Smallest RC Helicopter
Posted on | Sunday, June 19, 2011 | 4 Comments
Miniature RC Helicopter is a delightful thing to fly around. The latest version of this wonderful invention is the Micro Mosquito. The little toy is one of the smallest copter that can be flown in the world. It is supposed to perform all its functions in the quietest mode. It only weighs 15 grams, the lightest in the RC family.
Its cost is only US $ 100. The chopper comes with fully charged batteries, so one can just buy, unpack and fly in leisure. It is available at retail shops.
Smallest RC Helicopter is also available with a set of double blades which move around in opposite directions. Both the blades have different motors to energize them. System of gyroscopic inertia provides balance and control to the helicopter. It can be flown during the night with two LED batteries.
Smallest RC Helicopter in small helicopter series, The Pico is not available at public shops. The tiny helicopter seems even tinier when held in the palm of a hand. One can experience eight minutes of delightful flying with this miniature thing.
Red, yellow and blue colors are available for this smallest RC helicopter. The minute thing comes with a big remote control which is bulkier than 10 gm heli. The little copter has also found its ranking among the Guinness World Records.
Roto-blade mechanism makes lifting up smoother. It is easy to maneuver and its auto stability workings make it a pleasurable experience to fly. These small helicopters have batteries made of Lithium Polymer which is of very light weight. The battery can be charged directly with a remote controller. The process of recharging is carried out with transmitters. If you have charged for half an hour then you can easily have a flying session of ten minutes. The small helicopters might seem fragile, but in reality they are both strong and durable.
There are both military helicopters and civilian helicopters available at choice. If you don’t have confidence in flying these little things, then this is nothing to worry about because Internet brings you visual demonstrations for flying these helicopters.
RC Helicopters-Nitro/Gas vs. Electric
Posted on | Tuesday, May 24, 2011 | 5 Comments
RC Helicopters were at one time Nitro driven, and these helicopters were found to be superior to the electric helis. The Nitro Helicopter flew for longer time duration, they carried more power. Nitro powered helicopters were cheaper to build. In their make, they were lighter than electric ones.
At present both Nitro and Electric RC Helicopters share the same amount of interest among the flyers. Those who have helicopter flying as their hobby, for them it is very essential to get a helicopter that can be cheap, easily flown, and readily re-charged. Innovation in technology has brought changes to RCs. In RC Helicopters-Nitro/Gas vs. Electric, the electric helicopters have new and powerful batteries made out of lithium polymer, there are brushless motors with more power to them, and with speed controllers these electric helicopters are a real challenge for Nitro helicopters.
RC Helicopters-Nitro/Gas vs. Electric – electric helicopters are costlier than Nitro RC Helicopters. These carry delicate parts in their slight bodies.
Nitro helicopters are noisy, give out lot of fumes which adds up to air pollution. This is one reason for helicopter owners to clean them up frequently. Electric Helicopters are considered to be on the safer side of pollution factor.
Flyers love Nitro RC Helicopters because one can fly them for 15-20 minutes at a go. An electric helicopter can only be flown for up to maximum 7 minutes. But new larger powered batteries in the electric helicopters can give you the same time of flying experience that an ordinary Nitro RC Helicopter does.
You can get glow fuel helicopters or Nitro Helis in different sizes. But irrespective of its size or its electric or gas consuming nature, you can only fly these helicopters up to a certain height.
If you own a Nitro helicopter and want it changed into an electric one, then go ahead and do so with a homemade kit meant for the purpose.
RC Helicopters-Nitro/Gas vs. Electric is not a big issue with hobbyists. Both the RC Helicopters have their plus points. People want to experience flying with all types of RC Helicopters, so they don’t mind purchasing any one out of the available options.
How to get your RC Helicopter Ready?
Posted on | Monday, May 23, 2011 | 4 Comments
Flying Helicopters is a mind gripping hobby. Those who are into flying helicopters, they must be knowing what is meant by this. Helicopter flying is not a complicated hobby, nor do you need to go to any training school to learn flying. You need not worry whether you have a license or not. Even a small child of five can easily become a good pilot.
How to get your RC Helicopter Ready? You got it correct; we are talking about lovely little RC electronic helicopters. It is fun to fly these little things; you are just another one of all those children who are out on the lawn trying to grapple with the RC control boxes. Don’t think that you are just going to pick up a remote control and fly the toy up above the bushes and plants, around your lawn.
These RC Helicopters are by no means an inexpensive hobby. So buying and crashing it against a tree trunk or a wall will simply not do. How to get your RC Helicopter Ready? First and foremost thing is to get some information about the different types of helicopters that are available in the online stores. Read everything about these helicopters, the more you read, better your understanding about the whole flying business will be. Select a heli that is reasonably priced to suit your needs.
When you have decided upon the type of machine you want to fly, don’t buy it straight away. Fly simulators instead, you will not lose any money by doing this. Learn to handle the helicopter controls. Once your hand is steady at the controls, now it is time to go for the real thing.
How to get your RC Helicopter Ready? All the above steps are just making an RC Helicopter ready to be flown by you. It is always better to purchase an electric helicopter in the beginning. They come with charged batteries and are ready to be flown as soon as they reach your hand.
Coaxials are the best choice for beginners. A single blade helicopter might not prove to be too steady in your first flight. Before flying make sure that all the nuts and bolts of your heli are in position. If you feel vibrations in the helicopter on putting it on for testing purpose, then be warned that something is loose somewhere. Hobbyists who have gone for helicopters which are using fuel, they should check out their helicopter for any kind of sputtering noise. If fuel is below normal, then it is best to avoid later trouble by replenishing it. All the blades should be in proper balancing order for the chopper to fly well. Make yourself safe from undue expenditure due to loose wiring in the helicopter.
How do RC Helicopters Work?
Posted on | Friday, May 20, 2011 | 4 Comments
Helicopters are versatile in nature. They can be flown upwards, downwards, forwards, backwards, left and right. Your RC Helicopter can perform acrobatics for you, you can fly it upside down, you can make it touch the ground grass in one second, and in the very next second have it flying close to the tree tops.
How do RC Helicopters Work? Their workings are complicated. The smaller the craft, more complicated are its accessories. To fly your RC well you have to face the helicopter and move along with its movements. Orientation plays a great role in smooth flying. Helicopters like the RC models have a main rotor, collective control, cyclic control, a tail rotor and a swash plate assembly to beat the air and make way for its flight.
The main rotor consists of two or more blades; these are extensions to the main rotor. You can make your helicopter lift up in the air with the help of main rotor. Force required for flying comes from this source.
How do RC Helicopters Work? When the helicopter moves upwards with its rotating blades, a lift comes into being, the generated lift depends upon the angle and speed at which the blades are moving. To increase the speed of your helicopter, you simply double the pitch of the main central rotor. The pitch in turn is controlled by collective control and the cyclic control, the force is transferred through swash plate to the main central rotors.
How do RC Helicopters Work with tail rotor? Along with main rotors in a RC Helicopter, we also have small rotors. These rotors are attached to the tail rotor. These rotors prevent the spinning of the helicopter during its flight by thwarting the intentions of the central rotor system.
The Swash Plate translates commands given out by the pilot; it changes these commands into movement of the main system of rotor blades. Collective control sees to the lifting up of whole swash plate unit. Collective control maintains balance of power in the workings of various components of the RC Helicopter. Cyclic control on the other hand helps in tilting of the swash plate in different directions and at different angles.
Micro RC Helicopter
Posted on | Thursday, May 19, 2011 | 3 Comments
Micro RC Helicopters are charming. Everyone loves them. These tiny cute adventurous toys attract everybody’s attention as they sit on the website pages of online stores. These are more complicated to manufacture. Manufacturers have to keep up with the demands of the competitive market and keep abreast with the newest technology. Their cost price also needs to be kept in mind while manufacturing them on large scale.
Among the Micro RC Helicopter examples we have Blade mCX and Blade mSR. Both these helicopters have different style to go for them. One has coaxial rotor and the other comes with single rotor. But both come with 2,4GHz radio control versions for free flying experience.
Walkera is a fine example of Micro Helicopter. Micro RCs replicate any full fledged version of a helicopter. Blade Tandem Rescue comes with twin rotors.
These mini helicopters are cheapest among micro helis. They run on infra-red rays, same as television or DVD players etc. Havoc Heli is a well known example of such helicopters.
Syma $108G 3 Channel RC is indoor mini co-axial infared marines RC Helicopter built on latest Gyro version technology. It comes with beautifully detailed fuselage. It can be flown for half an hour after six minutes of charging. It can be bought for $29.95.
Syma S018 Radio Control Micro Air Wolf is another fine Micro RC Helicopter fit enough for the palm of the hand. Polypropylene foam is used in its manufacturing. The copter is flown with pre-installed three channeled infra-red beam control system. Its Lithium Polymer battery is rechargeable and just the size of a nail of your finger. It is available for $24.95 only.
Micro helicopters can perform more advanced and interesting acrobatics. These helicopters can be flown with different controls maneuvering at the same time. You have to use cyclic controls, throttle, tail rotor and collective at the same time. Smallest micro heli is Picoo Z. Second in line is the Mosquito.
These small helicopters come with 4 channel radios and 6 channel radios.
Micro helicopters can be bought in sale at sites like Hobby Tron.
Using RC Helicopters for Aerial Photography & Videography
Posted on | Wednesday, May 11, 2011 | 1 Comment
People have taken up their photography hobby to the skies. With model RC Helicopters you can have fun of enjoying two hobbies in one go. Internet has made many unknown things a common knowledge today. Using RC Helicopters for Aerial Photography & Videography is just one of those things which till date was not explored, but is now becoming a very popular hobby and business proposition today.
Using RC Helicopters for Aerial Photography & Videography was not a very cheap hobby some time back. But advancement in technology is making it cheaper, attractive and a safer way of whole operation.
A person wishing to go for this type of adventurous work should arm himself with full knowledge about the whole process. He should know everything about stabilizing and auto piloting technology. He should have a good sense in using a gimbal which comes with the camera. He should know how best to view through the camera system.
Type of camera decides your choice of RC Helicopter in Using RC Helicopters for Aerial Photography & Videography. Money factor also counts in your choice of camera and RC Helicopter. For those who are out to have fun, they can use the smallest choice available in RC Helicopters. But others with a serious mission to accomplish can go out for DSLR aerial photographs.
Electronic RC Helicopters are best for such purposes. These models make less noise and have fewer vibrations. To lift up your heavy cameras, sturdy helicopters provide you with good service. The cameras can be mounted either to the front of the craft or it can be fitted under the slung. Choose a good place from where you can have a better position for filming. Aerial photography is more effective when the sun is shining brightly. Weather conditions should be checked before sending your craft and camera up in the air.
RC Camera Helicopters are very useful in strife ridden locations. One can capture live action from violent locations, from places under siege or natural hazards like forest fires.
We will bring you more information about aerial photography and videography. Keep following the blog.
Turbine RC helicopters, the next step in evolution of a RC Helicopter enthusiast
Posted on | Tuesday, May 10, 2011 | No Comments
If you have been playing around with RC helicopters for some amount of time and thinking of getting into more serious hardware for RC helicopters, it is time that you looked into Turbine RC helicopters. Turbine RC helicopters give you the closest thrill that one can get to a real helicopter.
External construction of the Turbine powered Helicopters is the same as the nitro or electric powered ones. In fact kits are now available to convert your existing RC helicopter to a turbine powered one. The turbine powered helicopters can generate huge amounts of power and thrust as the fuel mixed with compressed air is ignited and tremendous power is generated due to this.
There are other differences in the engine construction. Computer controlled engine control unit, fuel pumps, gear box and air trap consumes a lot of electricity and hence requires a higher electrical power output.
The fuel consumption is higher and the heli can consume over 100ml/minute of flying time. Fuel is generally kerosene or jet fuel and this can be an expensive proposition, however the costs are still lesser than nitro powered RC helicopter.
Turbine RC helicopters are expensive toys and are not for the person with a tight budget. These helicopters can cost about 5-15000 USD and hence if you are considering buying one, make sure that you have sufficient skills to operate one. Better to start learning to control smaller RC helicopters before contemplating a turbine powered helicopter. However if you are a matured RC helicopter hobbyist, this is perfect for you.