| Man's unending desire to fly was fulfilled on December | | | | RC helicopters are a popular among model air craft |
| 17, 1903 by the Wright brothers Wilbur and Orville. | | | | enthusiasts who conduct shows and competitions |
| Since then flying became an obsession of people of all | | | | among themselves. To fly a RC helicopter one should |
| ages. While young men wanted to become pilots the | | | | get special training. Unlike a model air craft which is |
| children wanted to fly toy planes. The peak of this | | | | flying straight the helicopters need different kinds of |
| desire is the radio controlled helicopter and the remote | | | | maneuvers which an amateur cannot do with out |
| control plane. | | | | careful training. |
| Though the Wright brothers were able to produce the | | | | These helicopters carry out the different maneuvers |
| first flying machine in 1903 It took longer to produce the | | | | by changing the speed of the rotor and the tail rotor. |
| remote control flying machine. We had to wait until the | | | | Some model helicopters have sensors to detect the |
| remote control technology was able to control a | | | | wind speeds which detect the wind speeds and adjust |
| remote controlled flyer. The present day remote | | | | the speed of the rotor and the tail rotor to have the |
| controlled helicopters use radio technology to control | | | | model helicopter flying steadily. |
| the helicopter on flight. They are popularly known as | | | | RC helicopters are normally available in kits which the |
| RC helicopter. There awesome small helicopters which | | | | buyer has to bring home and assemble. To assemble |
| use infra red technology but it is the radio technology | | | | one it could take from 5 to 20 hours depending on the |
| that is widely used in the present day remote | | | | model. The construction is mainly out of aluminum, |
| controlled helicopters. | | | | plastic or fiber. |
| The RC helicopter runs with an ethanol powered | | | | The blades are normally made out of wood or fiber |
| engine or an electric motor. With the recent | | | | glass. |
| improvements to the rechargeable batteries and the | | | | Apart from being a hobby the RC helicopter using |
| reduction of the prices the electric RC helicopter are | | | | electric power is use as UAV or unmanned aerial |
| more popular. | | | | vehicles as spying devices. |