This incredible remote control helicopter is an exact 1:5 replica
Published on Apr 28, 2023 at 8:25 AM (UTC+4)
by Kate Bain
Last updated on Mar 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM (UTC+4)
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Kate Bain
This remote control helicopter is an exact 1:5 scale replica.
The builders took a total of 1,200 photos of the full-size helicopter to get every single detail correct.
And the result is crazy because the scale helicopter not only looks the same on the outside, but it’s an exact replica inside too.
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When you open the doors to the little cabin, you see the turbine running down the middle and the fuel housed at the bottom.
Then at the front, it even has a little pilot seated in the cockpit.
The remote control creation, which is flown at Sanad Academy in Dubai, is a replica of the Skydive Dubai helicopter and took six months to build.
It also cost 13,000 euros to create, but given the incredible detail, you can see why.
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The replica helicopter is just one of a lineup of crazy RC creations being flown in Dubai.
This miniature fighter jet not only looks insanely realistic, but it can reach 500 km/h too.
The 1:4 scale replica features every single detail that you’ll find on the real thing, down to the miniature missiles.
Because this fighter jet is so small, the jet fuel is just five centimeters away from the turbines, which heat up to nearly 700 degrees Celsius.
This means you need to be incredibly skilled to fly it because if it crashes, there’s a very high chance it could blow up.
The replica doesn’t come cheap either, costing about USD $30,000.
Supercar Blondie’s Alex Hirschi decided to put the RC fighter jet to the test, and have it race against her McLaren 720S.
You can watch the crazy footage here!
For more out-of-this-world remote control creations, check out our list of the top 6 most unusual RC models in the world.
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Kate is Lead Editor, overseeing coverage across automotive, tech, and lifestyle content on the site. She has more than 10 years’ experience as a journalist and news editor, having worked across a range of major publications including News Corp, Daily Mail Australia, and Sky News. Kate holds a Bachelor of Business Management from University of Queensland and a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism from Queensland University of Technology. She has been with Supercar Blondie since 2020 and played a key role in establishing supercarblondie.com as a leading automotive news destination.
