The Taiwanese company Thunder Tiger has come up with an advanced radio-controlled helicopter for those looking for something more than the average indoor choppers. A built-in USB connector allows you to read warnings and control settings such as throttle curve, pitch curve, servo travel and gyro gain from your own computer. Here’s a cheesy video demonstration of the Innovator R/C helicopter: There are two main versions of the Innovator Series- Innovator MD530 and Innovator EXP. Both models have similar dimension and basic structure. Only few parts are different between the two. Innovator MD530 features with stability, smoothly, and graceful flying performance to make it is suitable for the scale lovers or beginner. Innovator EXP, utilizes a high performance power system to make it fully aerobatic. Both models are available in ARF (almost ready to fly) super combo form and with or without a 2.4 GHz transmitter. More information about the Innovator High Performance USB R/C Helicopter can be found at innovator-rc.com. There is word on pricing or availability. (Via Hobbymedia.it)

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