Turn your Paper Airplane into smartphone controlled flying machine !

Updated on December 2, 2013

How many of you still remembers designing paper plane in your school days ? Then, Read this to make your own perfect paper Airplane, which flies the farthest and the fastest !

Shai Goitein the designer of World’s First Smartphone Controlled Paper Airplane – PowerUp 3.0. It promises to give your self-made paper airplane into a smartphone-controlled flying machine, using a small attachable propeller and rudder for a little more speed and steering control.

How does Power Up 3.0 Works :

Power Up 3.0 Working
Power Up 3.0 Working
  1. Fold It: Simply fold a piece of copier paper into a paper airplane
  2. Attach It: Attach the Smart Module to your paper plane with the patented clips underneath the Smart Module.
  3. Connect It: Start the app to connect to the Smart Module with your iPhone.
  4. Fly It: Push throttle to full and launch the paper airplane high up into the sky. Tilt your smartphone to the left or to the right to steer your plane, increase or reduce throttle to go up or down.

Power UP 3.0 specs is as follows :

Power Up 3.0 Specs
Power Up 3.0 Specs
  • Crash-proof carbon fiber frame
  • Precision control for easy flying
  • Automatic thrust to assist when banking
  • Lithium Polymer Battery provides 10 minute of flight on one charge

The most impressive with this Paper Airplane model is its Bluetooth connectivity for control via smartphone with an accompanying App. This communication technology is extremely power-efficient wireless communication technology. Your airplane turns is controlled just by tilting your smartphones to the left or right as shown in the gif image below. The app also includes a compass, controls for thrust and readouts for battery life and range.

Power UP AirPlane controls
Power UP AirPlane controls

This project has crossed its $50,000 goal in kickstarter and even crossed $150,000 goal to create both an iOS and Android version of the App. Check out more with the below video :

For $40, you can bring in your old attempts at the perfect paper plane and reserve your own Power Up 3.0 on the Kickstarter page.

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