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World's first" smartphone-controlled SmartPlane takes off

Posted by Thomas J Coyle III on November 26, 2013 at 6:00am

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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: 

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Tags: smartplane, smartphone, airplane
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  • Quadzimodo November 27, 2013 at 5:16pm

    I hope it flies better than my Tomy Aero Soarer

  • Chris Card November 26, 2013 at 8:58pm

    I guess the Iphly doesn't count???

  • Christoph Albiez November 26, 2013 at 3:26pm

    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

  • Euan Ramsay November 26, 2013 at 12:24pm

    Lol - it's the same guy involved - Toby Rich.

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    Gary Mortimer November 26, 2013 at 12:16pm

    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...

  • Moderator
    Gary Mortimer November 26, 2013 at 11:47am

    What about that motor ad on for paper darts, is that no tablet or phone controlled? I can't remember its name.

  • Distributor
    Stefan Olofsson November 26, 2013 at 9:06am
    Rudder and throttle. Just like the small Silverlit planes
  • Euan Ramsay November 26, 2013 at 7:20am

    Well, we'll find out I guess...just ordered one :-)

  • Euan Ramsay November 26, 2013 at 7:16am

    Hold the phones...this looks like it has rudder *only*. Hows that work then? Throttle instead of elevator?

  • Euan Ramsay November 26, 2013 at 7:10am

    Groovy!

    First one to upgrade this to a 3S brushless monster with FPV gets a gold star...:-)

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