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Birds of Play
“Reach for the Sky with these radio controlled helicopters. Like the real things, they’re prone to crashing, but with a little practice, you’ll soon earn your rotors.” - Richard Baguley

Draganflyer V Ti Pro
Wired: Easiest to Fly, thanks to the gyros and infrared sensors. Videocam adds a copter’s-eye view. 15 Minute Battery life.

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Surveillance Superdrone – March 2006
Tactical UAV or serious toy spy plane? Keep up with – and keep tabs on – the Jonses

“IT takes two sets of wings to Tango – this unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from Draganfly Innovations (www.rctoys.com) uses tandem front and rear wings pitched in opposite directions (front set up, rear set down) to significantly increase its stability in the air, which makes it easier to control. Available as either a remote-controlled UAV or a fully autonomous drone, the fiberglass Tango Electric RC Airplane uses a camera in its underbelly and a 2.4GHz radio antenna to send TV-quality live video to your computer. A thermal sensor in the body on top of the fuselage measures the temperature difference between the ground and the atmosphere serving as a horizon detector and enabling the Draganfly Tango to automatically level itself in flight. The autonomous version uses GPS to follow waypoints preprogrammed by computer and will take photos and video on demand – great for finding a lost pooch, photographing real estate, or being really nosey”
By Eric Adams of Popular Science. Read the entire article on the Popular Science Web site.

More information on the Draganfly Tango as well as pictures and aerial video are available on the Draganfly Tango UAV Web page. Feel free to explore www.rctoys.com or call 1-800-979-9794 / 306-955-9907 for more information on the Tango and other Draganfly Innovations unique flying machines.

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“Farmers who want to check livestock, get an aerial view of their crop, or just have some fun freaking out their neighbours, may be interested in the Draganflyer IV remote-controlled helicopter.

The Draganflyer wasn’t necessarily developed with farmers in mind, but Zenon Dragan, founder of Draganfly Innovations in Saskatoon, said it could be applied to agricultural work.

“A farmer can launch this from the palm of their hand to get a bird’s eye view of their crop to tell if there are damaged spots on the crop,” he said.

“They can get a quick assessment from the air, instead of renting an airplane. This is a low-cost aerial video platform.”

Pilots can be expensive and hard to find in the busy season. Dragan said the Draganflyer is an investment that will make farmers more independent. It costs about $900 US, but owners could recover some of the cost by selling their services to fellow producers.

The helicopter is made of ultra-lightweight carbon fiber and weighs 482 grams. The four-rotor electric flyer is powered by a rechargeable lithium battery, and the company says its “gyros” make it virtually crash-proof.

The helicopter’s wireless colour micro-video camera sends digital video to a portable base station on the ground where the images can be watched and recorded. The flyer has a range of 800 metres, but Dragan recommended farmers fly it only as far as they can see it.

Although based in Saskatoon, he said only one percent of sales are in Canada. Eighty percent are in the United States.

“Our main customer is the average person who wants something really cool to fly that they can use to video, but we still sell quite a few to police forces for surveillance,” he said. “But a small percentage of our customers are farmers.”

Draganfly Innovations can be reached at 1-800-979-9794 or 306-955-9907. Its website is www.rctoys.com.”

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Discover the World of Science - Remote Controlled Flying Saucer

“December can be a frustrating month for those who want to proclaim the joy of science along with the joy of the season. So once again, Discover’s editors have sorted through the cluttered holiday marketplace and picked out their favorite…”

“The RC flying saucer is a two-foot-wide silver Mylar balloon that must be filled with helium. A dual-fan propulsion unit and ballast putty attach to the balloon’s underside. Using the remote control, you can make the saucer turn, go forward, and ascend and descend (a breeze could quickly whisk it away, so this toy must stay indoors). The switches are touchy – anything more than a slight burst of fan power will oversteer the balloon. Piloting the saucer quickly demonstrates Newton’s laws of motion and the fundamentals of buoyancy.”

Buy a RC Blimp or Flying Saucer at Draganfly Innovations RCToys.com

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Flying Magazine’s Holiday Gift Ideas

“Here’s a toy for the armchair flier. The Indoor Remote Controlled Flying Saucer. It’s a helium-filled, 36-inch metalized nylon balloon propelled by two independently radio-controlled micro-motors. The motors are operated with a two-stick radio-controlled transmitter that allows independent control of the speed and directions of the propeller thrust so the saucer can made to float, hover, turn, climb and dive from room to room. The transmitter with a range of 200 feet requires a 9 V battery; the saucers receiver uses a 3 V lithium camera battery and the saucer itself requires a fill of helium (available anywhere balloons are sold) that should last two to three weeks. The Flying Saucer is priced at $87 plus shipping and handling. For more information about the Flying Saucer or other flying machines in the Draganfly Innovations fleet, call 800-979-9794 or 306-955-9907; fax 306-955-9906″

Edited by Tom Benenson
December 1998
Flying (Magazine)

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T3 Magazine - Toys For The Boys - Draganfly Innovations RC Flying Saucer

Look to the skies…

“Cast your mind back to issue 9 when we raved about the totally pointless, yet insanely entertaining Remote Controlled Flying Saucer. The silver balloon was fantastic for tricking conspiracy theorists that the Martian invasion was at hand, but was crying out for a spy cam for clandestine recording.

Draganfly Innovations’ 38-inch indoor spaceship is constructed along similar lines as its blimpish predecessor, but this time comes with a built-in micro video camera and 900Mhz transmitter. Peeping Toms will be in Heaven. Now, come, would you really be fooled by this? Oh, you would.”

-T3 News

Buy the latest RC flying saucers and blimps from Draganfly Innovations RCToys.com

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Popular Mechanics Magazine - New Products - Great Stuff: Big Brother Kit

“Know what’s going on everywhere in your home – or office – with this 3-channel remote-control flying saucer and optional micro video camera. The 38-in.-dia. silver mylar helium balloon is powered by a tap-on 3-motor fan unit and controlled by a twin-joystick transmitter. The tiny color video camera and 900MHz wireless video transmitter send aerial images to your video monitor or TV. Entry level saucers start at $87 with the Big Brother version with camera costs $737. Available from Draganfly Innovations Inc. www.rctoys.com”

See the latest lineup of indoor RC Blimps & Flying Saucers from Draganfly Innovations Inc RCToys.com.

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