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A Remote Controlled Plane that Weighs Only 2.6 Grams

By John Farrier in Gadget 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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  1. MrJawbones
    Jul 30th, 2009 at 11:15 am

    Get a bunch of these and you could play King Kong

  2. 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.

  3. horned_one24
    Jul 30th, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    WANT! Im going to hold off a little though, $150 is way to much!

  4. coraleaterlinda
    Jul 30th, 2009 at 4:24 pm

    New office warfare weapon of mass annoyance. Want!

  5. Moon
    Jul 30th, 2009 at 5:04 pm

    $150 is insane!!!

  6. 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

  7. skidworth
    Jul 30th, 2009 at 8:34 pm

    is that "big" john thompson, famed controlliner from the pacific northwest?

  8. esu
    Jul 31st, 2009 at 5:03 am

    you're better off tinkering with a toy grade palm z for ~25 shipped

  9. 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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