danny wrote:
> it helps to remember that the co-commanche is essentially an esky Lama
> V4 with a cooler canopy design. The tail rotor on the Co-commanche is
> for aesthetics only and serves no function during flight.
>
> in general, esky products are cheaper than their e-flite
> counterparts. (it's e-flite who manufactures the blade) one of the
> chief reasons for this is that e-flite is an american subsidiary
> company, which distributes its products to local hobby shops across
> the country. when you pay extra for the blade, you're paying for the
> ****pping and distribution costs to bring the helicopters over from
> china. when you buy esky helicopters, however, they're direct from
> hong kong.
>
> another thing to remember is what Kevin R meant by one being a cheap
> copy of the other. having owned and flown and crashed both, i
> honestly can't vouch for the validity of such a claim. the blade has
> broken just as much as the lama. they're as equivalent as they come.
>
> article that talks about the co-commanche:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lama_v4
the plastic's might break the same but I bet you the electronics are a
lot better in the blade 2.4ghz for a start ,and esky are Chinese as well
as the blade
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Kevin R
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