The 50 nominees for this past years’ International Academy of Science Outstanding Technology of the Year Awards included high-tech innovations, toys and gadgets from big name companies like ASUS, Canon, Ford and Ducati. The Draganfly Innovations Inc. Tango Surveillance Aircraft UAV made it to the final 10 beating out such astonishing technologies as the Lotus Exige and the Grand Canon’s Skywalk.

The Draganfly Innovations Inc. Tango Surveillance Aircraft is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used to capture professional, high quality aerial photography and aerial video. Read more about the Tango Surveillance Aircraft and its Top 10 Outstanding Technology of the Year result on the IAS Finalists Page.

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In their ongoing effort to excel in customer service, Thunder Power RC has launched an online Return Merchant Authorization (RMA) request form. Customers can now go to www.thunderpowerrc.com, click on the Support/FAQs link, then click the RMA/Return Authorization Form button. If you have had your Thunder Power lipoly battery, charger, battery or ESC for 90 days or less it may still be covered under Thunder Power RC’s warranty. Thunder Power RC’s online RMA form will ask for the customers order information and let them detail exactly what is wrong. Up to 5 products can be submitted at a time. Once the customer submits the online RMA form, Thunder Power RC will contact them with further instructions and details on mailing in their products for repair/return/exchange/warranty. Customers: be sure to have your order number and order confirmation receipts handy when they call or email you.

Thunder Power RC products purchased from Draganfly Innovations Inc. may be serviced directly via Thunder Power RC. The exceptions are special order batteries, unused regular stock batteries coming back for refund or special batteries for our Draganflyer RC helicopters. Draganfly Innovations Inc. will warranty these special batteries via our normal RMA method. Please see our Return Policy.

Thunder Power RC’s new online RMA form will reduce the amount of time it takes to get your Thunder Power RC product serviced and repaired. Please feel free to email or call us at 1-800-979-9794 / 306-955-9907 if you have any questions.

Draganfly Innovations Inc. is one of the top Thunder Power RC distributors on the Internet. Buy a Thunder Power RC Lipo Pack today and experience the difference a lighter, more powerful lipo battery makes to your RC electric helicopter, airplane, or car. Order today and receive FREE Shipping anywhere in the world for all Thunder Power RC products including lipo battery packs, lipo chargers, balancers and accessories.

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Friday, July 6, 2007 - Thunder Power RC publishes their new corporate Web site: www.ThunderPowerRC.com

The new Thunder Power RC Web site sports their new logo, updated navigation and modern looking graphics. Thunder Power RC’s new Web site is part of their revamped corporate image to cover a broader portion of the RC hobby parts market. Rather than simply focusing on Lithium Polymer batteries, ThunderPower is now into the Brushless ESC and 3D RC helicopter market.

Keep checking the new Thunder Power site as they continue to add new content including a new Video & Images area.

Draganfly Innovations Inc. is one of the largest Thunder Power RC distributors on the ‘Net and your number one source for useful information on Thunder Power RC’s wide array of products.

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Thunder Power RC has released a new firmware version for the Thunder Power 1010C charger. Version V2.3A contains many great features that re-affirm this charger’s position as a market-leader in features and performance. Among these features are the ability to now charge NiCd, NiMH, Pb (lead-acid), and A123 batteries. It’s another free upgrade from Thunder Power RC. All you need is the Thunder Power 1010C USB Programming Cable to apply the update.

Most important of all is the new procedure for applying the firmware upgrade. This procedure protects the charger from damage, and failure to use it will negate the 1010C’s warranty. The procedure is detailed by Thunder Power in their pdf note. The firmware can be obtained from the Thunder Power RC download page.

Changing the firmware requires that you power the charger from a simple 9V battery while applying the update. Alternatively, you can use a 10-15 Ohm ceramic block resistor inline with one of the power cables if you power the charger from your usual charger power supply.

Use the new 1010C firmware upgrade procedure to enjoy the many new features of V2.3A while maintaining your warranty.

TP1010C V2.3A Upgrade Features:

1. Added NiCd/NiMh/PB(SLA)/A123 battery charge/discharge/cycler functions
2. Memory slots (10) are independently assigned to each battery type
3. A123 top off voltage adjusted to 3.65V/cell
4. Added System timeout(selectable to 2-10Hour)
5. The last cycle of charge and discharge data before an error interruption occurs can now be read by pressing the [Sel] button
6. Discharge power factor added
7. 1’s decimal digit added to the voltage display

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Charlie Wang, CEO and Founder of Thunder Power RC saw a vision to bringing a new generation of high power batteries to the hobby industry. In 2003, Thunder Power was the first company to market Lithium Polymer batteries on a wide scale distribution for hobby planes and helicopters.

Within the first two years of operation, Charlie established the Lithium Polymer battery as the standard in the hobby industry for electric planes and helicopters. During this two year period, the best and most successful hobby industry pilots switched to Thunder Power batteries because of the incredible power they delivered during flight.

By 2005, the industry embraced the new batteries and Thunder Power instantly became the world wide leader in supplying Lithium Polymer batteries for planes and helicopters. Pilots who previously flew gas planes began switching to electric. The growth of the market began a rapid expansion due to newly discovered power that Lithium Polymer batteries produced. In 2006 Charlie introduced the eXtreme Series which ushered a new era of Lithium Polymer battery power.

In 2007, Thunder Power Batteries changed their name to Thunder Power RC to better represent the company’s expanded product line. Thunder Power RC launched a line of ESC’s with a revolutionary new feature that includes a battery monitoring system. The company will be adding several new and exciting products this year that will be launched at IRCHA and Ihobby.

Thunder Power RC will be moving into their new 32,000 sq. ft. Las Vegas office-warehouse facility later this year. All operations including marketing, sales, R&D, tech support, battery assembly and an indoor test flight environment will be housed in this spacious facility.

Draganfly Innovations is one of the top Distributors of Thunder Power RC Lithium Batteries, Chargers, Balancers, and accessories.

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Unlike NiCd batteries, lithium-polymer batteries are environmentally friendly. For safety reasons, it’s best that LiPo cells be fully discharged before disposal (however, if physically damaged it is NOT recommended to discharge LiPo cells before disposal - see below for details). The batteries must also be cool before proceeding with disposal instructions.

To dispose of LiPo cells and packs:

1. If any LiPo cell in the pack has been physically damaged, resulting in a swollen cell or a split or tear in a cell’s foil covering, do NOT discharge the battery. Jump to step 5.
2. Place the LiPo battery in a fireproof container or bucket of sand.
3. Connect the battery to a LiPo discharger. Set the discharge cutoff voltage to the lowest possible value. Set the discharge current to a C/10 value, with “C” being the capacity rating of the pack. For example, the “1C” rating for a 1200mAh battery is 1.2A, and that battery’s C/10 current value is (1.2A / 10) can be used, such as a power resistor or set of light bulbs as long as the discharge current doesn’t exceed the C/10 value and cause an overheating condition. For LiPo packs rated at 7.4V and 11.1V , connect a 150 ohm resistor with a power rating of 2 watts (commonly found at Radio Shack)to the pack’s positive and negative terminals to safely discharge connecting it to an ESC/ motor system and allowing the motor to run indefinitely until no power remains to further cause the system to function.
4. Discharge the battery until its voltage reaches 1.0V per cell or lower. For resistive load type discharges, discharge the battery for up to 24 hours.
5. Submerse the battery into bucket or tub of salt water. This container should have a lid, but it should not need to be air-tight. Prepare a plastic container (do not use metal) of cold water. And mix in 1/2 cup of salt per gallon of water. Drop the battery into the salt water. Allow the battery to remain in the tub of salt water for at least 2 weeks.
6. Remove the LiPo battery from the salt water, wrap it in newspaper or paper towels and place it in the normal trash. They are landfill safe.

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Our Draganflyer RC Helicopters are quad rotor coaxial design. Not all the rotor blades spin in the same direction. This is why your Draganflyer rotor blades have markings “A” and “B”. The coaxial rotor design makes the Draganflyer extremely stable and easy to fly. Draganflyer V-ti and Draganflyer V-ti Pro RC helicopters come with a single solid rotor blade on each of the helis ‘arms’. The Draganflyer SAVS RC Helicopter comes with 2-piece folding rotor blades. Two of the motors spin counterclockwise (A) and the other two spin clockwise (B). All Draganflyer rotor blades are designated as either “A” or “B” and can be confirmed as so by checking between the mounting holes and the blade on the rotor. The “A” rotors will be used for the Front and Back, where as the “B” rotors will be used for the Left and Right arm. You can confirm you have the right rotors on the right arms by verifying the rotors marked “A” are spinning counterclockwise and the rotors marked “B” are spinning clockwise. If you have the rotor blades on the wrong arms the Draganflyer RC helicopter will not fly and will crash.

Attaching the rotors is easy. Simply use our Nylon rotor screws or Nylon Rotor Thumbscrews. The Nylon rotor screws securely attach the rotor blades to the Draganflyer main gear on each arm of the helicopter.

If you need replacement Draganflyer RC Helicopter Rotor Blades we have them in stock on our Web site or order by phone by calling 1-800-979-9794 / 306-955-9907.

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