TRANSFORMERS STARSCREAM
MICRO FLYER R/C AIRPLANE

Transformers StarScream Micro Flyer R/C Airplane, retail $39.99 (www.radioshack.com...)
Manufactured by Inter Active Toy (www.interactivetoy.com)
Last updated 07-18-12






The Transformers StarScream Micro Flyer is a small, lightweight R/C (radio controlled) airplane. It has two motors (not just one like many other R/C aircraft), and is steered by varying the power to each motor, not with an adjustable horizontal stabiliser like single-engine R/C airplanes have. (Update 01-16-09): The following is from an email sent by a pilot; this person knows more about aircraft than I do.

I read a few of your RC aircraft reviews, and you have a pretty serious misconception stated at least twice in discussions of models with 2 motors: In full-sized aircraft or in RC, the horizontal stabilizer is NOT primarily involved in turning the aircraft. It does have a secondary role in turning, which I'll return to later. I have dabbled in RC aircraft a couple of times in my life (I'm essentially your age) and I also have a private pilot's license for full-sized aircraft, although I have not exercised that privilege since moving out of Colorado.

The first part of your misconception seems to be that the horizontal stabilizer controls horizontal movement. Not so.

There are three rotational movements: yaw, pitch and roll. Yaw is the horizontal displacement of the nose and tail about the vertical axis. Pitch is vertical displacement about a horizontal axis roughly aligned with the wing, and roll is vertical displacement of the wing tips about a horizontal axis roughly aligned with the propeller shaft.

The fixed horizontal stabilizers (the little wings usually at the back of the aircraft that stick out horizontally) and movable elevator attached to them (or the "stabilator" or "all-flying stabilizer" in the case of a single piece which moves in its entirety) control PITCH. Although this points the nose up or down, and so generally increases or decreases lift, it really controls airspeed: nose-up leads to slower airspeed and nose-down leads to higher airspeed. The aircraft's "state of trim," which depends more or less on the position of the elevator or stabilator, tends to maintain a constant airspeed, although the varying airflow with changing engine power off the propeller does affect trim speed somewhat. POWER translates into climb or descent: at a constant airspeed, more power means climb and less power means decent, and at a constant power more speed means descent and less speed means climb (until you reach the "region of reverse command," when induced drag increases so much that lower speed means MORE power is needed to maintain level flight, or in the most extreme case: when the wing stalls and a small decrease in speed leads to a loss of lift and RAPID descent). This is a common-sense situation: it takes more power to go uphill at a constant speed than downhill, whether in an airplane, car, bicycle or scooter. The lack of a solid hill doesn't really matter.

So, you probably really meant that the VERTICAL stabilizer (the fin sticking up at the back of the fuselage), which affects yaw, controls turning. This is also wrong, although not completely in the case of some RC aircraft. However, unlike in a surface vehicle, YAW, although it does slew the nose sideways, does not turn the aircraft in the sense of causing it to travel in a circular horizontal course. That is actually the result of ROLL, or banking. Rolling into a modest bank angle causes the lift vector of the wing to point sideways as well as up. The sideways force becomes a centripetal force that moves the aircraft in a horizontal circle. The only centripetal force provided by yaw directly is the vector of the engine's thrust resulting from the yaw angle, and except for military jets, the engine's thrust is WAY less than the force of the wing's lift, and is not enough to turn the airplane through a decent arc. (Other exceptions exist in 3D aerobatics, but I'm ignoring that.)

In fact, in a really well-designed airplane, the rudder is hardly needed to turn, and in RC aircraft, low performance planes with 2 channel control have rudder and elevator, but high performance 2 channel planes have aileron and elevator control. (Assumes either glider or constant-power engine/motor. Read as "3-channel" if you want a throttle control, too.) Low-performance models use yaw-roll coupling to let the rudder CAUSE the roll needed to turn the plane, usually via excess dihedral in the wing, but ideally, roll is controlled directly by ailerons. The problem is that ailerons cause roll by increasing lift on one wing, which raises that wing but also induces drag (lift is not free of cost) and slows it down. The wing going up needs to go faster, not slower, to go around the outside of the turn, so this causes "adverse yaw:" the plane tends to turn the opposite of the intended direction, at least while the roll is occurring (the effect becomes less, but not zero, while maintaining a constant bank angle). The rudder is primarily needed to provide a yaw force to offset this adverse yaw and lead to a "coordinated turn" in which there are no net yaw forces, also described as lack of slip or skid. (Deliberate slip is a another use of the rudder to increase drag on the aircraft, and skid can cause the fun/dangerous spin or snap-roll when combined with stall. Brief rolling motions with proper rudder use leads to a "Dutch roll" in which the heading of the airplane doesn't change while the wings rock back and forth. Look them all up if desired!) Older airplanes had lots of adverse yaw, and needed active footwork on the rudder control pedals to make a nice turn or good Dutch rolls, but more recent and more clever designs can make almost-coordinated turns with your feet off the rudder pedals, at least at average airspeed.

There IS an important roll of the horizontal stabilizer in turning: If you want to turn and simultaneously maintain constant altitude, you need to pull back on the stick (pitch the nose up) to increase lift, since as you roll the lift vector would otherwise be the same force. With part of the force directed horizontally, the aircraft would begin to descend unless lift increased, so total lift must increase by either more power (and more airspeed) or more pitch (and slightly reduced airspeed). The latter is usually chosen, so to turn an airplane properly, you use aileron to roll and simulanteously rudder to control adverse yaw, then as the bank angle increases, back stick to increase lift and maintain constant altitude. It's all much easier when you are in the aircraft and can FEEL the results vs. an RC model or flight simulator program, except the consequences of mistakes are worse.

What prompted me to purchase it was because I went to Radio Shack late yesterday morning (10-03-07) to look for another Sky Squadron Backyard Flyer (which they did not have), saw it sitting on a shelf, and decided that I *HAD* to have it!!!

The battle takes flight between the DECEPTICONS™ and AUTOBOTS™! This airplane is designed to look like the one seen on the Transformers movie; though I have not seen this film for myself, I believe it is a reasonably accurate reproduction.

(Update 10-09-07): I just saw a television preview of the Transformers movie advertising the fact that it is coming out on DVD; I saw one of the robots "transform" into an airplane that looked just like this one.

It is made predominantly out of a lightweight compressed styrofoam, but don't let the material it's made from fool you: it appears to be reasonably durable and crash-resistant because of its light weight. Therefore, repairs with tape and household glue are possible - it even states so in the furnished instructional materials. So if it becomes physically broken after a crash, do not dispair - it is repairable.


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The airplane is packaged in such a way that you'll need to cut tape in two places on each of four tie-downs on the underside of the inner platform (this sturdy packaging helps prevent breakage during shipping) with a razor blade or a sharp knife. So you'll want to be at least reasonably careful not to cut yourself or damage the airplane when removing it from the package.

You will need to attach the antenna to the controller (see directly below) before you can begin using the airplane.
After you install it, pull up on the antenna to extend it.

To install the antenna:
  • Screw the antenna clockwise into the top of the controller until it stops turning. Do not overtighten.

1: Be certain the battery in the airplane is fully charged first.

2: On the top of the airplane's body near the front, there's a tiny on/off switch.
Use a fingernail to slide this switch to the "on" position.

3: On the remote control, slide the switch just to the right of the left hand control stick toward the front of the remote (toward the antenna); a red LED will come on. Extend the antenna if you have not already done so.

4: Make certain the TRIM knob on the controller is set so the line on it is aimed straight ahead.

5: Push the left hand stick on the controller forward and then pull it back (this "arms" the airplane's motors).

6: Hold the nose of the airplane using a two-finger grip (with your fingers away from the propellers), toss it forward fairly hard (or, assuming the landing gear are in place, gently set it on a smooth, hard surface like asphalt; facing away from you), and push the left hand stick on the controller up (toward the front). The airplane's propellers should now rapidly spin up, and your plane should be flying!!! Congratulations, you're now a pilot!!!

For additional instructions & tips on how to fly, please read the instructional material that comes with the product.
This airplane has landing gear (wheels), so it can take off and land from hard, smooth surfaces like pavement.

THIS PART IS IMPORTANT!!! Turn the airplane and remote control off when finished using them.
Same switches as before, but slide the ones on the airplane and controller in the opposite direction this time.



The battery in the airplane 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 you supply yourself. Set the screw aside.

Remove the battery door, very gently place it on the ground, and kick it into the garden so the hungry, hungry praying mantids will think it's something yummy to eat and subsequently strike at it...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 into the garden with all those hungry, hungry praying mantids now?


Here is what a praying mantis looks like.
I found this guy on the morning of 09-08-06 clinging to the basket of my scooter.


To charge the battery in the airplane, follow these steps:

1: On the controller, open the door on the lower portion of the remote (its hinged, so it will not just fall off).
2. Gently unwind the thin cord from the compartment.
3. Hold the airplane firmly by its fuselage (body), and then insert the little plug on the end of the cord into the socket on the top of the airplane's body near the front. Pay close attention to the orientation of the socket and the connector on the cord.

IMPORTANT: Do not force the plug into the socket - this can damage the socket. The side of the connector with the "lip" on it should face the tail of the aircraft.

4: Turn the remote control on. The green "charge" light on the controller will now come on and start blinking. Leave it connected until the green light turns steady, then gently unplug the charger cord from the airplane. Turn the remote control back off.
The charge cycle (from fully discharged batteries in the airplane) should not be more than 30 minutes.

Flight time is not specified; however I'd guess it to be within the range of 7 to 10 minutes.

According to the instructional materials, you aren't supposed to use any chemistry rechargeable cells in the remote.
My take on this is that the lower terminal voltage of these cells will hamper the charging of the airplane's internal battery.



This powered model airplane is designed to be used as a toy in a dry area outdoors, not as a flashlight meant to be carried around, thrashed, trashed, and abused, so I won't throw it against the wall, stomp on it, try to drown it in the toylet 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 or with a handheld wand that Langston Lickatoad uses), send it to the Daystrom Institute for additional analysis, or inflict upon it punishments that flashlights may have inflicted upon them. So this section of the web page will be significantly more bare than this section of the web page on a page about a flashlight.

The two motors spin in opposite directions, so you'll need to be rather observant if you need to replace one of the propellers - that you don't put one on the incorrect motor. If the airplane just goes in tight circles and fails to fly after a propeller replacement, you have very probably done exactly this. The cure is simply to remove the propeller you just changed and replace it with the other spare...things should be as right as rain now.


Here's a look at the back of the plane, showing how the "twist" in the propellers should be.
Note the one on the left (the right hand propeller as the nose of the airplane faces you) has a clockwise twist to it; the other has a counterclockwise twist.

The landing gear are removeable (recommended only for experienced pilots) if desired.
They are held on with transparent tape, so if you remove them and later decide you want them back on, it's an easy proposition.

The remote control has a maximum range of 150 feet (45.72 meters).

This transmitter has a frequency of 49.860MHz. They are also available at 27MHz, so two airplanes can be flown together.
The frequency is marked on the outside of the box, so you can get one of each frequency without having to guess.

This airplane can reach an actual speed of 18.6mph (29.93kph), so you'll want a fairly large open space in which to fly it.

Because the vertical stabilisers (tail wings) are angled upward, this airplane should fly somewhat skyward when sufficient thrust from the propellers is present.
This means that I will probably not need to cut elevator flaps in the tail wings, like I did on the Sky Squadron Backyard Flyer.

For those who might be interested to know, this is Radio Shack catalogue # 60-193.



This is the controller you use to fly the airplane with.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the red 'Power" LED in the remote control.


Spectrographic analysis
Spectrographic analysis of the yellow-green 'Charge cycle in progress" LED in the remote control.

USB2000 spectrometer graciously donated by P.L.




This is the parking lot I attempted my first two flights in.

WMP movie (.avi extension) showing the cute and loveable little airplane lifting off & flying.
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In this clip, you can hear me say "Flight number two", in the same manner as the speech synthesizer in the coin-op arcade video game ''Looping'', you can hear the airplane's motors throttle up, you can see it accelerate on the ground & then lift off, and then you can see it drop out of the air and crash. I had to let off the throttle ("gas") and allow it to intentionally crash, as there wasn't enough room here in which to execute a turn - this cute & lovable diminuitive little baby airplane is substantially faster than expected.

Because it flies significantly faster than expected, I'll have to drive to a local park approximately 25 minutes from here in my motorised wheelchair (near the intersection of Windbridge Drive and Pocket Road here in Sacramento CA. USA; there is an open grass sports field and pavement which I can take off from in this location) and fly it there. Since it *DOES* fly, I should have little difficulty here.



This is the park I will attempt the test flights in.




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In this clip, you can hear me say "Flight number six", in the same manner as the speech synthesizer in the coin-op arcade video game ''Looping'', you can hear the airplane's motors throttle up, you can see me launch it, and then it rather rapidly flies out of the frame. I eventually allowed it to intentionally crash, as it appeared to be flying toward a residential area outside the park's boundaries, and if it did that, I'd most certainly be SOL. You *MAY* be able to hear the airplane's motors for a time after it flies out of the frame.
I'd call this a ***SUCCESSFUL*** test flight.



Aerial view of the park I made the test flights in, courtesy of Google Earth.
This is Garcia Bend Park; I did not know the name of it prior to yesterday (07-07-08).



Another aerial view of the park I made the test flights in, courtesy of Microsoft Maps.



Aerial view of Riverview Park (at my new location), where I'll make all future flights of this airplane.


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In this clip, you can hear me say "Entering sector four point seven" in the same manner as the speech synthesizer in the coin-op arcade video game ''Star Trek'' {it's supposed to be Mr. Spock saying this}, then say "I mean...flight number forty seven", in the same manner as the speech synthesizer in the coin-op arcade video game ''Looping'', you can hear the airplane's motors throttle up, you can see it take off from concrete, and then it rather rapidly flies out of the frame and then back into the frame as a rather small speck. I eventually allowed it to intentionally crash, as it appeared to be flying toward some trees.
I'd call this another ***SUCCESSFUL*** test flight.




This video on YourTube shows the Starscream jet flying in a baseball field in Federal Way WA. USA.
This flight was made late on the morning of 06-11-09.

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In this clip, you can hear me say "Flight number forty nine", in the same manner as the speech synthesizer in the
coin-op arcade video game ''Looping'', followed by the airplane buzzing around for awhile. I had to hand-launch it because the infield of the baseball park was a bit too rough for this airplane's tiny wheels. The airplane flies out of the frame fairly quickly (but appears several times during the flight); however, you can judge how long it was in the air by the duration of this video ~38 seconds).



This is a screen dump (yes, it's really called that) of the video showing the airplane in flight.



And this is the baseball field I made the above flight in.


WMP movie (.avi extension) showing the Starscream jet lifting off on its own.
As above, this flight was made late on the morning of 06-11-09.
I shot this video in a church parking lot; it was only made to show liftoff - I intentionally allowed the airplane to crash in the bushes shortly thereafter.

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In this clip, you can hear me say "Flight number fifty seven", in the same manner as the speech synthesizer in the
coin-op arcade video game ''Looping'', followed by the studly little airpane lifting off by itself and rather quickly (intentionally!!!) crashing.


And this is the church parking lot I shot the above video clip in.




This is a video montage of two most excellent flights of the Transformers StarScream Micro Flyer R/C Airplane that I made at Celebration Park in Federal Way WA. USA on the morning of 05-30-12. During the second flight (flight # 56), the dimunitive little airplane sailed several hundred feet in altitude; necessitating my having to let the hammer (throttle) on the radio up -- only periodically firing up the motors so I could steer it away from treetops as it so gracefully glided down. Not included in this video is the first successful flight of the day; it flew into a tree and I said several juicy toliet words that the camera's onboard mic dutifully captured; since this video is going on my website and my site is "child-friendly", I omitted that video for that very reason. I had to cross a creek, crawl through some nice blackberry bushes, and repeatedly throw a long stick up there in effort to nock it out of the tree. Though it took almost ten minutes, I was successful. :-)

Much more of the flights were visible in the raw video, so it caught me with my pants down ($0 70 5P34K) when so little of the flights were visible once YouTube got hold of it.

This airplane is rather tiny, so once it flies 30' or so from me, it appears downright microscopic in all of my videos of it.

Temperature at flight time was 64°F (17.78°C).

That music you hear playing is the song, "Up and Down" by...awww cummon you've just ***GOT*** to know this one by now considering that I'm a known metalhead...take a whack at it anyway...




...if you guessed Hozay Feliciano, ¡¡¡HUSOOS CRISTO EN UN SILLÓN DE RUEDAS, NO!!!
It's The Cars silly!!! Betchya didn't see THAT one coming!!! ;-)

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Another most excellent flight of the Transformers StarScream Micro Flyer R/C Airplane. Flight was made at Celebration Park in Federal Way WA. USA on the morning of 06-15-12.

A man with his young child both watched in wide-eyed excitement as the diminutive little airplane buzzed over their heads on at least two occasions.

Temperature at flight time was 58°F (14.4°C).

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Another reasonably successful flight of the Transformers StarScream Micro Flyer R/C Airplane. Flight took place in the socker fields at Celebration Park in Federal Way WA. USA on the morning of 07-15-12. Temperature at flight time was 55°F (12.8°C).

The wind was blowing more strongly than expected (est. 7MPH {11.27KPH} with gusts to 12MPH {19.31KPH}) so the flight was not quite as good as hoped for -- but it was still halfway decent. I also busted the landing gear several weeks ago; that might at least partially explain why the plane was having trouble with roll stability (you can see the wings "wig-wag" during flight) but it never lost control and subsequently crashed. I wish those landing gear were in place though, as it would have made a picture-perfect landing on the sidewalk. :-O

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TEST NOTES:
Test unit was purchased at a Radio Shack in Sacramento CA. USA late on the morning of 10-03-07.

Product was made in China.
A product's country of origin really does matter to some people, which is why I published it on this web page.


UPDATE: 10-06-07
The airplane's motors will continue to operate when the product goes out of range of its remote control, opening up the distinct possibility that it could become lost during the test flight, and resulting in the new (but still dreadful) "" icon being added to its listings on this website.


UPDATE: 10-08-07
I have decided not to make that test flight in the park today (see 10-06-07 update to see why).
It could potentially fly farther than 3.1 miles (4.99 km) away from me at 18.6mph (29.93kph) before its internal battery poops out; then slowly glide downward as far as another mile (~2.20km) depending on conditions (plane's altitude, prevailing winds, etc.); my electric wheelchair only has a maximum speed of 6mph (9.66kph) on smooth, level ground.

The remote control has a maximum range of just 150 feet (45.72 meters).

And while it's busy getting away from me, if it flies into a hilly, wooded, or residential area, I'll most certainly be SOL.
So I think you can see where this is going.

I once again verified that the propellers will continue to operate when the signal from the remote control is suspended (discontinued).

I might be willing to sell this airplane to somebody who really wants it and to somebody who also has the capability to get into their car in order to hunt it down and kill it...er...uh...hunt it down and retrieve it if it flies beyond the range of the remote control.
I'd really want to see it in the hands of somebody who won't lose it, instead of it being in the hands of somebody who might have to add that dreadful "" icon next to its listings on some website.

I didn't say that I *WOULD* sell it; I said that I *MIGHT* be willing to sell it.

I guess I've been watching too much Star Trek: TNG again...the Klingon security officer Lt. Worf would say "hunt it down & kill it".


UPDATE: 10-08-07
No, you aren't seeing things.
Yes, a same-day update.
A third time, I verified that the propellers will continue to operate when the signal from the remote control is suspended (discontinued). For these tests, I...O WAIT!!! I MIGHT HAVE SPOKEN TOO SOON!!!
The airplane's motors turn off approximately 4 seconds after contact with the remote control's signal is lost!!!
I verified this several times; so I know it to be fact!!!
This is still a fairly long time; by my calculations, the airplane can travel up to 1636.8 feet (498.89 meters) in one minute; which equates to 29.22 feet (8.90 meters) in four seconds.

I believe what has happened here is that I did not leave the R/C turned off long enough when I tested this earlier.
So today's test flight of the Phoenix...er...uh...the Starscream R/C Airplane is back on!!!

Figure the test flight will occur either late this morning or mid-afternoon; I'll attempt to shoot a movie of it.
This airplane is fairly small, so I may not meet with success here. But I *WILL* make the attempt.


UPDATE: 10-08-07
No, you aren't seeing things.
Yes, another same-day update.
I made a successful test flight in the park this morning.
The first two attempts failed because the wind was at my back and I failed to launch the airplane with sufficient velocity, but when I moved toward the center of the park and launched it in the opposite direction (into the wind) and with higher velocity, the fourth flight was successful (the third was unsuccessful because I launched it with insufficient forward velocity).
See the movie clip father up this web page - the movie is somewhat dismal, but the camera keeps "rolling" for the entire duration of the flight, so at least you'll have an idea of how long it stayed in the air (approximately 16 seconds).


UPDATE: 08-24-08
I took it for a test flight in the new park yesterday morning; of course, it flew extremely well.
Please see the video clip I made of this flight a bit farther up this web page.


UPDATE: 06-13-09
I took it for another flight in the new (Federal Way WA. USA) baseball park on the morning of 06-11-09; of course, it flew extremely well.
Please see the video clip I made of this flight a bit farther up this web page.


UPDATE: 06-29-09
I took it for another flight yesterday just to be certain that I had something in the air when I flew the Flightmaster R/C Airplane because that one has been misbehaving as of late. It flew so well that it flew out of the baseball park and became lost; it took me nearly ten minutes to find it - it was found just on the other side of the fence seperating the public park from Military Road S. about the distance of a baseball field from the outer perimeter of the actual baseball field I was flying it in. I located it by driving slowly in my electric wheelchair, periodically giving it throttle from its remote control, and listening for its motors.


UPDATE: 02-10-12
I flew it at Celebration Park in Federal Way WA. USA on the 6th.


UPDATE: 06-01-12
I thought that the flight battery was ruined because I thought that I had left it on following my 02-10-12 flight, but it turned out to be nothing worse than an intermittent switch; to wit, please see the 05-30-12 video farther up this web page.


PROS:
Flies reasonably well
Uses batteries that are common & relatively inexpensive
Airplane charges directly from the controller - no wall-warts or cords to fuss with or forget


CONS:
Remote control has limited range when compared with other radio R/Cs





    MANUFACTURER: Inter Active Toy
    PRODUCT TYPE: Radio controlled airplane
    LAMP TYPE: N/A
    No. OF LAMPS: N/A
    BEAM TYPE: N/A
    SWITCH TYPE: Small slide switch on top of airplane's fuselage
    CASE MATERIAL: Compressed styrofoam
    BEZEL: N/A
    BATTERY: (Remote) 6xAA cells, (Plane) Unknown capacity Li:POLY battery
    CURRENT CONSUMPTION: Unknown/unable to measure
    WATER- AND PEE-RESISTANT: Very light splatter-resistance at maximum
    SUBMERSIBLE: NO WAY HOZAY!!!
    ACCESSORIES: Two spare propellers
    WARRANTY: 30 days

    PRODUCT RATING:

    Because this product is not intended to emit
    light, the standard "star" rating will not be used.






Transformers StarScream Micro Flyer R/C Airplane * www.radioshack.com...






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