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March 9, 2007 10:10 AM

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   Flytech: I was just thinking, since you've already established a perfectly functional flying mechanism for the RC Dragonfly, will you now work on creating a much smaller model?  I'm sure you can just work on miniaturizing the existing mechanics.  I mean, we live in an age of microprocessors and nanotechnology - such amazing technology that you can fit billions of transistors and such on something the size of a pin head.  So, I'm sure it'd be completely feasible to make a real-life sized dragonfly, which in comparison to nanotechnology would be HUGE!  I would buy it in a second, and I think a lot of other people would as well, despite having the original RC Dragonfly. 

   Don't get me wrong, I love the regular RC Dragongfly - it's almost eerie how much it behaves like a real dragonfly when it flies and comes into contact with walls, and/or ceilings...I've seen them trapped indoors before, and they behave so similarly to this toy when in flight.  The problem is, it's just too big!  It would be a milestone if you could manufacture one to be almost the size of a real dragonfly, maybe a little bit larger...perhaps with a total wingspan of 6 inches, or less (both wings combined, not each wing).

   Can you tell us if such a project is in the works, or will be in the works in the near future???  Laughing

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March 10, 2007 11:35 AM

I don't know, I think a smaller unit would be harder to control.  If they came out with a smaller unit, it would probably have to use helicopter blades instead of wings, thus defeating the whole dragonfly motif.  I think they made the dragonfly the smallest they could as they had indoor flight in mind.

March 10, 2007 10:19 PM

I think that's a very cool idea - if for no other reason than to just see it!  But, I can't help but agree with thisisnot that it would probably be difficult to control!

 -Doug / http://www.mydragonfly.info/

March 14, 2007 9:05 PM

On the other hand, I would prefer a larger model suitable for outdoor use in less than ideal conditions.

The wind in my city rarely, if ever, drops below 4MPH. I would definately enjoy being able to take something like this "on the road."

 

 

 

 

March 17, 2007 10:50 AM

Hm, well to just hold position in a 4 MPH wind, you need to have a groundspeed of 4 MPH, right? And to resist gusts, you need more weight and less wing area... These guys are around 28 grams- but somewhere we read about the inventors, who first sold a balsa-tissue paper rubber band powered model with a larger wingspan.

 I'll bet Wowwee is working on additional models- they can't afford to sit still in this kind of market- and I'd think Tyco RC will have a version out within 6 months! Not to mention the cheap Asian knockoffs, like you see in the RC mini-helicopter market.

-cheers- Scott 

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