A 2.7g helicopter - ants of the world rejoice!

I dont quite know what possesses people to do this kind of thing (I’m the kind of guy who fumbles putting his keys in the ignition), but the people over at Proxflyer have created the worlds smallest and lightest radio controlled helicopter, called the Nanoflyer, weighing in at an amazing 2.7g including battery and control system.

Not happy with 1 minute of flying time, they then built the massively overweight Nanoflyer II, weighing a bloated 3g and with a 10 minute flight time.

Im not sure why they build these, but I do know that they would be great fun in the office, and I can only imagine the good times to be had once the army convinces them to put a Vulcan Chain Gun on one, although given the Gatling gun weighs 287kg, we may need to wait for the Nanoflyer III before we see that.

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