A Remote Controlled Plane that Weighs Only 2.6 Grams

By John Farrier in Gadgets, Hacks & Mods on Jul 30, 2009 at 8:59 am

The Micro Butterfly RC plane manufactured by Plantraco weighs just a fraction of its heavier counterparts used by RC plane hobbyists. A durobatic foam body and carbon fiber batteries bring this 32mm wide plane up to only 2.6 grams.

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Tags: micro butterfly, RC plane

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MrJawbones
Jul 30th, 2009 at 11:15 am
Get a bunch of these and you could play King Kong
Craig
Jul 30th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Sweet, and it’s only… $150???? And you know it will break the first time you use it.
horned_one24
Jul 30th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
WANT! Im going to hold off a little though, $150 is way to much!
coraleaterlinda
Jul 30th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
New office warfare weapon of mass annoyance. Want!
Moon
Jul 30th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
$150 is insane!!!
John Thompson
Jul 30th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Actually, 150 for the complete set is a steal of a deal – this is not a toy grade product, 900Mhz radios and Lithium Polymer cells that are ultra lightweight – I have had a Micro Butterfly for some time and you cant break it – It just doesn’t weigh enough to damage itself.

I’m glad I found this post, They just released a 5 inch spitfire too…

http://www.microflight.com/Micro-Spitfire-Video
skidworth
Jul 30th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
is that “big” john thompson, famed controlliner from the pacific northwest?
esu
Jul 31st, 2009 at 5:03 am
you’re better off tinkering with a toy grade palm z for ~25 shipped
Scooter
Aug 3rd, 2009 at 3:03 pm
if only they could make the wing out of a solar cell it could power itself (in bright light)

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