| Of all the toys set to be the must-have items of | | | | then, radio-control technology has been used for |
| Christmas 2007, none has been showered with more | | | | military, scientific and leisure purposes, the control |
| accolades from leading electronics and parenting | | | | mechanism itself becoming more and more complex |
| magazines than the Fly Tech Radio-Controlled Dragon | | | | and sophisticated. |
| Fly. This little beast is packed with innovation. It is hailed | | | | The Fly Tech Dragon Fly has extremely sophisticated |
| as the world's first radio-controlled insect, in that it does | | | | control systems, allowing it to make a series of |
| not fly using propellers, like conventional radio-controlled | | | | complex movements with a great deal of accuracy, |
| aircraft, but with actual wings. The dual wing system it | | | | but also making it more difficult to master than |
| uses is based on the mechanics of real dragon fly | | | | conventional radio-controlled toys. Most consumer |
| flight, making it much more maneuverable than fixed | | | | reviews of this toy are glowing in their praise, but also |
| wing aircraft. It moves like a real insect. It is designed to | | | | cite the fact that it takes some time to learn the |
| be used not only outdoors, but indoors as well, with its | | | | controls before it can be flown properly. This is |
| ability to maneuver in tight spaces. It's also hailed as | | | | something that can cause initial frustration in a buyer |
| being quite durable, as its body is made from carbon | | | | that is unprepared for it, but opinions seem pretty |
| fibre. | | | | unanimous in their verdict that it's worth investing the |
| Innovations in radio-controlled devices have always | | | | time and practice needed to learn. Not only that, but |
| been a big hit with consumers. Nikola Tesla was the | | | | the durable carbon fibre body, mentioned above, |
| first person to publicly exhibit such a device when he | | | | means the learning process won't destroy the toy. |
| demonstrated a radio-controlled boat at Madison | | | | Once mastered, it is one of the most beautiful and |
| Square Gardens in 1898 to a stunned crowd. Since | | | | dynamic radio-controlled toys on the market. |