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Model Aircraft

Taking to the skies and soaring above the clouds, this is what model aircraft are all about, and with this hobby vertigo needn’t prevent you from taking part in this high altitude form of radio control fun.

Model aircraft come in two forms – fixed wing and rotary, with each having a large number of variations.

Fixed wing model aircraft are airplanes and gliders, these are the most popular and easiest to fly of the model aircraft family. Gliders are extremely light-weight and have no form of propulsion, they are hand launched and rely on thermals to gain altitude while some do cheat a little and have a small electric motor and propeller to help them along in short bursts.

The powered fixed-wing aircraft range in size from small models that you can hold in one hand to huge 1/3rd scale petrol engine powered planes capable of exceeding 20,000 feet in altitude! Most people will require a lot of practice to be able to fly competently, but the learning is all part of the fun of the hobby, and you’ll soon be pulling off an array of aerial stunts that will impress the onlookers.

Rotary model aircraft are where the model helicopters fit in, these are incredibly impressive pieces of machinery that are very complex – the rotor head on a model helicopter has a huge amount of moving parts that all come together to allow the full control of the model. The learning curve of a model helicopter is high, as you need to learn to control the model aircraft in it’s full three degrees of movement – pitch, yaw and roll along with balancing the throttle to control altitude. As if that wasn’t enough many of the model aircraft are capable of inverted flight – something which the real helicopters can’t even achieve.

More information on the model helicopters can be found on the page dedicated to these amazing models, the complexity and abilities of these model aircraft simply cannot fail to impress.