| First, you should know what model planes are and | | | | engine technique. Compressed Carbon dioxide gas |
| how many kinds are there. Model planes are flying or | | | | propels the plane. There is also another type of engine, |
| non-flying models of existing planes. These models can | | | | the glow engine. This type employs the same internal |
| be scaled to size or just ordinary models. They are | | | | combustion method as in a normal car only that the |
| made from metal, balsa wood, fiber or foam glass and | | | | engine is a very small version of the real one. The |
| plastic. There are two main categories of model | | | | engine uses a mixture of methanol and nitro methane, |
| planes--static and flying models. The static ones are | | | | which are slow burning gases and some kind of oil |
| non flying and mostly meant for display purposes. The | | | | lubricant. |
| flying type of model planes can further be divided into | | | | Once you choose the plane you would like to fly, you |
| three types. | | | | should now get the accessories in place. These |
| The first one is free flight, the second one is control line | | | | accessories will include the remote control radio |
| flying and the last one is remote controlled model. The | | | | device, the batteries and the battery chargers. While |
| free flight model is designed to fly without aids like | | | | selecting the remote control for your plane, always buy |
| cables or remote control. The control line flying model | | | | one with smooth controls to avoid jamming while flying. |
| has a cable or sometimes two, which are attached on | | | | Then, you should get reliable batteries for your plane. |
| the wings and the held by the pilot. This is also a free | | | | Batteries used by model planes are not the ordinary |
| flying plane but the pilot will make sure that the plane | | | | ones we use for our household gadgets. There are |
| won't fly off. The remote controlled types have a radio | | | | three main types of batteries one can use on the |
| device that sends signals to the receiver built in the | | | | model planes. These types are Nickel-Metal Hydride |
| plane. This type is more fun since the pilot gets to | | | | (NiMH), Nikel-cadmium (NiCAD), and Lithium Poly cells |
| control it fully. | | | | which is the latest type to come into use. These |
| The free flight models mostly use an elastic motor to | | | | batteries come with chargers. Buy a charger that |
| propel them. The motor is usually an elastic band which | | | | takes a short time to charge your batteries, though it |
| is tightly wound before starting and on release - it | | | | will be costlier that the normal charger. With all the |
| propels the airplane to motion. Another type of engine | | | | equipment and knowledge, you are ready to get off |
| is the gas engine. This type uses the combustion | | | | the ground. |