PowerUp 3.0 turns your self-made paper airplane into a smartphone-controlled flying machine
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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/393053146/powerup-30-smartphone-controlled-paper-airplane?ref=live
the ingenuity of this thing really intrigues me,
why can't something like this be developed by the people here on this forum, I mean we have access to almost all the parts needed,
motors, lipo, actuators, carbon fiber everything..... we just need to find a replacement for the controller module and we're done.... i
seriously want to attempt this, anyone else wanna join?? ;D ;D
US$ 1.2million !
http://www.businessinsider.com/smartphone-controlled-paper-drone-toy-2014-6 (http://www.businessinsider.com/smartphone-controlled-paper-drone-toy-2014-6)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNW_3Q4xfJo#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNW_3Q4xfJo#ws)
Great, hope that helps for a successful product launch and to get the costs down.
Meanwhile I also stumbled upon a less sophisticated Chinese power up, powered by a capacitor.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Power-up-electric-paper-plane-airplane-conversion-kit-fashion-free-shipping/1748977049.html (http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Power-up-electric-paper-plane-airplane-conversion-kit-fashion-free-shipping/1748977049.html)
Where in India can we buy this?
The below link looks like an option but the site does not seem reliable as per many users' experience (mouthsut.com)
http://in.mobilefun.com/53431-powerup-3-0-app-controlled-paper-airplane-for-ios-and-android.htm
Do we have any alternate options?
Rcbazaar has one such.
It is a different one. Its remote controlled and not smartphone controlled. But thank you for the update.