WORLD'S SMALLEST FIRST 4CH RC Helicopter !!! Before 4#3 mSR Solo

http://www.micro-flight.com
Palm Size Helicopter
5" Rotor World's Smallest Helicopter Full 4 CH control. Palm Size Heli (Palmsize heli)

A true 4 channel fully controllable Palm-Size helicopter, NOT a 2 ch heli toy.
Made with custom designed Muscle Wire, Nitinol technology actuators.

This heli is based on my earlier MIA Palm-Size (TM) designs, Free Do-it-Yourself Palm-Size heli Plans
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=184432
as well as early MIA Micro-FLIGHT heli Rubber Powered, Free Flight, and RC Kits, I produced adn manufactured since the late 80's. http://www.micro-flight.com

This Design Includes:

* Carefully and precisely CNC machined composite frame and molded mechanical parts that were required to make it fly more like a larger full 4 CH RC helicopter.
* Uses a unique 4 ch IR controller that i used in the worlds first IR 4 Channel RC helicopter back in 1990's , my IR Robin micro heli, except I revamped it to work at this smaller scale.

The only limit I have with this setup is the lack of more realistic, less toy-like, and more precise rotor head. I have borrowed the rotor head from another heli, modified it to run some preliminary tests. I have a totally different rotor head I designed for it, but I have chosen not to disclose it so people don't steel my design. As is the IR control and the words Palm-Size have been already stolen by some companies and used at random on similar size "toy" helis.

This video is to test my revamped 4 channel control system outdoors and so far it works very well. Unlike some similar size IR 2ch toys, I can place the heli when and where I want to and not be worried of flying it anywhere and even over water, because it is glitch free, due to better signal filtering. Note, day of flight was breezy, but had no problem controlling the heli. And to the untrained eye, the heli may look like a regular size micro, bare in mind the heli is only 5 inches long.

For additional Reference see this thread.
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=598611#post6409898

Category:

Science & Technology

[horizonflyer9]

not anymore. the eflite blade mcx is going to be smaller than that

[MarioIArguello]

Well, it is already out, but look how long its taken to get to this point from the time I made that heli and the MCX is coaxial not the standard single main rotor heli, larger and heavier too. Coaxials are a lot less challenging to design. But even the MCX flies a lot better with some mods. Check out my other video of it with MIA Upgrades.

[JoshSmithTV]

If you made that yourself I am impressed.

But its not the worlds smallest helicopter.

Because my dad has one about 2 inchs and its SOOO FUN to play with.

[MarioIArguello]

well it was the smallest at the time I posted and 4 channels too, yes I made that myself.

I am happy for your dad if was able to make one 2 inches, takes some skill when you start to make them really small. Have you seen my avatar? Taat one is 1.5" was done a few years back and it flies too.

[dougsrccom]

Do you think a Collective pitch heli , the same size is possible for inverted a 3D flight ????

[MarioIArguello]

Absolutely!, Anything is possible with current technology, in comparison to 7 years ago which was quite a challenge.

[papurama]

coool!! realli mice m8 but how long did that take to make i would not mind sum helping making one of my own :) m not as brainy as u m8

[piwright42]

the last portion of the clip finally put it in scale for me, sorry, they look about the same size and your's looks like it has a functional boom, cool!

[piwright42]

I mean no offence but the 4ch Walkera 5#6 looks smaller.

[dannysmif]

i hope you start selling your helicopters they lookk amazing