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Brushless motor from old CD drive to power RC airplane

The idea is to get the stock brushless motor from an old CD/DVD drive to power an rc airplane, let's see if it will work. It is in fact possible to power a small rc airplane with one of these motors, ...
Hackaday

Electric “Radial” RC Aircraft Motor

For a long time radial aircraft engines, with their distinctive cylinder housings arranged in a circle, were a common sight on aircraft. As an experiment, [KendinYap], wanted to see if he could ...
Hackaday

Hard Lessons Learned While Building A Solar RC Plane

Although not the first to try and build a DIY solar-powered remote control airplane, [ProjectAir]’s recent attempt is the most significant one in recent memory. It follows [rctestflight]’s multi-year ...
Gizmodo

The World’s Fastest RC Plane Hit 548 MPH Without a Motor

According to the Guinness World Records, Germany’s Niels Herbrich flew a rocket-powered remote control plane to a record-breaking speed of 465.544 MPH back in 2018. Three days ago, California’s ...