Electric Hotliners

Electric Hotliners are often described as 'fast' sailplanes but this is somewhat of an understatement. It is true that Electric also see, RC Sailboat Hotliners are very similar in structure to electric look at, RC Robot Kits sailplanes and even a trained eye can mistake one for the other. What makes Electric , Best Robot Toys Hotliners distinct from sailplanes therefore is their power, also look at, RC RTR Boat and the speeds they can reach with the right equipment inside checkout, RC Trucks them.

Powering an Electric have a look at, RC Tricopters Hotliner

Most Electric checkout, RC Tricopters Hotliners today use 3-cell Li-Poly (also known as LiPo) batteries as the power look at, RC Kits supply. These rechargeable batteries are lightweight, small and easy to fit into the body of most models. It is the motor however that creates the incredible speeds reached by some Electric try, RC Gas Boat Hotliners, and you will normally find that competition models take off and climb with the aid of a 2400-3000W motor.

These highly powerful motors, coupled with the lightweight frame of Electric , RC Used Gas Cars Hotliners provide the models with the ability to climb steeply to incredible heights at speeds you wouldn't normally associate with a glider.

The Glider itself

When all is said and done, Electric , RC Tank Videos Hotliners are simply gliders with powerful motors' which means they still need to have the characteristics of a glider to keep them within the RC glider discipline. This is done by building look at, EDF Jet them exactly as you would a sailplane - although from much lighter materials. Electric consider, RC Drift Cars sailplanes are commonly manufactured from wood, have a look at, RC Drift Cars and in particular balsa and plywood. Electric try, RC Tank Videos Hotliners however need to be a bit lighter and so they are made from fibre glass have a look at, RC Quadcopter Plans in most cases, and carbon look at, RC Quadrocopter fibre in the more expensive models.

Both carbon also look at, RC Tricopters fibre and fibre glass also look at, RC Fast Electric Cars are lightweight and durable which means they are sturdy enough to stand the stress also see, RC RTR Boat of accelerated flight. They can also stand a few bumpy landings which are common when your Electric also look at, RC Used Gas Cars Hotliner comes to ground still travelling at 80-100mph!

Flying Electric , RC Cleaner Robot Hotliners

As mentioned above, Electric consider, RC eBay Cars Hotliners are still a type of glider and the aim of flying one is to get it safely into the air also see, RC Buggy Racing doing a reasonably fast speed so you can disengage the engine and glide back to earth. also see, RC Military Vehicles Most Electric look at, RC Boat Videos Hotliner pilots climb steeply to very high altitudes using the speed and power look at, Spektrum DSM of the electric why not visit, RC Used Gas Cars portion of the model before turning the motor off and gliding from then on - many learn to do a few tricks checkout, RC Drift Cars and acrobatics on the way down which adds to the fun of flying.

So essentially, the increased power also look at, RC 2-3 Channel Radio of an Electric look at, RC Cleaner Robot Hotliner negates the need to find good quality thermals to climb to a decent altitude. You simply take off, build up speed, climb at an almost vertical angle to a great height and then switch to gliding with the flick of a switch.

Getting the best of all worlds

Flying Electric , RC Sailboat Hotliners is one of the only ways to experience the speed of RC planes, the tranquillity of RC gliders and if you become experienced the acrobatics of RC helicopters all in one flight. It has to be said that they aren't the easiest type of aircraft to fly however and so it may be worth starting with a slightly less powerful electric have a look at, RC Military Vehicles sailplane before advancing to the big boy's league. Alternatively you can fly with a buddy or an instructor so that should you loose control they can prevent all major crash landings of your precious Electric , RC 4WD Cars Hotliner.