Written on August 27, 2008 – 8:20 am | by Bogdan Alex |
You might still remember that cool mini airplane that came with a pair of visors through which you can get live video feeds from the attached camera and control the plane. Nice indeed, but it’s still a plane and can’t perform sudden movements like what you’re about to see here. Meet the Dragonfly X6 RC vehicle!

The X6 mini flying vehicle has a triple-tipped carbon fiber body with two carbon rotors on each end. The ingenious design enables it to move in all directions and perform rapid movements. It can be easily controlled indoors, as well as resist up to 18 miles per hour of wind.

According to Gzmodo, X6 also comes with a special oil-dampening mount that reduces vibrations and can be loaded with several video-capturing devices, including an HD camera, night vision camera, still camera, low light camera or thermal imaging camera. The compact flyer also integrates a GPS device which displays the exact position on the remote control's LCD.

The designers have made it possible for the X6 to keep on flying without much hassle even when one of its 6 motors stops working. The included battery can be charged in less than 30 minutes, but provides enough power in order to enable the X6 to climb 23 feet per second, make sudden 90 degrees turns or do fly-bys at 30 MPH.

For more info plus some demonstration clips, check out the official Dragonfly page: