| Electric model airplanes are a great way to | | | | The electric motor, an electronic speed |
| get into the model airplane sport or to leave | | | | controller (ESC), high powered batteries and |
| the fuel and oily mess of glow or gas engines | | | | possibly a gearbox make up the power train |
| behind. Electric is quiet, clean, and | | | | i.e. all the components of the drive system |
| electric model airplanes can be flown in more | | | | of your electric model airplane. |
| environments than glow fuel powered airplanes | | | | Understanding how these parts work together |
| as they make little or no noise.Electric | | | | can ease the transition from a fuel-based |
| model airplanes contain several components | | | | engine to an electric motor. |
| that set them apart from their glow cousins. | | | | |