KO PROPO is a brand of

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equipment and

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( KHR-1) by Kondo Kagaku, established in

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in 1945. In 1982 KO PROPO introduced the Expert EX-1, reported to have been the first to integrate a

pistol grip On a firearm or other tools, a pistol grip is a distinctly protruded handle underneath the main mechanism, to be held by the user's hand at a more vertical (and thus more ergonomic) angle, similar to how one would hold a conventional pistol. ...

into a transmitter device with a gun

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to act as the throttle, which later became a popular fixture in radio controlled transmitters. the company had won 32 IFMAR World titles.

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