December 10, 2015 at 07:58In December, it rained in Moscow, or is it time to remember the r / y boat FeiLun FT007
Dear friends, today we will get to know the FeiLun FT007 radio-controlled boat, the model is not new, but it deserves attention. At the end of the review there will be a small comparison with the FeiLun FT009 boat and a small Lifehack for lovers of RC models of water transport.
At the moment, the boat can be purchased on everyone's favorite Gearbest for $ 45.89, which is very attractive.
The package includes the boat:
The boat “skated” for me for 3 seasons, the appearance was practically not affected:
Dimensions, length about 290 mm:
Width, about 86 mm:
Weight of the boat (without battery), 267 g: The
boat is equipped with a 370 class, 2-collector engine with a 7.4V, 700mAh can battery (enough for 7-8 minutes), the hull consists of plastic, the service compartment is opened with a rotary latch on the back of the boat:
Which is bad, because in fact there is only a front and aft mount. Over time, the lid begins to bend and through the seal, on the sides, water begins to flow inside the boat (in the FT 009 model this is taken into account and there are additional fastenings on the sides and additional protection).
370 commutator motor:
The transmitter is convenient and unpretentious, powered by 6 batteries, size AA:
Under the hinged transparent cover there are additional regulators (for trimming the boat), two indicators (power and pairing with the boat) and a power switch:
An interesting way to bind (tie) the boat to the remote control. In a state out of the box, I did not have a connection between the boat and the transmitter.
What you need to do:
1. Pour a bath of water;
2. We prepare a boat, battery and transmitter;
3. Turn on the transmitter, the red indicator lights up and the green starts flashing, at this moment (while the green is flashing) you need to quickly connect the battery to the boat and put it in water;
4.We hear a slight buzzing (this steering wheel is in the “0” position set by trimmer), the green indicator starts to light constantly;
5. Rejoice.
There is protection from the boat in the hands (i.e. it works only in water), I immediately turned it off. Just by setting a jumper between 2 postings (circled in the photo):
As for the water races proper, you can buy a boat for this:
Pretty quick acceleration and good boat handling make it easy to go through turns and run straight ahead.
The pluses include the fact that the boat itself can turn over into working condition after you sharply lay a turn and turn the boat upside down with a keel! To do this, you just need to press the reverse gear on the trimmer and sharply turn on the forward motion and the boat returns to working condition, it looks spectacular (there is this moment on the video).
The disadvantages include the lack of an indication of the discharge of the battery in the boat, when discharging, the speed simply drops sharply and you need to swim to the shore faster, otherwise you may not be in time. I had similar cases, I had to catch a boat from the water on my own, or with the help of another boat.
There was enough stock battery for a season and a half, the new one cost a lot of money, so it was decided to remake the boat for 18650 batteries (I had a lot of them), in addition, I re-soldered the standard power connector for easy charging (from iMAX B6) and unification with another boat , well, just for reliable contact.
It should be noted that the speed in the boat was reduced, apparently, the mass of batteries, which are much larger and heavier than stock ones, affected. But for fun pokatushek is enough, here’s what came of it as a result:
Weight of the boat with batteries 18650 ( * ref ):
There is no handle in the box from the store and it is terribly inconvenient for frequent use. Therefore, I took a suitable box and fitted a standard polystyrene foam under it:
A short video of how the FT007 boat with a stock battery behaves in the water element:
And here is a short video about how I was having fun attaching a miniature MD80 camera ( * ref ) to the boat , instead of the boat spoiler:
And now the most interesting, as I wrote above, I have another model of the boat, this is FT009, I offer a small express comparison of FT007 and FT009, the dimensions are impressive, you can see in the photo:
FT009 has a more powerful engine and battery, bigger sizes, cooling water. On the whole, it was done much better, more thoughtfully and efficiently, but the price is also higher by $ 10 ( * ref ).
Video launch of two boats:
In the end, I want to say that I am satisfied with the purchase of the FT007. It’s convenient that for such a small price of $ 45.89 ( * ref ), I got an excellent boat and a lot of pleasure from driving it.
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At the moment, the boat can be purchased on everyone's favorite Gearbest for $ 45.89, which is very attractive.
The package includes the boat:
- Boat itself;
- Transmitter
- Lithium battery 7.4V, 700mAh;
- Battery Charger
- Boat stand;
- Spare screw;
- Rubber boat bow protection;
- Instruction
The boat “skated” for me for 3 seasons, the appearance was practically not affected:
Dimensions, length about 290 mm:
Width, about 86 mm:
Weight of the boat (without battery), 267 g: The
boat is equipped with a 370 class, 2-collector engine with a 7.4V, 700mAh can battery (enough for 7-8 minutes), the hull consists of plastic, the service compartment is opened with a rotary latch on the back of the boat:
Which is bad, because in fact there is only a front and aft mount. Over time, the lid begins to bend and through the seal, on the sides, water begins to flow inside the boat (in the FT 009 model this is taken into account and there are additional fastenings on the sides and additional protection).
370 commutator motor:
The transmitter is convenient and unpretentious, powered by 6 batteries, size AA:
Under the hinged transparent cover there are additional regulators (for trimming the boat), two indicators (power and pairing with the boat) and a power switch:
An interesting way to bind (tie) the boat to the remote control. In a state out of the box, I did not have a connection between the boat and the transmitter.
What you need to do:
1. Pour a bath of water;
2. We prepare a boat, battery and transmitter;
3. Turn on the transmitter, the red indicator lights up and the green starts flashing, at this moment (while the green is flashing) you need to quickly connect the battery to the boat and put it in water;
4.We hear a slight buzzing (this steering wheel is in the “0” position set by trimmer), the green indicator starts to light constantly;
5. Rejoice.
There is protection from the boat in the hands (i.e. it works only in water), I immediately turned it off. Just by setting a jumper between 2 postings (circled in the photo):
As for the water races proper, you can buy a boat for this:
Pretty quick acceleration and good boat handling make it easy to go through turns and run straight ahead.
The pluses include the fact that the boat itself can turn over into working condition after you sharply lay a turn and turn the boat upside down with a keel! To do this, you just need to press the reverse gear on the trimmer and sharply turn on the forward motion and the boat returns to working condition, it looks spectacular (there is this moment on the video).
The disadvantages include the lack of an indication of the discharge of the battery in the boat, when discharging, the speed simply drops sharply and you need to swim to the shore faster, otherwise you may not be in time. I had similar cases, I had to catch a boat from the water on my own, or with the help of another boat.
There was enough stock battery for a season and a half, the new one cost a lot of money, so it was decided to remake the boat for 18650 batteries (I had a lot of them), in addition, I re-soldered the standard power connector for easy charging (from iMAX B6) and unification with another boat , well, just for reliable contact.
It should be noted that the speed in the boat was reduced, apparently, the mass of batteries, which are much larger and heavier than stock ones, affected. But for fun pokatushek is enough, here’s what came of it as a result:
Weight of the boat with batteries 18650 ( * ref ):
There is no handle in the box from the store and it is terribly inconvenient for frequent use. Therefore, I took a suitable box and fitted a standard polystyrene foam under it:
A short video of how the FT007 boat with a stock battery behaves in the water element:
And here is a short video about how I was having fun attaching a miniature MD80 camera ( * ref ) to the boat , instead of the boat spoiler:
And now the most interesting, as I wrote above, I have another model of the boat, this is FT009, I offer a small express comparison of FT007 and FT009, the dimensions are impressive, you can see in the photo:
FT009 has a more powerful engine and battery, bigger sizes, cooling water. On the whole, it was done much better, more thoughtfully and efficiently, but the price is also higher by $ 10 ( * ref ).
Video launch of two boats:
As promised a small LIFEHACK for fans of RC boats
How to increase the speed of any boat on the water with minimal cost?
Everything is very simple. We take a car polish of plastic and spray it on the working surface of the boat (white, which is in contact with water). You will not believe it, but the effect is amazing, the boat just flies above the water, by reducing friction at times!
This treatment is enough for 1-2 trips by water.
Everything is very simple. We take a car polish of plastic and spray it on the working surface of the boat (white, which is in contact with water). You will not believe it, but the effect is amazing, the boat just flies above the water, by reducing friction at times!
This treatment is enough for 1-2 trips by water.
In the end, I want to say that I am satisfied with the purchase of the FT007. It’s convenient that for such a small price of $ 45.89 ( * ref ), I got an excellent boat and a lot of pleasure from driving it.
That's all, with you there was a simple service for choosing complex Dronk.Ru equipment .
Do not forget to subscribe to our blog , there will be many more interesting things.
ps * ref links marked with an asterisk referral, so that you can additionally save by returning cashback to 4%. More details at Dronk.ru/cashback/ or you can get 6.5% by purchasing them through the LetyShops cashback service .
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