- The Silverlit V-Jet is a 3-channel ready-to-fly radio controlled vertical take off plane with a full tilt wing facility, suitable for operation outdoors
- Featuring a pair of powerful miniature electric motors, and steered using differential thrust, by driving one propeller faster than the other
- Incorporates a lightweight lithium polymer battery for long flights, and fast recharging direct from the transmitter
- As colour and frequency varies, we are unable to guarantee which colour product or radio control band you will receive
- Requires 8 x AA alkaline batteries (not included)
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Technical Details
Product Specifications
| Educational Objective(s): | Spacial Awareness |
| Main Language(s): | English unknown |
| Model Number: | 85958 |
| Number of Game Players: | 1 |
| Number of Puzzle Pieces: | 1 |
| Assembly Required: | No |
| Engine Type: | electric |
| Batteries Required?: | Yes |
| Batteries Included?: | No |
| Material Type(s): | Plastic |
| Material Composition: | 95% plastic, 5% metal |
| Remote Control Included?: | Yes |
| Remote Control Type: | radio |
| Radio Control Suitability: | outdoor |
| Radio Control Number of Channels: | 3 |
| Radio Control Number of Bands: | 3 |
| Radio Control Frequency: | General 26.96 MHz - 27.28 MHz |
| Color: | multicoloured |
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Product Description
Product Description
Probably the most innovative model plane ever produced, Silverlit’s V-Jet has a unique swing wing facility, that allows the whole assembly to fully tilt in flight. Cleverly designed to fly in a conventional manner, then actually transform in the air, and hover like a helicopter for vertical take offs and landings. Swing the wing back to its horizontal position whilst flying, using the 3-channel radio control, to accelerate forward rapidly and resume a normal flight pattern. Silverlit’s sensational V-Jet will taxi on a smooth surface on its tricycle undercarriage, and take off vertically or horizontally upon command. A pair of contra rotating propeller style rotors are positioned on the leading edge of each wing to provide superb stability, with a useful transmitter trim allowing precise control. The attractive V-Jet gift box includes a fully assembled aeroplane supplied ready-to-fly, complete with a pre-installed 3-channel digital proportional radio control system, and an informative flight manual. Suitable for both beginners and enthusiasts, steer the model using differential thrust by simply moving the transmitter joy stick left or right, whilst operating the throttle to climb or descend. Fun to fly outdoors in calm conditions, and made of lightweight flexible foam to withstand the occasional heavy landing. The V-Jet incorporates a powerful lithium polymer battery and will fly for five minutes or more, whilst recharging direct from the transmitter in less than half an hour. The V-Jet is available in two similar colour schemes on 27 MHz bands A or B. Alternative bands A, B or C allow up to three different Silverlit models to be flown together. As colour and frequency varies, we are unable to guarantee which colour product or radio control band you will receive. Requires 8 x AA alkaline batteries (not included).
Product Description
The Silverlit V-Full Tilt Jet combines the best elements of remote controlled helicopters and planes. With its unique swing wing technology this remote control toy can fly like a traditional plane before changing the angle of its wing to hover like a helicopter - enabling vertical take off and landing. In 'plane-mode' this remote controlled jet features a 3 Channel control system allowing easy control and rapid acceleration. This means that newcomers to remote controlled planes can experience high speed flying with the extra stability provided by the swing wing technology. With its dual-band technology two V-Full Tilt Jets can even be flown simultaneously and the plane features an infrared controlled flight range of up to 100 metres. The V-Full Tilt Jet is supplied fully assembled and contains a built in Lithium Polymer flight battery, which provides up to 10 minutes of flight time and can take as little as 20 minutes to fully charge (n.b. 8 x 1.5v AA Alkaline Batteries required for Transmitter/Charger).
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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When i first got the plane into the air (using the helicopter mode) i have to say it took a bit of getting used to and slight ajustments were needed (all explained in the manual). But once i got used to it i can safely say it is a great piece of kit. The fact that you can take of as a helicopter and then convert it into a plane once in the air (or vice versa) is a great addition. It is also very durable as i have crashed it into the side of my house head on resulting in only minor damage to the nose (i dont recommend doing it though). It is worth putting tape along the leading edges of the wings as well as taping the nose to hold the foam together just incase you scrape it along the floor. Also the front landing gear does not cope well on slightly rough surfaces so again reinforce it with tape as i have done and it copes just fine.
The battery takes a good 45 minutes to charge (from the controller) and gives between 5-10 minutes of flight time. And as with all foam planes it does not cope well in wind and if you plan to fly it inside you will need a very large room....trust me. All in all this is a very good product and will bring you many hours of fun, i would recommend it to anyone.
The battery takes a good 45 minutes to charge (from the controller) and gives between 5-10 minutes of flight time. And as with all foam planes it does not cope well in wind and if you plan to fly it inside you will need a very large room....trust me. All in all this is a very good product and will bring you many hours of fun, i would recommend it to anyone.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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First of all let me say the pictures do not do it justice.
I spent a long time searching for a replacement RC plane after my last 2 died upon sustained impacts (not all my fault..). This is the smallest RC plane I have bought, and the second which has no rudder to control it, it instead decreases power to one engine to turn the aircraft.
The plane itself is very stable in the air and is capable of sustained flight of up to ten minutes if flown correctly, and by that I mean full pelt the entire time. You are able to turn the aircraft properly without any issues, and due to its size and weight, can recover from stalls quite well. In-fact I would go as far to say that because of its weight and power to the engines, you are able to full of minor stunts.
The best thing about this aircraft however is the VTOL ability. Simply allowing for verticle takeoff everytime is great fun, and add's that little bit of extra excite to the product when you use it. The aircraft is able to go from V to H (verticle to horizontal) extremely quickly, which allows for virtually no loss of altitude when changing wing position in the air, it allows you to instantly begin flying. This is not the case when switching from H to V, it takes about 1.5 seconds which allows for a controlled transition; and if it did not have this feature I believe landing the plan would be almost impossible, as it would lurch as you went from H to V.
In 'helicopter mode' you have full control over the aircraft, the wings move to allow you to move left/right, with the throttle controlling altutude. It is very easy, after your first attempts, to bring the aircraft to a controlled landing.
The aircraft itself is durable, I have however already slightly ruptured one of the wings during a particlary rough landing, I would suggest lining the wings with tape to allow for extra toughness. Other than that there are no problems. The aircraft will cut power to the engine as it hits the ground hard, which I believe is a feature as you still have wing control. This is absolutely perfect, as if the engines were still moving when it hit the ground you would have an increased chance of damaging the props.
The controller is very good, you have the ability to trim the wings and power ratio to the aircraft, which is very good for such a basic model. On top of the that, the VTOL control looks and feels awsome. It takes about 30/35 minutes to charge.
This is the best - and not the most expensive - aircraft I have bought so far, and I would reccomend it to anyone that wants to fly a RC plane, be it beginner or not. The fun factor of the VTOL combined with the ability to fly like a normal plane makes this product well worth the money.
I spent a long time searching for a replacement RC plane after my last 2 died upon sustained impacts (not all my fault..). This is the smallest RC plane I have bought, and the second which has no rudder to control it, it instead decreases power to one engine to turn the aircraft.
The plane itself is very stable in the air and is capable of sustained flight of up to ten minutes if flown correctly, and by that I mean full pelt the entire time. You are able to turn the aircraft properly without any issues, and due to its size and weight, can recover from stalls quite well. In-fact I would go as far to say that because of its weight and power to the engines, you are able to full of minor stunts.
The best thing about this aircraft however is the VTOL ability. Simply allowing for verticle takeoff everytime is great fun, and add's that little bit of extra excite to the product when you use it. The aircraft is able to go from V to H (verticle to horizontal) extremely quickly, which allows for virtually no loss of altitude when changing wing position in the air, it allows you to instantly begin flying. This is not the case when switching from H to V, it takes about 1.5 seconds which allows for a controlled transition; and if it did not have this feature I believe landing the plan would be almost impossible, as it would lurch as you went from H to V.
In 'helicopter mode' you have full control over the aircraft, the wings move to allow you to move left/right, with the throttle controlling altutude. It is very easy, after your first attempts, to bring the aircraft to a controlled landing.
The aircraft itself is durable, I have however already slightly ruptured one of the wings during a particlary rough landing, I would suggest lining the wings with tape to allow for extra toughness. Other than that there are no problems. The aircraft will cut power to the engine as it hits the ground hard, which I believe is a feature as you still have wing control. This is absolutely perfect, as if the engines were still moving when it hit the ground you would have an increased chance of damaging the props.
The controller is very good, you have the ability to trim the wings and power ratio to the aircraft, which is very good for such a basic model. On top of the that, the VTOL control looks and feels awsome. It takes about 30/35 minutes to charge.
This is the best - and not the most expensive - aircraft I have bought so far, and I would reccomend it to anyone that wants to fly a RC plane, be it beginner or not. The fun factor of the VTOL combined with the ability to fly like a normal plane makes this product well worth the money.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this recently and went for a test flight thinking it would be hard to control... it was excellent the easiest thing to control thing I've ever bought very responsive and stable even in drizzle the only problem was we where near an electricity pylon which gave of interference and sometimes turned the plane off that is the only explanation we can think of all in all it is great value for money and i would recommend it to anyone!
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