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Silverlit X-Twin Jet 2-Channel Radio Control Aeroplane (Colour and Frequency Varies)

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  • The Silverlit X-Twin Jet is a 2-channel ready-to-fly radio controlled aeroplane, 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 6 x AA alkaline batteries (not included)

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  • Warning:Not suitable for children under 8 years. For use under adult supervision

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Fantastic fun to fly at full speed, and featuring excellent low speed handling characteristics too, Silverlit’s colourful X-Twin Jet has become a popular choice for both newcomers, and experienced modellers alike. This futuristic jet is remarkably robust, virtually moulded out of one piece of tough plastic, whilst providing the best possible strength to weight ratio, for developing your flying skills in the sky. The attractive X-Twin Jet gift box includes a fully assembled aeroplane supplied ready-to-fly, complete with a pre-installed 2-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. Easy to fly outdoors in calm conditions, and made of lightweight flexible foam to withstand the occasional heavy landing. The X-Twin Jet incorporates a powerful lithium polymer battery and will fly for up to ten minutes, whilst recharging direct from the transmitter in less than half an hour. The X-Twin aeroplanes are available on 27MHz bands A, B or C, to 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 6 x AA alkaline batteries (not included).

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  • 1 x Silverlit X-Twin Jet Aeroplane supplied ready-to-fly
  • 1 x 2-Channel Radio Control Transmitter with integral Charger
  • 1 x Rechargeable Lithium Polymer Flight Battery incorporated inside model
  • 2 x Spare Propellers
  • 1 x Multilingual European Instruction Manual
  • 6 x AA Alkaline Batteries required (not included)

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Customers find the toy fun and satisfying. They enjoy chasing it around the field. However, some customers have issues with the material quality. Opinions vary on durability, control, value for money, functionality, and speed.

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10 customers mention ‘Fun toy’10 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the toy. They say it's a great toy and they have fun chasing it around the field.

"...control from the second you first fly it - then buy this one as its great fun and no nonsense." Read more

"...quick when it is going overhead at full speed and is a very satisfying plane...." Read more

"...My son got the hang of flying it very quickly and had loads of fun chasing it around the field...." Read more

"Its a great fun! It does fly away with a wind so be aware :-) I had to use ladder few times already...." Read more

20 customers mention ‘Durability’7 positive13 negative

Customers have different views on the toy's durability. Some find it durable and able to withstand crashes, while others report poor quality, flimsiness, and poor build quality for the price.

"Works ok, but not the most robust. Made of polystyrene and don't expect it to last too long. Would have been better if made from plastic." Read more

"...It's made of foam so it should be quite durable, plus it comes with a few spare propellers (and the radio transmitter)...." Read more

"...the rest of the plane is left white polystyrene, so very cheap looking I have sent it back immediately, I would consider paying £10 for..." Read more

"...After a couple of crashes the whole thing just feel apart. The nose smashed off and after that it didnt work properly...." Read more

16 customers mention ‘Ease of control’11 positive5 negative

Customers have different views on the toy's control. Some find it simple to fly and easy to control, with little trouble once they learn. Others report difficulty controlling it and steering it properly. The steering can be unresponsive or difficult to understand, even with experienced remote controls.

"...Goes quite high, easy to control (within 5 or 10 mins you feel you have it sussed), can get signal for a good hundred feet or more, plenty of flying..." Read more

"...then I flew it out of range and it crashed, on the 3rd go it flew greatly and I glided it down, but on the 4th go when I was just getting used to it..." Read more

"...Overall good value for money and easy to use." Read more

"...I had trouble understanding the steering but there was a little breeze and I guess it has some clever controls to help keep it stable, so I'll put..." Read more

14 customers mention ‘Value for money’6 positive8 negative

Customers have different views on the value for money of the toy vehicle. Some find it good value and easy to use, with lovely pictures and an expensive-looking present. Others say it's not durable and a waste of money.

"...Now I think it was way overpriced for what it was!-GO TO A MODEL SHOP!" Read more

"...says it is made of plastic and the pictures look lovely, an expensive looking present, very colourful and bright, but the whole plane is made of..." Read more

"...All in all it flew 6 times, at £5 a time its pretty poor value. I would rather of spent more money and got a better plane." Read more

"...Overall good value for money and easy to use." Read more

11 customers mention ‘Functionality’7 positive4 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the toy vehicle's functionality. Some say it works well, but is not the most robust. They mention the first flight was very successful and it came out best for performance and cost. Others say it doesn't work properly, seems underpowered, and is hard to steer and doesn't respond very well to the control.

"Works ok, but not the most robust. Made of polystyrene and don't expect it to last too long. Would have been better if made from plastic." Read more

"...I have only flown it once but the first flight was very successful. The package also arrived 3 days after I ordered it which was very good...." Read more

"...After a half a year of flying it gave up unexpectedly, the engines failed and could not take the wieght of the plane and landed quickly,..." Read more

"...When I got the toy, I tried it and it was good. It crashed a few times inside and still seemed to be ok. I would recommend its purchase." Read more

7 customers mention ‘Speed’4 positive3 negative

Customers have different views on the speed of the toy vehicle. Some find it fast and easy to fly, with plenty of flying time for a charge. Others mention it's too fast indoors and struggles to keep it on over 5 seconds.

"...can get signal for a good hundred feet or more, plenty of flying time for 1 charge, way over 15 mins ...." Read more

"...it down, but on the 4th go when I was just getting used to it, it went too fast, it went very far away and luckily by the skin on my teeth a wind..." Read more

"...My son got the hang of flying it very quickly and had loads of fun chasing it around the field...." Read more

"...it is very easy to control and good fun. it needs no wind. recharge very quickly" Read more

6 customers mention ‘Material quality’0 positive6 negative

Customers are unhappy with the material quality of the toy vehicle. They say it's made of polystyrene and doesn't expect it to last long. The rest of the plane is left white polystyren, which looks cheap.

"Works ok, but not the most robust. Made of polystyrene and don't expect it to last too long. Would have been better if made from plastic." Read more

"...looking present, very colourful and bright, but the whole plane is made of polystyrene with stickers as detail on the wings, that's the only detail..." Read more

"...So I think the £30 price tag is a bit steep. It's made of foam so it should be quite durable, plus it comes with a few spare propellers..." Read more

"...Also it's made entirely of polystyrene which means you can't use it in any sort of wind." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Lightweight’0 positive4 negative

Customers dislike the lightweight of the toy vehicle.

"...As it's really light you can only use it in virtually zero wind conditions (and you can't really use it indoors as it's pretty fast)...." Read more

"...Would also point out that due to it being so light I would not fly it on even a mildly windy day...." Read more

"...Too lightweight really to fly outside if there is any wind. Would not recommend based on my experiences!" Read more

"fun but a little lightweight..." Read more

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  • Leeroyboy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant little toy
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 August 2010
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    5 or 6 of us from work all decided to buy a sub £30 RC plane to all fly about for a laugh at lunch times. Out of them all this one was the best by a long long way. I needed to spend 2 minutes trimming to get it flying straight, after that it was amazing. Goes quite high, easy to control (within 5 or 10 mins you feel you have it sussed), can get signal for a good hundred feet or more, plenty of flying time for 1 charge, way over 15 mins . Other planes that were bought couldnt even manage to fly 20 yards in a straight line after hours of faffing with the controls. If you want to spend around £20 on a little RC plane that will be easy to control from the second you first fly it - then buy this one as its great fun and no nonsense.
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  • Dasso
    3.0 out of 5 stars fun but a little lightweight
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 August 2010
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    Works ok, but not the most robust. Made of polystyrene and don't expect it to last too long. Would have been better if made from plastic.
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  • Rach
    1.0 out of 5 stars Really Cheap Looking!! So Dissapointed!!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 December 2012
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    I ordered this plane as a christmas gift for my nephew, well it arrived today (yes delivery was great and packaging great too)BUT BUT BUT I am so very dissapointed, this is awful, I really hate leaving bad feedback but this definately deserves it ~ the description says it is made of plastic and the pictures look lovely, an expensive looking present, very colourful and bright, but the whole plane is made of polystyrene with stickers as detail on the wings, that's the only detail there is, the body is painted dark blue (there aren't any windows like it shows in the pictures) the rest of the plane is left white polystyrene, so very cheap looking I have sent it back immediately, I would consider paying £10 for this but definately not worth £30. It may work and fly well but I don't even want to find out ~ I will definately be buying my nephew something else, such a shame ....
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  • David E
    4.0 out of 5 stars A fun starter plane
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 October 2011
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    I am very pleased with this toy although it is a bit smaller than I thought. It does take some getting used to but an excellent starter plane non the less. It was delivered very quickly even though it was on a normal delivery. It is shockingly quick when it is going overhead at full speed and is a very satisfying plane. But you must fly in a very large, very flat field because when I flew mine it glided very well and can get blown by the wind with ease when the thrust is off.

    On the maiden voyage it flew up then down to crash, on the 2nd go it flew amazingly then I flew it out of range and it crashed, on the 3rd go it flew greatly and I glided it down, but on the 4th go when I was just getting used to it, it went too fast, it went very far away and luckily by the skin on my teeth a wind blew it into some nice peoples garden and it was found in about an hour and a half. I am going to learn from my mistakes and fly it in a BIGGER FIELD! but when you buy your first plane you are prone to crashing it and it think that it wasn't the planes fault for crashing and it was mine. But over all it is a fantastic starter plane and I am going to enjoy it very much.
    HIGHLY RECOMENDED !

    Saturday 27th October 2012

    After a half a year of flying it gave up unexpectedly, the engines failed and could not take the wieght of the plane and landed quickly,(they did go though). it was in the loft for a long time and when we found it the wing had broken making it unflyable. So I ripped out the engines and put them on a balsa plane instead-this should fly well! Now I think it was way overpriced for what it was!-GO TO A MODEL SHOP!
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  • Music fan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great toy
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 July 2013
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    Thanks to other reviews we bought this for a 7th birthday present ( for someone who can already fly a Silverlit helicopter! ). Simple to fly and, thanks to its expanded polystyrene construction, it is extremely light. The upshot is that even a full nose dive crash has little energy to break it, although I wouldn't expect it to survive such a landing on concrete. I had trouble understanding the steering but there was a little breeze and I guess it has some clever controls to help keep it stable, so I'll put it down to that!
    We didn't have to weight it or anything else: backing off the throttle after it has some height brings it level and you can just switch off the throttle to land it... it glides nicely without power.
    Gets a full recommendation from me and its owner!
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  • Sean Whelan
    2.0 out of 5 stars Silverlit X-Twin
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 September 2013
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    Guys,

    The plane wasnt that great. Firstly its difficult to get it flying in a straight line without correcting the trim which isnt that obvious from the instructions. Secoundly its not that durable. After a couple of crashes the whole thing just feel apart. The nose smashed off and after that it didnt work properly. All in all it flew 6 times, at £5 a time its pretty poor value. I would rather of spent more money and got a better plane.
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  • lazyade
    3.0 out of 5 stars ok, but quite a bit of money for what it is
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2011
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    I was quite surprised about how small this plane was when it arrived (yes I know I should have payed closer attention to the description). Plus is seems really cheap (probably made for no more than £3 in China! So I think the £30 price tag is a bit steep. It's made of foam so it should be quite durable, plus it comes with a few spare propellers (and the radio transmitter). As it's really light you can only use it in virtually zero wind conditions (and you can't really use it indoors as it's pretty fast). Direction control is done purely by the propellers, with no rudder or elevators. So in summary, a bit of fun but the price is a bit steep.
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  • Eoin
    5.0 out of 5 stars better than some reviews state
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2013
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    I couldn't fault this product at all. I took a punt on buying this product even though some reviews were pretty negative. I have only flown it once but the first flight was very successful. The package also arrived 3 days after I ordered it which was very good. I flew mine on a football pitch surrounded by other fields away from any trees. This was probably a good thing as the plane would get caught in the wind when flown at a height and take on a mind of its own but when surrounded by fields its not a big deal. It also said in the manual that you could get about 3 minutes flying time. I was able to get more like 30 minutes flying time. As long as you don't live in central London were you are surrounded by buildings this would be a great buy. Well done china on another successful product.
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  • lemur
    5.0 out of 5 stars avion
    Reviewed in France on 28 July 2013
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    bon produit qui nécessite beaucoup d'espace pour évoluer contrairement au hélicoptère de ce type. Le temps de réaction de l’appareil ne permet pas toujours de le contrôler précisément.
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  • Giova
    5.0 out of 5 stars Facile da pilotare, piuttosto fragilino
    Reviewed in Italy on 27 December 2012
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    Ho comprato l'aereo per mio figlio di 8 anni. Dopo alcune prove ha imparato a pilotarlo alla perfezione, l'aereo risponde ai comandi con facilità, vento permettendo.
    Le eliche sono ottimamente riparate dalle ali e non si sono mai rovinate. Piuttosto è il naso dell'aereo, così come l'attaccatura delle ali alla fusoliera, a risentire dei colpi. Lo scotch è d'obbligo e consiglio di rivestire tutte queste parti (così come il fondo) fin da subito. Magari su un prato queste precauzioni non sono necessarie, ma noi abbiamo giocato solo su asfalto e diversi ostacoli (auto, pali, inferriate, alberi...).
    L'aereo riesce ad andare fino ad una ventina di metri di distanza, e in salita supera tranquillamente i 10 metri (è finito sul tetto di casa).
    L'autonomia è piuttosto alta, le batterie hanno cominciato a scaricarsi dopo più di un'ora effettiva di gioco (ovviamente non un'ora in cui l'aereo ha volato di continuo). In meno di mezzora si sono ricaricate e abbiamo continuato per un'altra ora di gioco.

    Per poco più di 20€, cosa si pretende? Mio figlio è entusiasta ed io pure!
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  • Fred
    5.0 out of 5 stars Super Teil!
    Reviewed in Germany on 27 October 2009
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    Ich hab zwei Flieger als Geburtstagsgeschenk für einen guten Freund (Alter 27) gekauft und es macht einen riesen Spaß die Teile zu fliegen!

    Als erstes möchte hier so manchem Vorredner wiedersprechen, bei keinem der beiden Flieger ist die Nase abgebrochen. Auch heftigere Abstürze aus großer Höhe frontal auf Gehwegplatten oder in vollem Flug gegen eine Hauswand haben beide Flieger SCHADLOS überstanden! Herumbiegen sollte man an der Nase natürlich nicht, dann wird das Styrophor mit Sicherheit brechen.

    Zu den Flugeigenschaften:
    Bei leichtem Wind (auch Böen) lassen sich die Flieger gut kontrollieren, solange man die Nase des Fliegers stehts in den Wind hält. Bei Windstille macht es aber am meisten Spaß und ist am einfachsten.
    Bei einem Flieger mussten wir die Lagetrimmung etwas nachbessern, indem wir eine Windung Blumendraht um die Nase gewickelt haben. Dann war dieser etwas kopflastiger und neigte nicht mehr so zum Auf- und Abwippen.

    Zur Reichweite:
    Voll aufgeladen (sowohl Flugzeug als auch Steuerung) ist die Reichweite ca. 25 Meter ohne Hindernisse. Es kommt einem selber jedoch vor allem in der Höhe sehr viel weiter vor. Und man hat etwas Probleme, den Flieger im Gleitflug Richtung Boden zu bekommen, denn sobald man etwas Schub gibt, steigt der Flieger wieder.

    Zur Haltbarkeit:
    Abgesehen von dem oben erwähnten (und zu vernachlässigenden) Nasenproblem stellen nur die Tragflächen wirkliche Angriffsflächen für Beschädigungen dar. Wäscheleinen und gespannte Drähte (z.B. an Zäunen) hinterlassen schon mal eine kleine Kerbe, die aber mit Tesafilm sofort wieder gefestigt werden kann.

    Zur Flugdauer:
    Nach etwa 10 Minuten ist der Flieger voll aufgeladen. Bei den ersten Versuchen ist die Flugdauer auf etwa 2 Minuten beschränkt, da man dazu neigt, sehr viel Schub zu geben. Erst mit der Übung beginnt man, mehr mit dem Gleitflug zu arbeiten und den Schub gezielt für Lenk- und Steigmanöver zu verwenden, so dass man ohne Probleme 15 oder 20 Minuten Flug hinbekommt, sofern man nicht außer Reichweite gerät oder auf einem Dach oder einem Baum landet.

    Man sollte auf jeden Fall viel freie Fläche um sich herum haben um nicht bei der kleinsten Böe außer Reichweite zu kommen, weil man dem Flieger nicht mehr folgen kann. Man hört hier schon raus, dass man auch viel Laufen muss. Wir brauchten mehr als einmal eine lange Leiter um an die Flieger wieder heran zu kommen. Mehrfach landeten wir auch im Garten vom Nachbarn, einmal auch auf dessen Dach.

    Zu den Möglichkeiten:
    Kurven- und Steigflug sind kinderleicht und am besten startet man den Flieger mit einem kräftigen Abwurf (wie bei einem Papierflieger) in die Luft. Danach einfach erstmal kräftig Schub geben um an Höhe und Stabilität zu gewinnen. Schwieriger ist es, den Flieger kontrolliert zum Sinkenflug zu bewegen, am besten gelingt einem dies im Gleitflug bei ganz leichtem und gleichmäßigem Wind entgegen der Windrichtung.
    Wir haben mehrfach Loopings hinbekommen, als auch durch Abkippen abgebrochene Steigflüge, also das der Flieger senkrecht nach oben fliegt und dann seitlich abkippt, sobald der Schub nach oben nicht mehr reicht. Sieht spektakulär aus, endete aber oft am Boden.
    Am meisten Spaß macht es jedoch, den Flieger in engen Kurven stetig Richtung Boden zu beschleunigen um dann in Bodennähe gegenzulenken und in einen rasanten Steigflug überzugehen. So bekommt man die Flieger auf ein beachtliches Tempo.

    Bei mehreren Fliegern muss man natürlich auf die passenden Frequenzbänder achten (Steht sowohl unter der Fernsteuerung, als auch unter dem Flieger selbst, wir hatten B und C), damit sich die Flieger nicht gegenseitig beeinflussen. Meinem Verständnis nach hat jede Farbe ihr eigenes Frequenzband, hat man also keine gleichen Farben, sollte es kein Problem darstellen.

    Etwas tut es mir schon leid, dass ich die beiden Flieger verschenkt habe, aber so kann ich mich um so mehr auf den nächsten Besuch beim Beschenkten freuen...
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  • flavia
    3.0 out of 5 stars carino
    Reviewed in Italy on 11 December 2015
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    Prodotto carino, arrivato con tempi veloci, però non avendo capito che i colori sono assortiti, il mio bimbo voleva l'aereo blu, invece è arrivato arancione.
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  • GeneSim
    3.0 out of 5 stars Günstiges Einsteiger-Gerät
    Reviewed in Germany on 11 November 2011
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    Ich hatte schon immer Spaß an allen möglichen Modellen - ob Autos, Boote oder eben Flugzeuge. Zum Einstieg habe ich mir daher dieses Flugzeug zugelegt - um zu testen, ob mir nicht nur der Modellbau Spaß macht, sondern auch das Fliegen - und ja, es macht Spaß. Aber, und dies war von vornherein klar, ist dieses Modell, welches aus Styropor besteht, für Kinder gedacht oder eben, für Leute wie mich, die nicht viel Geld ausgeben wollen oder kaum Zeit haben, und nur mal mit dem Sohn oder der Tochter eine Runde fliegen wollen (so in der Art wird es auch angepriesen - als Spielzeug). Nun, das Flugzeug - so meine Zusammenfassung - erreicht damit voll die Erwartungen. Für dieses (Einstiegs-) Geld erhält man ein Flugzeug, welches natürlich nicht mit x-Mal teureren Modellen mithalten kann, aber, wie in der Beschreibung erläutert, ist das Modell ab 8 Jahren geeignet, und dafür ist es gut. Die Reichweite der Fernsteuerung reicht aus, die Flugdauer empfand ich ebenfalls als lange genug, die Geschwindigkeit dürfte bei geschätzten 20 KM/H liegen, für die Wendigkeit fehlt mir der Vergleich - es wird jedoch empfohlen eine Wiese/Platz aufzusuchen - dieser Empfehlung möchte ich mich anschließen, weil die Lenkung über einen der beiden Antriebs-Propeller (durch Mehr-Leistung) gesteuert wird.
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