That paper airline that puts you in the cockpit. (Via remote video!)

At Toy Fair 2014 I discovered the PowerUp 3.0 Bluetooth Controlled Paper Airplane. Inventor, entrepreneur and part-time aviator Shai Goitein created what was the ultimate paper airplane. It was a paper airplane that could be battery powered and remotely-controlled. But now that was almost two years ago and PowerUp has announced the PowerUp FPV – a kit that will equip your paper planes with motorized propellers and a first-person-view video camera! The user controls the plane and views its real-time video via a smartphone app, from a maximum distance of 300 ft (91 m). This can be done either via a touchscreen interface, or by tilting the phone from side to side. The latter option means that the phone could be mounted in a VR device such as Google Cardboard, with the user then steering simply by moving their head. The PowerUp FPV consists of a front-located electronics module, a nylon/carbon fiber frame, and two props. Along with a VGA-resolution 30fps camera, the front module also contains a 3-axis gyroscope, compass and accelerometer, plus a barometer, Wi-Fi antenna, MicroSD card for recording video, and a removable 550-mAh lithium-polymer battery that should be good for up to 10 minutes of flight time per charge. It was developed in partnership with consumer drone manufacturer Parrot. PowerUp will be launching a Kickstarter campaign in November 2015, to raise production funds for the FPV. Assuming it's successful, the kit should be available next summer (Northern Hemisphere), priced at US$199. You can see a prototype in action, in the company video below. 

Giz Wiz Video: https://youtu.be/56AV0P7aKIw

Company video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=162XTuVoJpw 

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