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HM Review
Jeff Troy
Megatech’s
Airship 1 & Area 51
Two-in-one or individually, these helium-filled RC
models make for terrific indoor entertainment.
UFO gas bag with
egatech’s Airship 1
strips of double(#MTC8000) is a big,
sided tape that are
bright silver, radio control
already adhered to
blimp. Area 51 (#MTC8001) is their
the gondola. Four Styrofoam fins
brightly colored UFO spacecraft.
attach to rear of the blimp with strips
Both models share the same twinof Scotch tape. Four groups of clay
motor and radio
pellets are
system gondola,
included in the
and they’re both
kit, and these
a pure riot to fly.
are used to
The gas bags
balance the
are similar to the
models so they
toy balloons
hang motionfound in card
less in the air.
shops and party
Once the
stores, although
models hang
they’re much
freely, you can
larger. The blimp
fire up the
is approximately
transmitter
four feet in
and the gonlength, and the
Megatech’s clever power model carries the
dola power
UFO is approxionboard radio gear and two electric motors
module to let
mately three feet
in this lightweight mock gondola.
the fun begin.
in diameter. The
I flew the UFO in the office, and had
bags must be filled with helium,
a few good laughs as several staff
readily available at card or party
members took a shot at the controls.
shops. Once the bags are filled,
Airship 1 and Area 51 are easy to
assembly takes just minutes.
fly. Transmitter commands are simple
Unscrew the gondola’s hatch and
and very
drop a
easy to
3-Volt photo
understand.
battery into
Both sticks
the compartforward
ment. Install a
moves the
typical 9-Volt
models forbattery in the
ward and
transmitter,
slowly
then screw the
upward.
transmitter
Both sticks
antenna into
back moves
its socket. The
the models
gondola power
rearward
module atTransmitter command diagrams are printed on the
and protaches under
case (see text). Megatech’s Airship 1 blimp and
duces a slow
Area 51 UFO couldn’t be any easier to operate.
the blimp or
M
76
descent. Turns or
spins are induced by
moving one stick or
both sticks in opposite
side-to-side directions.
The models are
available individually,
or in a special combo
pack (#MTC8002).
Any way you sell it,
Airship 1 and Area 51
are a real indoors-only
kick.
For more information about these models and the many other
interesting RC and
general interest products from Megatech,
circle #6 on the
Reader Service Card,
see their ads on pages
1, 29, 77 and 113, or
telephone Megatech at
201-662-8500. HM
Remind customers to
keep a firm
grip on
their gas
bags after
they’ve
been
filled. HM’s
first set of
review bags
were last
seen at
approximately
2000 feet.
Hobby Publications’ advertising coordinator Dale Confrey mastered the
Area 51 UFO in a matter of moments.
HOBBY MERCHANDISER/OCTOBER 2000