| Radio controlled planes are model planes that are | | | | fun one has. The expert planes are used even for |
| controlled remotely by use of a radio device. The radio | | | | professional competitions. They are also equipped with |
| device is held by the pilot. The radio device, commonly | | | | more complicated controls, but are fun to fly. |
| known as remote control, sends signals to the receiver | | | | RC planes come in three forms, the ready-to-fly, |
| that is built within the airplane. This receiver controls the | | | | almost ready to fly and the Balsa kits. The ready to fly |
| servos of the plane depending on the position of the | | | | ones require very little assembling after they are |
| joysticks of the transmitter. | | | | bought. What one can fix are may be the wings, and |
| There are many types of RC planes available. These | | | | the ammunition. The almost ready to fly are not fully |
| planes are designed to match the experience of the | | | | assembled and so the buyer has to assemble most of |
| pilot. For those who are just beginning to fly, Park | | | | the parts. And the kits come as chips and parts which |
| flyers and trainers are ideal for them. Then there are | | | | one has to assemble from scratch. Assembling of the |
| glow plug engines, electric powered and sailplane | | | | kits can take a few hundred hours to thousands of |
| aircrafts for those who have advanced more and for | | | | hours, depending on the size and type of the plane you |
| the expert pilots, there are jets, pylon racers, | | | | have bought. |
| autogyros, helicopters, 3D aircraft and other planes | | | | RC planes are fitted with ailerons on their wings, which |
| which can be flown for competitions and pose more | | | | assist in turning them while in flight. Some models of |
| challenges while controlling. | | | | RC planes use the combustion technology and use |
| The park flyers are so called because they can easily | | | | gas in their engines. The electric models use batteries. |
| be flown in a large public park and some models are | | | | The batteries used on these planes are not the |
| docile enough to be controlled in an enclosed place like | | | | ordinary ones we can get in any shop but more |
| a gym. There are also bigger types of park flyers that | | | | powerful types, which can last for many flying hours. |
| require bigger open areas to fly too. The trainers too | | | | There are three main types of batteries one can use |
| are very user-friendly planes. They are easy to control | | | | on the model planes. These types are Nickel-Metal |
| and fun to learn with. The advanced types like glow | | | | Hydride (NiMH), Nikel-cadmium (NiCAD), and the latest |
| plugs and electric powered planes have solid controls, | | | | type in the market, the Lithium Poly cells. |
| but the more complicated the controls are, the more | | | | |