Patent ID: 8303364

Claim:
A toy vehicle comprising: a vehicle body; a support system attached to the vehicle body, the support system configured to support the vehicle body for movement in contact with a ground surface; a rotating blade system attached to the vehicle body, the rotating blade system configured for driving the toy vehicle on the ground surface and for lifting the toy vehicle from contact with the ground surface, wherein the rotating blade system comprises: a first lifting blade; a second lifting blade; a first drive shaft operatively connected to the first lifting blade and defining an axis of rotation; a second drive shaft operatively connected to the second lifting blade on the same axis of rotation; a first motor configured to drive the first drive shaft and the first lifting blade at a first rotational speed and in a first rotational direction; and a second motor configured to drive the second drive shaft and the second lifting blade at a second rotational speed and in a second rotational direction; a power source; and a vehicle control unit for controlling said support system and said rotating blade system in response to remote control signals, said vehicle control unit comprising: a microprocessor with memory; and a receiver for receiving said remote control signals; wherein the first rotational speed and the second rotational speed are controlled independently of each other; and wherein the toy vehicle is steered by controlling the first rotational speed and the second rotational speed.