| control planes are more fun to fly. Even in those | | | | makes it difficult for 'new pilots' to adjust the rpm to |
| planes you can get a choice of either electric motor | | | | get the optimum power out of the engine. |
| powered planes or gasoline powered planes. Here are | | | | Good value for current. If you compare the efficiency |
| some reasons on why you should fly electric model | | | | of a brush less electric motor to a gasoline engine, the |
| planes. | | | | former is far more efficient. The electric motor is |
| No noise or air pollution. Electric motors are silent and | | | | almost twice as efficient as a gasoline-powered |
| there are no emissions such as smoke or any other | | | | engine. Electric motors are also easily geared for use |
| harmful gases, which is the bane of gasoline-powered | | | | with bigger sized propellers whereas gasoline powered |
| engines, especially the 2-stroke ones. Hence there are | | | | engines might need a complex clutch system to get it |
| fewer restrictions and fewer chances of complaints in | | | | to do the same job. Different climatic changes such as |
| case of flying electric planes. | | | | heat, cold or humidity do not have any effect on the |
| Simple construction. Electric motors also have fewer | | | | electric motor but the settings in the gasoline engine |
| parts as compared to a gasoline engine, which could | | | | might have to be changed as per the climatic |
| consist of pistons, cranks, valves, carburetors, etc. This | | | | conditions. |
| makes the electric motor much more reliable than a | | | | Flexibility in charging. Whereas an electric motor can be |
| gasoline one. The brush less electric motor hardly | | | | re-charged in a number of ways such as from the |
| requires any maintenance at all in its entire life, | | | | home, car, etc, a gasoline engine requires the perfect |
| whereas a gasoline engine will require valve settings | | | | combination of the correct fuel and the correct |
| after a set time of flying, and will also need continuous | | | | percentage of oil mixed in it. Otherwise the engine |
| lubrication during it's flight. This oil is mixed along with | | | | could seize during flight. It is due to these factors that |
| the fuel and hence the engine tends to 'smoke' during | | | | electric motors are now being used in model airplanes, |
| flight and this method also produces a thin film of oil | | | | helicopters, cars, boats, etc. |
| due to the un-burnt oil. Gasoline engines also require a | | | | So, due to its efficient and silent design, ease of |
| sturdy cradle and frame since there is a lot of vibration | | | | maintenance and running, electric motors are |
| during running as compared to an electric motor, which | | | | preferable modes of powering up your model airplane |
| hardly has any vibrations. | | | | and the reasons mentioned above should convince |
| Simple to use. There are no settings to be done to an | | | | you to design and build a model airplane with an |
| electric motor but the gasoline engine has to be set for | | | | electric heart and soul. |
| optimum 'rpm' via a setting screw in it's carburetor. This | | | | |