Electric Remote Control Airplanes
Reasons Why You Should Fly Electric Model Planes
Executive summary of article by Victor Epand
There are two types of remote control airplanes; electric motor powered planes and gasoline powered planes.
Electric remote control airplanes are silent and there are no emissions such as smoke or any other harmful gases, which is the bane of gasoline-powered engines, especially the 2-stroke ones. Electric motors also have fewer parts as compared to a gasoline engine, which could consist of pistons, cranks, valves, carburetors, etc. This makes the electric motor much more reliable than a gasoline one. Gasoline engines also require a sturdy cradle and frame since there is a lot of vibration during running as compared to an electric remote control airplanes, which hardly has any vibrations.
If you compare the efficiency of a brush less electric motor to a gasoline engine, the former is far more efficient. The electric motor is almost twice as efficient as a gasoline-powered engine. Electric motors are also easily geared for use with bigger sized propellers whereas gasoline powered engines might need a complex clutch system to get it to do the same job. Whereas an electric motor can be re-charged in a number of ways such as from the home, car, etc, a gasoline engine requires the perfect combination of the correct fuel and the correct percentage of oil mixed in it. Otherwise the engine could seize during flight.
So, due to its efficient and silent design, ease of maintenance and running, electric remote control airplanes are preferable modes of powering up your model airplane
