This great new flyer was developed for use by the military, and it has made some of the traditional r/c camera helicopter duties more or less redundant.

With new technology able to produce cameras that can record such clear digital pictures and good sound qaulity in such a small lightweight case, (ours was the size of a key ring bought from Ebay for about £7.50) there is no longer a need to lift heavy cameras to get good results.

Just a patch of velcro held our little camera underneath the 2 cell LiPo we fitted with no problem, and it delivered surprisingly good results with good picture qaulity and sound.

The "disc" shape works very well and seems to be very tolerent of windy conditions - perhaps less affected than a large model helicopter carrying a conventional camera?

The cost is also a major factor, as this clever flying machine has a suggested UK retail price of just £399.00 complete with x4 Scorpion motors, and x4 Scorpion speed controllers as well as the electronic "command module".

To make an even stronger case for itself - it is easy to fly (compared to a helicopter), and so it removes a lot of the skill from the camera aviator too!

The 330X is a lot of fun to fly, and does not need to carry a camera when you just want to enjoy some stick time.

Is this a helicopter or a plane?..........I am not so sure about that, but it will appeal to rotary wing and fixed wing pilots alike