Helicopter Reviews

This helicopter is awesome. It is very durable and flies great. it charges in three mins. and flies for two. You can keep control easily when there is no wind. I have so much fun with this toy but you need a ton of space like a wide open field

I bought this rc helicopter last year for my husband and he absolutely loves it. He has taken it out and had so many people (especially grown men) ask him where he got it and how can they get one. It takes bumps and imperfect flying without falling apart, recharges quickly and takes very little skill to fly. I'm buying my brother-in-law one this year for Xmas. Boys and their toys..........

I haven't taken the kite out of the package yet, as I may be returning it--I'll take the previous reviewer's stars at face value and just repeat them here, since I can't post a review without them. The item advertised, and selected as a gift by my nephew, is green and black, but the one I received is red, white and blue--great for the times, of course, but not the colors he expects and thought were so cool. If my nephew likes the colors anyway, I'll keep it. But if the colors will be different from what is advertised, that ought to be stated somewhere in the copy--especially if there is no opportunity for the buyer to choose.

We bought this kite for our son for a vacation in Aruba - average daily wind speed 20 mph. The kite performed beautifully in very harsh wind - and came with a grip comfortable enough for our 5 year old to use. It traveled well, too. They sure don't make kites like they did when I was a kid - and thank goodness for that!

I like this helicopter alot! It's neat because it has a motor that runs on air. It flies straight up and then when it runs low on air, it lands very gently & doesn't break like some other airplanes that I've tried. I wish it wasn't made out of sterofoam though.I really have fun with this toy.

My son rec'd this for his 4th birthday and can't put it down. He's having a blast with it and I recommend it to all !

Tonka never ceases to amaze me with the quality of their toys. I bought this for my son last year (he was 3) and it's consistently been one of his favorites. It doesn't even go in the toy box. It has a special place on his bookshelf next to his Matchbox helicopter. The features are cool. He loves the fact that he can make the blades spin with just the push of a button. He doesn't play with it constantly (anymore) but anyone who has a child in this age range knows that kids go in cycles. Unlike some other toys that have been long forgotten over the ages, this toy still gets regular abuse. And toughs it out, just like most of Tonka's toys. Nothing has ever broken. Even the winch rope is durable. I love Tonka toys.

I bought one of these 2 years ago when my son turned 2, and it has consistently been one of his favorites. He has never used the winch very much; he just flies it around the house, especially with the lights out so he could use the search light to see. My parents bought him another one last year, not knowing that he already had one. This one differed only it that it is now festooned with American flags (post 9/11 version, apparently). Now these helicopters are my 1 year old son's favorite toys; he likes to push the buttons as well as push it around the house after his brother. The toy is really tough, and I assume the 4-7 age range is out of concern about strangulation on the winch cord more than durability or age suitability. Bearing this in mind, the toy can probably handle kids at any age.

I have ordered this online and when I received it,I thought it was excellent,it seems to stand up to a beating somewhat as I have accidently dropped it on the floor a few times and it stayed together,however the smack to the tail with the remote took the tail off. The detail on it is pretty good compared to some I have seen,its pretty cheap as well compared to what you can get these days,this and the franklin mint have the most detailed helicopters that I have seen but its a price difference from 200 to 32 all in all I think its great for AH-64 fans.

1) I do not know where the customer saw his real Apache at, but he seems to be incorrect on several points. I work on AH-64A and D models here at Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, GA.
A) The main rotor blades are in the correct location in the picture and also are the tail rotor blades. You have a set of inboard and a set of outboard tail blades.
B) The blades are a different color from the airframe,
they are black.
C) As for the Main Landing Gear, they appear to be in the correct scale and location.
D) As for the weathering effect, well he needs to see our birds that have just came back from the Desert. They look like the one in your picture.
E) The angle of the Gunners/Co-Pilot and Pilot's stations dose look correct.
Well this all that I have to say. We are looking at a toy not a true to scale model and it sure dose look real close to scale and worth the price. Thank you for your time.

Considering its price and the rarity of finding ANY 1:48 scale diecast military helicopter, this Apache is somewhat of a small miracle. However, it DOES have several flaws that no serious collector will be able to overlook: (1)COLOR-it's too light. It should be a dark olive or drab instead of the medium green that it currently is.The rotors on the bird should also be the same color as the fuselage. (2)WEATHERING/WASH-completely wrong. The color of an actual Apache is simply too dark for such an intense degree of weathering to show. (3) CHIN GUNMOUNT-incorrectly angled. It should angle back and close to the ships hull instead of projecting straight down from the its underside. (4) LANDING STRUTS- too thick as are the wheel mounts-they bring the wheels waaaay to close to the weapons pods on the winglets when you configure the ship with the missle racks on the inboard pylons. (5) FORWARD COCKPIT FRAME-incorrectly angled inferior leading edge. It should angle forward, not backward. In addition, the cockpit opens on the wrong side!! CRAZY.(6)MAIN ROTORS-ARE NOT ON THE SAME PLANE!!! Two above and two below the rotor hub!!! This is the worst of all its faux pas's and is not even seen in far more inferior Apache replicas. (7) FLIMSY MAIN ROTOR ASSEMBLY-ALSO A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I actually snapped the two small and wholly inadequate connecting rods when rotating the blades and had to slightly separate and epoxy them back together. (8)POORLY EXECUTED TAIL ROTOR-lacks detail and the one on my bird doesn't even freely rotate. One might think that I hate this copter-but here is the irony- I LIKE IT-inspite of its flaws and for the two reasons I mentioned in the opening of this review. Taken on its own, its good, but when comparing it against the MODEL POWER and FRANKLIN MINT offerings, it comes up short-unless you again consider price. In summary: great for the price, but a letdown for the detail concious collector. It's somewhere between a well done 'toy' and a so-so collectible.

I spotted this item while looking for a model of a comanche chopper for my son. Now..... since I work at the factory in Connecticut where they build the Black Hawk, I knew I just had to have one of these. When I received it, I was very impressed with the level of detail and quality for the price. Let me tell you, I see the real thing every day and I'm hard pressed to see any difference between this beauty and the real thing other than the size. They sell blackhawk models at our company store for 4 times what this baby cost me and not nearly as detailied. When I bought this baby to work to display at my desk, 4 coworkers immediatley ordered one for themselves.

I gave it a 5 star in fun because it does a lot. like opening doors, spinning roters, spinning front wheels, and VERY detailed. I gave it a 4 in educational because it lets you learn more but you sorta have to like the military to really think it's educational. I gave it a 5 in durable because i don't know how many times i dropped it and it's still in awesome shape.(except when i dropped it on my older brothers foot then the tail fin fell off). I STRONGLY suggest this item to Military vehicle lovers. AWESOME TOY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unlike the Apache, it's hard to guage the accuracy of the Blackhawk as it is a first of its kind offering. So I'll just try my best based on the models' inherent details and workmanship. First off, it looks great! Although it has the same color and weathering as the Apache, it looks more appropriate on the Blackhawk as it is the workhorse helicopter of the military and one would expect it to have a fair degree of weathering. The tail rotor is excellent and rotates freely. The main rotor is also very good-except for the rotor cap which actually rests several millimeters above the plane of the blades?! I'm sure that this is not how the Blackhawk rotor actually looks. Panel lines and rivets are nicely done as are the various antennas and sensors-although they should be made of a flexible material as to minimize the chance of them snapping off. Speaking of snapping off, the support struts on the overhead winglets are also made of rigid plastic and I actually snapped a couple of them by just removing them from the packaging. WARNING: BE SUPER CAREFULL REMOVING THE WINGLETS. YOU CAN EASILY BREAK THE SUPPORT BARS AND RUIN YOU BIRD BEFORE YOU EVEN GET A CHANCE TO DISPLAY IT!!!The pilots and gunners also look good with the latter being equipped with excellently scaled and detailed automatic rifles. The strangest and most inaccurate of all the details is the ships' white-WHITE!?-interior. Overall, this is a highly, highly recommended buy and even the most casual collector will recognize this models' rarity. BUY SEVERAL IF YOU CAN!!!

My 3 year old son did chores around the house to buy this toy himself. We were very disappointed when one of the rotors broke off within a month. I was with him when it broke. He was not doing anything rough with it. He didn't even drop it. We did not realize there was a guarantee. We've glued it back together at least 10 times. I don't know if that voids the guarantee or not.

Otherwise, it is a great toy. My son carries it all over the place. He says it is his favorite.

I've noticed a bunch of complaints regarding the proplellers on Harold the Helicopter. My Harold is over eight years old and it still has his propellers in fine working order. My problem with Harold is the fact that there's not much to do with him. The new hospital track gives him a place to land but he gets boring quickly. Still a good buy though.

My son has this toy. He loves it. The plastic rotors keep breaking off,(we are on our 3rd Harold and have to get a 4th now.) I have had a hard time trying to find out who to contact for replacement now that the company has switched hands.

I bought this for my nephew, and never got to even fly it! I loaded the batteries, connected the charger, and that was it---the charger would not charge nor come off---D* near broke it in half trying! Can't wait to return that trash.

Bought this for my son who has ADHD. He loves the little plane. It works great! I know it won't last long since it is is foam rubber and my son is not gentle but for the money, it was something to try. Now I know he enjoys flying planes and can handle it. I recommend this toy for other parents to try on their children, as a first time plane.

This little plane does some real cool tricks all on its own. by throwing it down toward the ground, it then takes straight up and does a hammerhead stall before it glides back to earth. The one problem I have run into is the durability. I have gone through two palnes and haven't really played with it much. The propeller broke on the first one and on the second, the gears seemed to have stripped.

First of all, this is the most gorgeous not-so-little airplane we've ever purchased. Our 2+ year old son is an airplane fanatic and this one made him gasp out loud. The people and accessories all have a place to be stashed away, everything opens and closes nicely and looks great... but... the blasted thing won't stay together! I'm not talking about it breaking apart after it's been thrown, I mean the thing falls apart in your hands. The first day, the wings came off half a dozen times. My husband finally glued them on with model glue, let it sit overnight (that makes for a cranky 2 year old!) and the next day, they still just popped right off! Then the wheels started falling off. Then the tail. We kept gluing them all back on and they kept coming right back off. Finally, our son gave up on the toy. It's now in the toy bin and all four pieces of it are equally ignored. What a shame. This SHOULD be a wonderful airplane but, I'm sorry to say, it's not.

I found this toy in too many pieces that do not stay together when my son was playing with it. He became too frustrated with trying to put the pieces back together!!! The wings and wheels should be a part of the plane but are removable so pieces are more able to get lost or misplaced. Not worth the $$pricy money.

All three of our kids (ages 5, 3, 1) really like this toy. They have fun flying it around as well as rolling it around their Playmobil airport.

The design of the plane is great. The removable top allows for easy access to the fuselage where as many as seven little Playmobil figures can sit. As other reviewers have pointed out, the wheels and wings are designed to pop off so that they don't break when subjected to extreme "toddler forces". Don't worry about them falling off all the time, though. You can pick up the plane by the rear stabilizer wing (probably the least secure part of the plane) without it falling apart. That's pretty sturdy while still having the break-away functionality required to make this toy last a long time.

One of the things I really like about this plane (and other Playmobil toys, like the Pirate Ship) are the stickers. Rather than being thin stickers that curl when you peel them and subsequently become unwieldy, the stickers are stiff so they are easy to place accurately.

The realistic look of the plane as well as its large size (approx. 20" wingspan) are also cool aspects of this toy.

I sucked this bottle the other day it was funner than your plane

This plane is great, dont listen to the other reviews, (...), its a fun plane! Takes off right off the ground, built very well, very durable and fast. Everything works! I suggest that you first check all the things, like the elevator and the rudder and all the moving parts, i didnt and it crashed! But after i checked them i knew what the problem was, and I fixed it, any way its very fun and educational!!!!

I read all of the reviews, Good and Bad, and decided to to give it a try anyway. I made sure to read the manual thoroughly, cycled the batteries three times, tested the rudder and elevator, and practiced taxing the aircraft down a stretch of road before attempting my first flight to get comfortable with the power of aircraft. I then went to the park powered up to full throttle took three quick steps and launched the aircraft as directed by the manual and.....IT FLEW...AND CLIMBED...AND CLIMBED...AND turned RIGHT and LEFT as I commanded...and performed a figure 8...and descended as I lowered the throttle and landed almost perfectly on my first flight EVER. I picked it and repeated again 3-4 times crashing but recovering each time. After the 4ht time the engine seemed a little weak but it continued to fly nonetheless. Upon closer inspection I discovered that the gear shaft was SLIGHTLy bent. No problem they provide a back up. I have never donw this before and felt like a pro on my first flight. I will be back in the park and just had to tell someone right after finishing this review because I am now hooked . IMHO You can't go wrong with this aircraft.