The POWERUP 4.0 Smartphone Controlled Paper Airplane Kit is the most powerful and user-friendly model yet from POWERUP! It’s powerful enough to fly paper, balsa, cardboard, and foam planes by blending technology with the thrill of sending homemade planes into flight. Features include an on-board flight computer, auto pilot assist, gyro and accelerometer providing fly-by-wire capability, and flight telemetry stats.
Evaluation comments:
“So much fun folding (we watched a youtube video) flying and controlling the airplane. You will need to find a large open space to fly, my husband and kids went to our local park. Airplane stays airborne for approximately 4 minutes and charges with a USB. The controls are simple, and we had no problems flying after we understood them.”
“My kids enjoyed building the plane and the battery lasted about 20 minutes on a charge which is pretty good.”
“Fun toy!”
“This seems quite novel to have put together a paper airplane with an actual motor and propellers.”
“My 10 year old was able to independently build this once I downloaded the app. The instructions are very straightforward and the folding process wasn’t too challenging. I helped him with a few folds only because they weren’t sitting as perfectly as he wanted them. I like that this is a true S.T.E.A.M. project with the combo of art and tech.”
“My son liked making the paper airplane and also being able to use the phone to fly the plane.”
“I think this is a neat product and very novel. If you have a kid who enjoys crafts and tech this would be a cool toy.”
