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Post by spar on Aug 30, 2007 16:18:21 GMT 1
When I was a kid (long time ago) rc airplanes had gas powered engines. When did the first electric commercial rc airplanes arrive? What technology change made them possible?
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Post by cjg on Aug 30, 2007 23:03:21 GMT 1
Better batteries and more efficient motors.
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Post by spar on Aug 30, 2007 23:32:05 GMT 1
Any idea when electric rc airplanes became common?
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surjer
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Post by surjer on Aug 31, 2007 1:06:47 GMT 1
Are you writing an essay? Just curious... lol
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Post by spar on Aug 31, 2007 1:29:13 GMT 1
Are you writing an essay? Sorry, I can't help it - I'm a hopelessly curious person.  I could tell there were some flyers in this forum that have been with the sport for quite a while. If they wanted to talk about the "good 'ol days", I am willing to listen. I thought others in the group might be interested too. Maybe people have been putting batteries and motors up in the air for a long time, but I can imagine a day when some guy shook the Ray-O-Vac D-cells out of his flashlight and said, "watch this". |
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Post by SCC on Aug 31, 2007 12:24:30 GMT 1
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