Check out the new HPI Savage Flux – a brushless, lithium polymer battery-powered RC electric monster truck. The HPI Savage Flux is a ready to run (RTR) RC truck that includes the following pre-installed and tested hardware:

• An HPI Flux Tork 2200Kv Brushless Motor
• An HPI 27MHz TF-3 2-channel radio receiver and transmitter
• Two battery bays for TP-5000-2SPRD lipos with Deans connectors
• A Rigid 6061-series aluminum TVP 0.098″ (2.5mm) thick chassis
• An HPI Flux Blur ESC with reverse functionality
• A machined steel 44 tooth spur gear
• A pre-painted and finished body with red flame artwork

One of the coolest new features of the HPI Savage Flux is its twin battery bays, which can carry two high performance TP-5000-2SPRD Thunder Power Sport Race Lipo Batteries. Using two lipo batteries doubles the power and voltage available to the brushless motor, which lets you do amazing tricks and move at fast speeds, all while maintaining a long runtime. Using lipo batteries and a brushless motor actually offers you more power and greater flexibility than comparable nitro setups for three main reasons:

1. You don’t have to bother with all the setup break-in and tuning that nitro engines require to run reliably.
2. Electric power systems can be switched on and off instantly, whereas comparable nitro systems need glow heaters and starters.
3. Electric motors are much cleaner than nitro engines and won’t cover your RC truck with oil from exhaust.

The HPI Savage Flux is great for doing tricks, as you can see in these videos:

Want the ultimate charging setup for your HPI Savage Flux? We recommend:

• Two Thunder Power TP-5000-2SPRD lipoly batteries
• A Thunder Power 610C lipo balance charger
• An Octopus charging adapter
• A Pro Peak 13.8 volt power supply
• A LipoSack fire retardant battery charging sack

This set of equipment is perfect for the HP Savage Flux and is also flexible enough to work with most electric RC planes, helicopters, cars and trucks.

The HPI Savage Flux RC Monster Truck comes with a pre-built suspension system, which makes it the perfect RC Truck for off-road enthusiasts. If you’re into electric RC cars and trucks, this is the ultimate setup for you. If you enjoy nitro, the Savage Flux is a great way to start exploring the world of electric RC cars and trucks.

Want to learn more about the HPI Savage Flux electric RC monster truck? There’s lots of easy to read information on our website. Need Thunder Power batteries, chargers, and adapters? Check out our huge selection.
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Crashes happen to everyone, and when they do it’s good to have parts ready for quick repairs. We’ve assembled several of the most frequently needed replacement parts for the MASH RC helicopter into one low cost package:

• 2 top rotor blades
• 2 bottom rotor blades
• 1 main blade holder
• 1 Ball Linkage Set
• Associated screws and hardware

Use this crash kit to repair your E-Flite MASH electric RC helicopter after crashes and get back in the air as soon as possible. Besides using the crash kit, you can also follow these general tips for repairing crash damage:

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  Glue broken plastic parts back together using medium or thick CA glue and accelerator

• Lubricate gears and hinges with a plastic-safe light oil
• Use a Phillips head screwdriver to tighten the blade grips. Ideally, the blade grips will hold on to the rotor blades securely, but still allow them to move freely. Try to get them just tight enough that the blades can swing under their own weight.
• Reset all your trims to neutral before taking off again. A crash can (and usually will) change the alignment of the swash plate, linkages and other parts. By resetting the trims to neutral you will make your helicopter easier to level and get back into trim.

Learn more about the Eflite MASH electric RC helicopter on our website.

Everyone loves the RTF Multiplex Easystar electric RC glider; its great performance and affordability make it a favorite park flyer for both new and experienced modelers alike.

Multiplex has recently released a brand new kit version, that allows you to choose exactly which power system, battery type, and modifications you want during construction.

The new Multiplex Easystar Kit includes all the usual Easystar parts:

• High quality Elapor™ molded wings, fuselage, and tail section
• Custom propeller
• Removable canopy with a secure attachment clip
• Pre-cut bays for servos, batteries, and other components
• Pre-cut decorative decal set
• Thorough and easy to understand assembly instructions

A speed 400 type motor is included for those that choose to use it, but the main point of choosing the Easystar kit is to use a brushless motor and lipo battery. Brushless motors and lithium polymer batteries give you improved flight performance, much longer flight times, and reduce weight. You can also easily include ailerons, landing gear, and other custom parts.

If you want to build your Easystar with brushless hardware and a lithium polymer battery, we recommend the following parts:

• A Himax 2815 2000 brushless inrunner electric motor
• A 35 amp Castle Creations Thunderbird ESC
• A 6 x 4 APC composite propeller
• A Thunder Power G6 2100mAh 3 cell lithium polymer battery
• A Lithium polymer battery charger. We recommend either a Thunderpower 535C or a 610C. Both of these chargers can use a 12 volt battery, or a 12 volt AC adapter. Suitable AC adapters are available on our website.

The Multiplex Easystar Kit is perfect for first time modelers. It’s extremely forgiving flight characteristics and fast build time mean that you can get in the air in only a few hours. All the foam parts are pre colored, so you don’t have to worry about painting or other complicated and delicate finishing techniques. The Easystar also uses genuine Elapor™ foam that can “heal” broken parts from crashes with the application of heat. An electric power system allows anyone to fly safely in large parks, and the Easystar’s light weight reduces the danger of crashes.

If you’re a more experienced RC pilot, you will appreciate the flexibility that the Easystar Kit allows during construction. With this kit, you aren’t locked in to one proprietary radio system. You can easily choose what radio you want to use, and even use the Easystar with your existing transmitter. Because the Easystar Kit was designed to accept modern brushless and Lipo equipment, it can be used with all your existing chargers, power supplies and batteries.

If you want to modify your aircraft even further you can add our Eagletree flight logging systems, which fit perfectly in the Easystar’s oversized electronics bay. You can even add a wireless video camera and transform your Easystar into the ultimate FPV (first person view) aerial UAV wireless video system.

Learn more about the new Multiplex Easystar electric RC glider kit on our website. We also have an article outlining how to successfully convert your Easystar to a brushless motor and lipo battery power system.

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When was the last time you went to get your RC aircraft ready to fly or RC car ready to drive; only to find out you don’t have the right charging cable? There are many standards for RC charging leads, and keeping track of all of them can be a pain. The redesigned Tarantula Charging Cable is a quick and inexpensive solution to this common problem, featuring charging leads for all these common connectors:

• Tamiya
• JST
• Futaba J servo
• Traxxas
• EC3 (E-Flite)
• Standard Glow Plug Igniter
• Plain Wire Leads

The standard RC glow plug igniter charging cable allows you to charge your glow plug igniter quickly and conveniently with your standard charging equipment. This means that you can finally throw out the old “wall wart” type chargers that glow plug igniters come with, and use your standard charging equipment instead. Most standard chargers can run off a 12 Volt field battery (or 12 Volt power supply), so you won’t have to end a good day of flying because of a dead glow plug igniter again.

The plain wire leads allow you to easily solder on other connectors, such as the proprietary ones that come with some RC toys and vehicles. Don’t wait 4 to 5 hours for your battery to trickle charge with the proprietary connector. Swap it for a standard Thunder Power charger and charge your equipment in minutes.

The Tarantula Charging Connector is also compatible with all Multiplex aircraft including the Easystar, Minimag, Funjet, Twister, and Blizzard.

You can replace all of your old, inefficient chargers with a high quality Thunder Power charger and a single Tarantula Charging Adapter. Make the move to a more efficient and reliable charging setup today.
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The helicopter became a prominent military asset during the Korean conflict of the early 1950s. The United States Army started using helicopters for medical evacuation in order to increase the survival rate of critically wounded soldiers. Helicopters were used in conjunction with forward mobile army surgical hospitals (MASH units).

When many people think of helicopters being used for medical evacuation in Korea the Bell H13 Sioux (designated the Bell-47 by the US Army) is the one that most comes to mind. Most people know this helicopter as the MASH helicopter because of its important role in the TV series MASH. EF has come out with an amazing flying replica of this famous MASH helicopter.

Included with the EF MASH Rescue Chopper

The EF MASH Rescue Chopper includes everything you need to fly, right out of the box. This is what is included:

• 2.4 GHz 4 Channel Transmitter
• RTF MASH Rescue Chopper
• 7.4v 800 mAh LiPo Battery for the Helicopter
• Two 7.6 gram Micro Servos
• 3 in 1 2.4GHz receiver

Main Features of the EF MASH Rescue Chopper Indoor RTF RC Electric Helicopter

The EF MASH Rescue Chopper is easy and fun to fly while still maintaining the stand off scale looks of the helicopters used in the TV series MASH. The dual rotors (co-axial) make this micro electric helicopter easy to fly and perfect for the beginner RC helicopter pilot. Experienced helicopter pilots can work on there skills to make the flight look as realistic as possible.

It is very quick to get the EF MASH Rescue Chopper ready to fly. All you will need is a screw driver and 8 AA batteries. The MASH Rescue Chopper Indoor RC electric helicopter does require a small amount of assembly. Before you begin the assembly start charging the LiPo battery. This way you will be flying the helicopter in no time.

This mini indoor electric helicopter has a coaxial rotor design which provides great stability, and eliminates the need for a separate tail rotor to control torque induced yaw (rotation around the main rotor axis). Coaxial RC electric helicopters are great for flying indoors, because they are both stable and offer precision control.

A 3.7 volt LiPo battery powers the EF MASH Rescue Chopper for a flight time of eight to ten minutes. The battery is charged in the controlled and takes about 30 minutes to charge. To get maximum enjoyment out of your helicopter it is a good idea to buy a spare battery for it. This way you can be charging a battery while flying and cut down your down time.

If you do happen to have a mishap and crash the MASH Rescue Chopper you will be amazed at how incredibly resilient it is. However things do and can break, but not to worry as a full line of inexpensive replacement parts are also offered for this helicopter.

In summary if you want to try some basic scale electric RC Helicopter flying you should look into buying the EF MASH Rescue Helicopter.

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The Evo Flight Mini Stinger can be described as the sister RC Helicopter to the Blade MCX. The Evo Flight Mini Stinger shares many of the amazing features that made the Blade MCX unique from other indoor micro RC Helicopters.

Included with the EVO Flight Mini Stinger

The EVO Flight Mini Stinger includes everything you need to fly, right out of the box. Here’s what is included:

• The EVO Flight Mini Stinger Micro RC Helicopter
• A 2.4 GHz, DSM-2 Spread Spectrum Transmitter (requires 4AA Batteries)
• A Portable Lipo Charger built into the transmitter
• 1 cell 3.7V 110mAh Li-Po Battery

The Evo Flight Mini Stinger is great for beginner and experienced pilots, because you do not have to buy any additional parts. You can use this helicopter to get experience and practice your orientation indoors when you cannot fly outdoors because of the weather.

Main Features of the Evo Flight Mini Stinger Indoor RTF RC Electric Helicopter

Like the Blade MCX the Evo Flight Mini Stinger has a proportional four channel radio. Four channel control means that pilots can fly the helicopter with four dimensions of freedom. The Evo Flight Mini Stinger can fly up/down, rotate left/right, pitch forwards/backwards, and bank left/right. With a four channel radio you can precisely control the Evo Flight Mini Stingers’ movement through all three dimensions. With a rotor size of 188mm (7.4”) and a length of 213mm (8.4”) this helicopter can easily fit in the palm of your hand.

The coaxial rotor design of the EVO Flight Mini Stinger provides this helicopter with great stability, and eliminates the need for a separate tail rotor to control yaw (rotation about the main rotor axis). The main rotors spin in opposite directions, canceling out rotor torque caused by their rotation. Coaxial RC helicopter are great for flying indoors, because of their stability and the precision control provided.

The Evo Flight Mini Stinger uses a tiny 1 cell lithium polymer battery for power. Unlike most micro RC helicopters, the battery is removable and interchangeable. Each cell provides 3.7 volts of power with a capacity of 110 mAh (Milli ampere hours). You charge the battery using the included transmitter, which runs off four “AA” alkaline batteries. A typical charge takes about 30 minutes and provides an average flight time of 6 to 8 minutes. Because the battery is interchangeable, we recommend that you purchase an extra so that you can use one while the other is charging.

Weighing only 1 ounce, the Evo Flight Mini Stinger is virtually crash proof. A sudden drop from a few feet above the ground won’t damage it, and in most cases minor collisions with walls are not a problem. Although it is not indestructible, the Evo Flights durability makes it an ideal present for anyone over 12 years of age.
If you want to get into the exciting world of RC helicopters, the Evo Flight Mini Stinger makes a great starting place. It will show you all the basics of RC helicopter flight, and can be used as a starting place to more advanced models. If you’re already an experienced RC helicopter pilot, you’ll like the Mini Stingers control and stability. Watch our site for tutorials on the Mini Stinger, including a how to for installing replacement parts.

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Saskatoon December 7 2009 – Draganfly Innovations was called to the scene of a traffic accident to aid the Saskatoon Police Service in collecting evidence for their investigation. The weather was bitterly cold with the temperature hovering around -28°C / -18 ° F. With the added wind chill the temperature would be corrected to -36° C / -33° F .

The Draganflyer X6 was used to take aerial photos of the scene which provide clear evidence for the police to use in their investigation. The Draganflyer X6 is able to be deployed quickly which allowed police to collect evidence and open the road to normal traffic flow in a minimal amount of time.

The Draganflyer X6 saw its first operation use in traffic collision photography on May 28 2009. The Saskatoon Police service and the Ontario Provincial Police have been approved to use the Draganflyer X6 in daily operations. The Ontario Provincial Police and the Draganflyer X6 were featured in an article by Blueline magazine.

Recently the Mesa County Sheriff got FAA approval in the form of a Certificate of Authority to use the Draganflyer X6 in their police operations. Draganfly Innovations aircraft are playing an ever increasing role in helping the police that protect our communities.

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