{"id":175,"date":"2009-01-27T17:36:29","date_gmt":"2009-01-27T17:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/175-3d-printed-remote-controlled-helicopter.html"},"modified":"2017-06-29T15:21:38","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T19:21:38","slug":"3d-printed-remote-controlled-helicopter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/3d-printed-remote-controlled-helicopter","title":{"rendered":"3D printed remote controlled helicopter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shapeways member <a href=\"\/shops\/buho29\">buho29<\/a> printed out parts for a tiny remote controlled helicopter on Shapeways.<br \/>\nThe parts cost $25 and there were some issues with one of the connection points, balance and with the model getting dirty from oil. But, he 3D printed a helicopter! Of course he still had to do the assembly, and will need some more R&amp;D to get it just right and added off the shelf parts to his design. But&#8230;he 3D printed a helicopter. I for one can not wait what the next versions will look like! You can check out the movie of it flying below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"video-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/embed\/video\/x76unl\" width=\"100%\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/x76unl_game-heli-4-3_tech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game heli 4#3<\/a> <i>by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/buho29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">buho29<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shapeways member buho29 printed out parts for a tiny remote controlled helicopter on Shapeways. 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