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V-MAX HYPERSONIC
R/C COAXIAL HELICOPTER
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V-Max Hypersonic R/C Coaxial Helicopter, retail $23.39
Manufactured by (Unknown)
Last updated 03-18-12

This isn't a flashlight, household lamp, Christmas light set, or other thing that glows, but it *DOES* have a flashing R/B (red/blue) LED in it, so what the hey.

This is only the fourteenth R/C helicopter to have graced these pages (out of at least a thousand other products) over the last eleven-plus years this website has been online, so please play nice and don't bite my head off to tell me that I forgot some important detail.

I love things that fly; that's why I took the bate (I saw it on Ebay not that long ago) and also why I added a seperate section titled "PRODUCTS DESIGNED TO FLY" on my website a number of years ago.

This is a fairly small, lightweight (as a helicopter in a metal & plastic body goes), easy-to-fly 3-channel remote-controlled indoor helicoper. Its remote uses IR (infrared) radiation in leiu of radio waves, so you'll note the conspicuous absence of an antenna on the remote control. This also means that the helicopter is designed exclusively to be flown indoors -- though you can indeed fly it outside after sunset if there's no (or extremely little at worst) breeze.

It has a coaxial design to minimise those "out-of-control" moments, and make flying possible even with a busted tail rotor (though if the tail rotor is completely gone, moving forward & backward will no longer be possible).
"Coaxial" in this case means that it has two sets of main rotor blades; one set of blades spins in the opposite direction as the other. Doing things this way virtually eliminates that wild, out-of-control spinning that plagues many other non-coaxial R/C helicopters and makes this one exceptionally easy to fly even for beginner pilots!!! (well, it's ***SUPPOSED*** to be anyway).

Size of product w/hand to show scale

SIZE

This toy (some people might call it something other than a "toy") is remarkably easy to use for a helicopter...here's how to get it off the ground (yes, it's easy to get off the ground, but once it's in the air, all bets are off!!!):

As with any rechargeable product, charge it first (see directly below), and then you can pretend to fly a dragonfly (well, that's what the kitty cat thought it was when I flew it in the house the other day).

1: On the left side of the V-Max Hypersonic Helicopter's body (on the metal part just below and behind the cockpit and directly under the charging receptacle), there's a tiny on/off switch.
Use a fingernail to slide this switch to the "on" position.
A pair of flashing R/B (red & blue) LEDs on the V-Max Hypersonic Helicopter's canopy in the nose and (both to the left and right) below the cockpit will now come on, and then begin giving you a little light show.

2: On the remote control, turn the "on/off" switch to the "on" position.

3: Place the V-Max Hypersonic Helicopter on a flat surface; the floor is a good place. Orient it so the tail faces toward you.

4: Push the left-hand stick on the remote control forward and then let it go back. This "arms" the helicopter. Gently push the left-hand stick on the remote control forward a second time -- but do so more gingerly this time so that the helicopter doesn't just blast away -- it has a good deal of thrust, so the possibility of it getting away in this manner does exist.

5: The V-Max Hypersonic Helicopter should now lift off the ground. Congratulations, you're now a pilot!!!

Reading this web page (about another R/C helicopter) will give you a good idea of the process of flying it -- though since this one does not have a gyro, stability (in the X-axis anyway) will definitely be an issue that does not exist in the one I linked here.

For additional instructions & tips on how to fly, please read the instructional text printed on the box that this product comes in (no instructional materials were furnished).

Turn the V-Max Hypersonic Helicopter and remote control off when finished using them.
Same switches as before, but slide them in the opposite direction this time.

The battery in the V-Max Hypersonic Helicopter itself is rechargeable and is not designed to be changed; however the batteries in the remote will need to be changed from time to time.

To do this, unscrew & remove the phillips screw from the battery door on the underside of the unit, using a small phillips screwdriver (the #0 from my set of jeweller's screwdrivers worked well here). Set the screw aside.

Remove the battery door, carry it to the top of the basement stairs, and kick it down those stairs into the basement crawling with thousands of hungry piss ants that have to piddle -- they'll think it's something yummy to eat and start chewing on it, but quickly find it unpalatable so that they drag it to the queen, who also finds it distasteful so she piddles on it and instructs the worker ants to do the same...O WAIT!!! YOU'LL NEED THAT!!! So just set it aside instead.

Remove the six used AA cells from the compartment, and dispose of or recycle them as you see fit.

Insert six new AA cells into the compartment, orienting each cell so its flat-end (-) negative faces a spring for it in each chamber.

Finally, place the battery door back on, and screw the screw back in.
Aren't you glad you didn't kick that battery door down the stairs to all those hungry, hungry piss ants with full bladders now?

To charge the battery in the V-Max Hypersonic Helicopter via the USB dongle, take the thin cord that comes furnished with the product, and note that one end has a small rectangular plug on it, Plug this into the female receptacle for it on the left side of the helicopter, directly above the "ON/OFF" switch. The side of this small plug with two tiny metal contacts visible on it should face up (toward the ceiling) when you're plugging it into the heli.

Be certain that the V-Max Hypersonic Helicopter is turned off at this point.

Plug the larger, flat, rectangular end of this cord into any free USB port on your computer.
When the charge cycle is in progress, the red LED inside the rectangular USB plug on the end of the charging cord will stay off; it will become illuminated when the charge cycle is complete.
You may then safely unplug the helicopter from the charger, and unplug the USB plug from your computer at this point.

To charge the battery in this heli via its remote control, slide the door on the lower portion of the center of the remote control and then lift up on it until it comes off.
In the compartment you just exposed to atmosphere

, you'll see a thin cord with a small plug on the end.

With the helicopter turned off, plug this into the small squarish receptacle for it on the left hand side of the helicopter's body; located on the metal portion below and behind the cockpit.
This connector is keyed to fit the receptacle on the heli only one way; please do not force it or you may irreversibly damage this heli and it might not fly for you again.

Turn the switch on the remote control to the "on" position. The "Power" and some of the "Acceleration" LEDs on the remote should now come on; the yellow-green "Charge" LED should also come on at this point.

When the charge cycle is complete, the "Charge" LED will turn off. At this time, you may unplug the cord from the heli's body, turn the remote control off, stow the cord in the compartment on the remote that you originally removed it from, and place that door back on.

***VERY IMPORTANT!!!***
Charging the helicopter in this manner is pretty hard on the batteries in the remote; the USB dongle should be used whenever possible and charging via the remote should only be performed when there is no USB-equipped computer nearby.

Charging time is not stated; however I would expect it to take between 40 and 50 minutes when the battery in the helicopter is essentially fully discharged (flat).

Fully charging the V-Max Hypersonic Helicopter's battery should give you 6 to 8 minutes of flying time. Again, this is not stated; this is just an estimate based on the capacity of the battery and the overall size of the heli.

This RC helicopter is meant to be used as a toy indoors or in a dry area outdoors after sunset, not as a flashlight meant to be carried around all the time, thrashed, and abused; I won't throw it against the wall, stomp on it, try to drown it in the {vulgar term for feces}bowl or the cistern, run over it, swing it against the concrete floor of a patio, bash it open to check it for candiosity, fire it from the cannoñata (I guess I've been watching the TV program "Viva Piñata" too much again

- candiosity is usually checked with a scanner-type device on a platform with a large readout, with a handheld wand that Langston Lickatoad uses, or with a pack-of-cards-sized device that Fergy Fudgehog uses; and the cannoñata is only used to shoot piñatas to piñata parties away from picturesque Piñata Island), send it to the Daystrom Institute for additional analysis, or inflict upon it punishments that I might inflict upon a flashlight.

So this section of the helicopter's web page will be significantly more bare than this section of the web page on a page about a flashlight.

Stated range of the infrared controller is 20 to 25 meters (~60 to ~75 feet).

The unit has a 3-channel remote control; this allows for forward / backward / up / down / left / right movement (movement on all three axes -- X, Y, and Z). It also has a fully proportional control system; simply meaning that the motor speeds can be varied depending on how far you move the joysticks -- it isn't simply "full power and no power at all" like some other R/C products.

This heli admittedly flies like a dog -- compared to other micro coax helis that have gyros in them anyway.

Photograph of its remote control.

Spectrographic analysis of the R/B (red/blue; red die) LED on the helicopter's front.

Spectrographic analysis of the R/B (red/blue; blue die) LED on the helicopter's front.

Spectrographic analysis of one of the red "Acceleration" indicator LEDs on the Tx (remote control).

Spectrographic analysis of the yellow-green "Charge cycle in progress" indicator LED on the Tx (remote control).

Spectrographic analysis of the yellow-green "Charge cycle in progress" indicator LED on the Tx (remote control); spectrometer's response narrowed to a band between 540nm and 590nm to pinpoint peak wavelength, which is 559.920nm.

Spectrographic analysis of the red "Power" indicator LED on the Tx (remote control).

Spectrographic analysis of the red "Power" indicator LED on the Tx (remote control); spectrometer's response narrowed to a band between 620nm and 670nm to pinpoint peak wavelength, which is 639.450nm.

Spectrographic analysis of one of the red "Acceleration" indicator LEDs on the Tx (remote control); spectrometer's response narrowed to a band between 600nm and 650nm to pinpoint peak wavelength, which is 630.40nm.

Spectrographic analysis of the R/B (red/blue; red die) LED on the helicopter's front; newer spectrometer software settings used.

Spectrographic analysis of the R/B (red/blue; red die) LED on the helicopter's front; spectrometer's response narrowed to a band between 620nm and 650nm to pinpoint peak wavelength, which is 637.750nm.

Spectrographic analysis of the R/B (red/blue; blue die) LED on the helicopter's front; newer spectrometer software settings used.

Spectrographic analysis of the R/B (red/blue; blue die) LED on the helicopter's front; spectrometer's response narrowed to a band between 440nm and 480nm to pinpoint peak wavelength, which is 461.90nm.

USB2000 spectrometer graciously donated by P.L.

Maiden "flights" of the V-Max Hypersonic R/C Coaxial Helicopter.
The first segment of this vid also shows the unique "acceleration" LEDs in the Tx (R/C hobby talk for "remote control").

As I stated earlier, this heli flies like a real dog -- predominantly because it has no gyro.

That music you might hear (well, are *SUPPOSED TO* hear) is the song "Pipeline" by...cummon..you've just ***GOT*** to know this one...take a whack at it anyway...

If you guessed Anthrax, then HOORAY!!! YOU GOT ONE CORRECT!!!

This heli is not sound-sensitive; the audio may be ignored or even muted if it pisses you off or if you aren't a metalhead and hate this type of zax.

This video is approximately 5.90064561217 megabytes (6,096,703 bytes) in length; dial-up users please be aware.
It will take no less than twenty nine minutes to load at 48.0Kbps.

That music you hear is the song, "Breaking the Law" by...o cummon, you've just *GOT* to know this one by now...

If you guessed Metallica, then ¡¡¡PARA NO DE LOS MOTIVOS DE PETE!!!
It's Judas Priest you silly goose!!!

I added "***NSFYE!!***" (Not Safe For Your Ears) to the title because not everybody who comes to YouTube to watch R/C helis fly is a metalhead.

This heli is not sound-sensitive; trhe audio may be ignored or even muted if it torques you off.

This video is approximately 7.67772334721 megabytes 7,813,885 bytes) in length; dial-up users please be aware. It will take no less than thirty eight minutes to load at 48.0Kbps.

I cannot provide any of these videos in other formats, so please do not ask.

TEST NOTES:
Test unit was purchased on Ebay on 06-09-11 (or "09 Jun 2011" or even "Jun 09, Twenty Double Sticks" if you prefer), and was received at 3:37pm PDT on 06-16-11 (or "16 Jun 2011" or even "Jun 16, Twenty Double Sticks").

I see now that I made the incorrect decision (it flies so darn diddly-arn horribly that I just want to throw it on the floor, dump a bag of Arm & Hammer brand Odour Alert-style kitty litter all over it, pile a few dozen of those rectangular blue toliet deodouriser cakes on top of it, discharge an entire can of Axe brand "Kilo" scent aerosol armpit deodouriser spray on it, and {spoken like Butt-Head} THTOMP ON IT!!!).

Photograph of the heli being THTOMPED ON

- minus the toliet deodouriser cakes, the cat litter, and the Axe aerosol bomb.
(No, I didn't actually destroy it - this is just a humorous photograph!)

UPDATE: 06-23-11
I tried to fly it the other night, and sometime during the many brief flights, it threw a rod.
No, not like throwing a rod in your car motor; the "rod" I'm referring to here is a tail boom support strut -- one of two.

Here, let's show you what I mean with a photograph.
Snap...click...and it's off to the Fotomat we go:

Note the empty space; the blue arrows point to the female receptacles on the port (left) side that once held this rod. You can see the thin metal rod on the heli's starboard (right) side; this is the matching rod to the one that the heli "threw".

UPDATE: 07-08-11
I found the rod and reattached it -- so now I have a whole heli instead of one missing a part.

Unkbnown/not stated

Indoor-operated R/C helicopter

LED

At least 21 (1 red in USB dongle, 14 red, 1 yellow-green, & 3 NIR in the R/C, 2 R/B in helicopter itself)

N/A

Slide switch on/off on both R/C and helicopter

Plastic & metal

N/A

6x AA cells for R/C; 3.7V 130mAh Li:PO battery in helicopter

Unknown/unable to measure

Very light sprinkle-resistance only

FOR CHRIST SAKES NOOOOO!!!

2x Tail rotor blades, main rotor blades, phillips screwdriver, 2x USB charging dongles

195mm L x 98mm H 45mm W, 173mm rotor diameter

Unknown/not equipped to weigh

China

Unknown/not stated

V-Max Hypersonic R/C Coaxial Helicopter *

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