People’s frustrations with regards to flying their own aircrafts or airplanes have lead to the development of the Heli RC as well as other radio-controlled aircrafts like RC airplanes, jets, 3D aircrafts, and the autogyros. These toys have provided RC aircraft enthusiasts with the thrill and challenges they want for their hobby of flying and assembling RC kits.
One of the main benefits of making a helicopter radio controlled, is that it will allow it to imitate and have the same flying capabilities of a real-size helicopter. These designs allow for amazing maneuvers like hovering, taking off and landing vertically, flying forwards, backwards, and even laterally.
RC helis have grown a lot of popularity because of its wonderful capabilities and aerodynamics. This aircrafts can be powered by various power sources. Among these power sources would be: Nitro or Nitromethane-methanol internal combustion, electric batteries, gas turbines, petrol, and gasoline. Nitro or otherwise known as Glow fuel helicopters come in different sizes namely: 15, 30, 50, 60 and 90. These digits refer to the size of the engine contained in the different models. The larger the size of the engine and its power, the bigger the main rotor blade it can supply, making the aircraft bigger in general. Usual flight times for nitro-powered helicopters range from 7 to 14 minutes. However, this depends on the size and tuning of the engine.
Electric-powered RC helicopters are also among the most popular types of RC aircrafts because of its efficiency and less expensive cost, which made it within reach for more consumers. These types of choppers may be energy-efficient but doesn’t mean that they also produce less power. These types can fly fast reaching up to 233km/hr like the electric helicopter TDR. Electric-powered helis have increased their flying times through recent advancements in battery technology. Lithium Polymer battery sources have the capacity to provide the high currents needed in high-performance aerobatics while being light at the same time. Typical flying times for these aircrafts last between 4 to 12 minutes depending on the battery capacity and flying style used. Another advantage for these electric-powered helis would be that, they produce less noise, which has made them an even more popular choice for enthusiasts who wish to have their flying sites near residential areas and in places like Germany where noise restriction is highly observed.
If you are at the starting line of this hobby and don’t have the needed skills and abilities to fly an RC heli yet, you can turn to an RC heli simulator. Starting with this would prevent you from crashing your precious toys within seconds of flight. If you start getting the hang of this, you can now get yourself a mini RC heli so you can advance your skills more and proceed with the more challenging types of helis later on.
