All about radio controlled aircraft
Today a subscriber asked me to provide some photos and details for how I made my test cart. This is the one that I use to test thrust and current drawn on my electric motors used in my planes. Of course there are times that I just do it in the plane itself, but sometimes, …
We have begun a series of tests on RC plane receivers. In this set of tests we are using a test area full of obstructions and adjacent to homes which provide a lot of 2.4 GHz clutter. Watch our YouTube video, then if you want to look more closely at the data, those documents are …
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Communication is a two-way street. When it is only one way, you are asking for trouble. That's true with people, and it also happens with radio-controlled models! Your control signal from the transmitter to the receiver is one side of the conversation. The other is the telemetry signal coming back from the receiver to the …
Below you will find a pdf document that explains a lot of the terms used in radio control systems, and also gives you some vital things to consider in selecting what manufacturer's system to use. It's free! In time there will be one or more videos on this topic in our YouTube channel. I like …
Your Radiomaster TX16s has the capability to customize all kinds of things, including the display screen. It’s quite likely that you have already done some of that, but most likely, that has been haphazard, unplanned, inconsistent and unaware of some very helpful options. In the document below and the associated YouTube video, we would like …
As a young lad, Jim was enamoured with planes. He caught that from his dad. It is contagious. And naturally, his oldest daughter joined the Australian Air Force, his oldest son joined the US Air Force, and that love goes marching on! But, back to Jim. He started with plastic models - military aircraft, helicopters …
A maiden flight is a challenge. My heart is beating, nerves on edge. It may not be that way for you, but perhaps you haven't had as many crashes on maiden flights as I have had! Near the beginning it was largely due to having the new plane pull hard to the left on takeoff …
I happen to own three North American P-51 aircraft. Oh, I should mention that they are radio controlled models! None the less, they are exciting to fly, and I love to make low level passes with them and imagine what it would be like inside flying them. Unfortunately, on one rather windy day earlier this …
How to select an electric motor power combination to replace a glow fuel engine in a radio controlled model plane. Information needed Given that you are re-powering an existing plane, it’s important to make sure that you get a new power setup that is right for that particular aircraft. So, begin by taking note of …
Electric powered radio controlled models need something to control the motor. Somehow, a signal from your transmitter has to tell the plane or other model when to go, how fast to go, when to stop, etc. That's not as simple as it may seem. The motors that are used are fantastic, powerful little things, but …
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