By Darren Quick
November 25, 2013
Parrot's AR Drone quadcopter has been strutting its smartphone-controlled stuff for a few years now, but fixed wing remote controlled aircraft have been a little thinner on the ground – and in the air. TobyRich, a German company specializing in smartphone-controlled gadgets, has now launched its SmartPlane, which it calls "the first smartphone-controlled airplane in the world."
Here is a close-up of the lightweight plane:
Full article here: SmartPlane
Comments
I hope it flies better than my Tomy Aero Soarer
I guess the Iphly doesn't count???
hm is it just me or look the 2 phone apps the same :) i guess the have the tech and you can either pack it into epp or strap it on the back of a paper-plane
Lol - it's the same guy involved - Toby Rich.
And the next thing that landed in my inbox, the kickstarter for the paper dart started today!!!!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/393053146/powerup-30-smartphone...
What about that motor ad on for paper darts, is that no tablet or phone controlled? I can't remember its name.
Well, we'll find out I guess...just ordered one :-)
Hold the phones...this looks like it has rudder *only*. Hows that work then? Throttle instead of elevator?
Groovy!
First one to upgrade this to a 3S brushless monster with FPV gets a gold star...:-)