| Of all the Electric RC Helicopters, one product line truly | | | | allows for a much smoother flight than expected. Just |
| stands out in terms of design. Many RC enthusiasts | | | | as noteworthy is the fact that the rotor head is 90% |
| have probably seen it before, and undoubtedly was | | | | aluminum right out of the factory. The main blade grip |
| left momentary bewildered by its extraordinary looks. | | | | incorporates a ball bearing system, a feature that |
| This model is none other than Taiwanese Gazaur's | | | | allows the blade to absorb the swinging force, |
| Mars and Poseidon electric RC helicopters. Let's find | | | | delivering a sharper servo response. |
| out weather these trendy helicopters perform as good | | | | Mars 480's body frame composes of two materials, |
| as they look. | | | | 60% aluminum and 40% alloys. This combination results |
| The first and probably the most appropriate feature of | | | | in a body that is as flexible as it is strong. In fact, |
| this helicopter to take note of is, of course, its look. | | | | Gazaur's engineers claim this is another component |
| Apparently, the designers claim that they've put in | | | | that adds to this model's gas-rivaling flight stability. This |
| countless hours of research and hard work before | | | | material will also keep components within the frame |
| coming up with this unique concept. The final product is | | | | safe in case of crashes. |
| a model that is designed with aerodynamics in mind, | | | | Even the ski ramp got an overhaul in the Mars 480. At |
| and its fuselage aims to imitate a bird of prey. Although | | | | first glance, many may think that the ski's design is |
| some will say that this imitation is not overly apparent, | | | | purely decorative. However, upon closer inspection, the |
| many will agree that the designers succeeded in | | | | ski is actually designed to be flexible and will act as a |
| creating a captivating helicopter nevertheless. The | | | | cushion upon each landing. |
| designers also embraced the Confucius concept of | | | | The last aspect of this model that should be brought to |
| Yin and Yang - in doing so, produced two separate | | | | attention is the fact that it is fully 3D-flight capable right |
| lines: Poseidon representing the Yin and Mars | | | | out of the box. Also, its spare parts are |
| representing the Yang. To date, two specific models | | | | interchangeable with other popular electric helicopter |
| are available, Poseidon 480 and Mars 480. This review | | | | models (such as the T-Rex). |
| will primary look at the Mars model. | | | | This helicopter is very different from other electric RC |
| The next notable feature of this helicopter is the rotor | | | | helicopters. From its design, rotor systems, to its body, |
| head. Being one of the main components of an RC | | | | the engineers have proven that it is not necessary to |
| helicopter, the engineers deserve praise for being | | | | follow normal conventions to produce a successful |
| brave enough to really design it in such a way that | | | | model. Therefore, for people who are looking for a |
| deviates from the norm. This rotor head, surprisingly, is | | | | "different" RC helicopter experience without wanting to |
| designed around a minimalist concept, thereby allowing | | | | sacrifice quality, this helicopter is for you. |
| it to have very little parts. Astonishingly, this concept | | | | |