and a "high-flex," crash-resistant structure, this easy-to-fly aeronautical insect will provide hours of entertainment. Use the Dragonfly indoors or outdoors, controlling its speed, direction and height with the digital proportional remote. Features: Two frequencies available. Wingspan is 16" wide. Up to 10 minutes of flight time on a single charge. Includes rechargeable lithium-polymer battery. Also requires 6 "AA" batteries, not included.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Dragonfly includes a 2-channel remote that responds to changes in speed, direction, and height. | The world's first radio-controlled flying insect, the WowWee Dragonfly will provide hours of entertainment while enthralling the budding entomologist in your family. The Dragonfly is equipped with an ultra-light, dual-wing design and a highly flexible, crash-resistant structure, helping the insect stand up to bumps against the wall or hard landings on the ground. More significantly, the unit's unique ornithopter design flaps its wings just like a real insect, with accompanying rustling noises as it flies past. Make it fly out the window and into the open air, buzz up to a tall tree branch, and then gently come down and rest on a picnic table or lawn. The Dragonfly is a breeze to control, with a two-channel digital remote for manipulating the speed, direction, and height of the aeronautical marvel. You can even maneuver the Dragonfly into tight spaces or dive-bomb a neighbor--whatever your imagination suggests. The Dragonfly is built using a durable carbon-fiber frame, with an impact-absorbing flexible body and 16-inch wings that take a ton of punishment. At the same time, the structure's lightweight housing protects your home interiors should you accidentally fly into a wall or two. Completing the insect-orific design is a pair of light-up LED eyes, which alerts you of the Dragonfly's status by blinking, pulsing, or shining clear and bright. It may look slightly lifeless and demonic, but the Dragonfly is none of the above. It's sociable, fun, and creative. 
The remote doubles as a charging base for the lithium-polymer battery. | The Dragonfly is so inventive that it's already taken home a ton of honors, including a four-star rating from PC Magazine, an editor's choice award from Popular Mechanics for products displayed at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Association (CES) trade show, and the National Parenting Center's seal of approval. The Dragonfly, which includes a single rechargeable lithium polymer battery with a flight time of up to 10 minutes per charge, offers beginning and advanced skill levels and comes with a tail stabilizer for additional control. The remote control, meanwhile, requires six AA batteries (not included). All items are backed by a 30-day warranty. What's in the Box
Dragonfly, remote control/charging base, detachable antenna, pair of spare wings, spare propeller, tail ribbon, user's manual.
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WowWee Robotic DragonFly - Blue (27 MHz)
- Electronics: 0 pages (2007-11-01)
- Publisher: Sourcing Network Sales
- Label: Sourcing Network Sales
- Studio: Sourcing Network Sales
- Manufacturers Age: 8 years and up
- Batteries: 6 AA batteries required
- Average Customer Review: based on 15 reviews
- Sales Rank in Toys: #2010
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Avg. Customer Review:
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Lovely toy . . .breaks easily! 2008-09-19
Comment: I came across this toy in Walmart on sale for $25 bucks and my 8 yr old son LOVED it. It is a really cool and fun toy for a boy that age. It broke in 3 days. I assumed it was just my son being rough and he was devastated so I ordered it on Amazon. It broke after another 3 or 4 days. This toy is not durable.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Cool concept, poor execution 2008-04-07
Comment: My 8-yr old had this dragonfly on his Christmas wishlist and got it from a relative. We read the instructions, took the dragonfly out of the box and flew it for a few minutes - indoors - and on the fourth or fifth fall, from not very high up, the wings broke in two places. I was helping my son, and we were not at all rough with the toy, but still it broke incredibly easily. My son was really disappointed, so I phoned WowWee customer service and was told to take photos of the broken wings and email them in. So then I did that, and received a one line reply telling me to buy new wings on the WowWee website; apparently, the wings are not covered in the "warranty". When the dragonfly broke so quickly, my son said, "This toy sucks!" and I have to say the same of WowWee's customer service. Needless to say, we won't be buying any more of WowWee's products.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: A wonderful substitute for an rc airplane 2008-02-11
Comment: This is a great substitute for un reliable and delicate rc airplanes. Also its more fun than airplane because all an aiplane does is spin its propellers, crash, and break. Flytechs on the other hand, are relible, fun, and durable. They flie great on a windless day but they are bothered by even the slightist gust of wind. On a nice and sunny day, the flytech is pretty radical. They fly at a "high" speed for a small and cheap toy. And they are very derable and survive in situations that an airplane would just explode. Mine got stepped on and it flies great still. The only complainable thing is the life of the battries, charging for 30 minutes and giving 15 minutes of flight is reasonble. And another good thing about batteries is that it charges straight from the remote, unlike other fliers which must be brought indoors to charge. And with little practice, you can, or least I can, get airtimes of 5-7 minutes without crahing or landing. Overall, the fly tech dragonfly is great in all departments, Durabilty, fun, and reliable more than an airplane that would just blow up.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Loads of fun! 2008-01-18
Comment: I'm not sure why some people had trouble flying it. I charged it up, went to a local park, and gave the RC controls to my 6yr old daughter. she loved it! She had absolutely no problems flying it or keeping it in the air. My job was to run after it and make sure it didn't fly away or over the park fences.
It's plenty durable too. We had no broken parts after flying it for about 1 hour.
I was pleasantly surprised and give this 5 stars.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Marvelous flying toy. Worth every cent! 2008-01-11
Comment: What a great toy: It is quite simply LOADS of fun! Loads I tell ya! I gave this toy as xmas gifts to 3 kids of varying ages (14, 17, 19... and a 4th one I bought for myself, a kid of 40). The kids loved their Dragonflies. And everyone else loved them too. Everyone wanted a turn to fly the remote control insect. Definitely the smash hit of all the xmas gifts given that day. They were so enjoyable I went and bought one for myself. I'm nearly 40 years old, still play video games, and will always be a kid at heart. I've been having a BLAST flying this thing around my neighborhood. Everyone who sees it is keenly intrigued and impressed at how this thing flies by flapping it's wings. It's just so cool.
Only caveat I have noticed is that it can take a bit of practice before one gets the hang of flying this thing. It's not so easy that just anyone can fly it on their first try. Most people are able to fly it pretty well after 2 - 6 training flights. Some may take longer. It took me two days before I could get it to stay in the air. But I'm glad I didn't give up because it's just so much darn fun once you get the hang of it! In my opinion it should be for ages 12 and up. I think 8 is kinda young for this toy and 7 or under I seriously doubt they possess the needed skills to master this machine.
If you have any doubt about this item I would encourage you to seek out any of the remote control hobbyists discussion forums on the net and see what they have been saying about this toy. (Look for subjects about "ornithopters" which are flying machines powered by flapping wings). These are people that live for flying RC airplanes, helicopters, ornithopters, and other machines. They know their stuff and overall they seem to be thoroughly impressed with this inexpensive little "toy". (IMO this thing is much more than just a "toy".)
Without a doubt this thing is the best bang for the buck I've encountered in many years. If you can get it for less than 40 - 50 dollars, then by all means GET IT! Especially you adult kids out there, like me, don't make the mistake of thinking this thing is only a toy for children. Quite the contrary, I'd have to say the older you are the more likely you will be able to appreciate the impressive physics of this machine and therefore derive that much more enjoyment from it.
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