List Of Radio-controlled Model Aircraft Kit Manufacturers
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List Of Radio-controlled Model Aircraft Kit Manufacturers
This is a list of notable companies that manufacture Ready To Fly and Almost Ready to Fly airplane kits. * Airtronics * Great Planes * Hangar 9 * Hobbico Hobbico, Inc. was a manufacturer and distributor of hobby products including radio control airplanes, boats, cars, helicopters and multirotors/drones. Other products include plastic model kits, model rockets, model trains, slot cars, crafts, ji ... * HobbyZone * ParkZone Historical RC plane manufacturers Many notable individuals in the 1960s through the 1990s and beyond created the landscape of modern RC modeling. These included many starting their own companies. The families of many of these individuals lost interest in continuing these businesses. The incoming supply of ARF planes from overseas made it hard to sell kits requiring assembly. * Carl Goldberg Models * Name ARF * Sig Manufacturing See also References External links {{Companies by industry Radio-controlled model aircraft kit * ...
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Ready To Fly (radio Control)
A radio-controlled aircraft (often called RC aircraft or RC plane) is a small flying machine that is controlled remotely by an operator on the ground using a hand-held radio transmitter. The transmitter continuously communicates with a receiver within the craft that sends signals to servomechanisms (servos) which move the control surfaces based on the position of joysticks on the transmitter. The control surfaces, in turn, directly affect the orientation of the plane. Flying RC aircraft as a hobby grew substantially from the 2000s with improvements in the cost, weight, performance, and capabilities of motors, batteries and electronics. Scientific, government, and military organizations are also using RC aircraft for experiments, gathering weather readings, aerodynamic modeling, and testing. A wide variety of models, parts, and styles is available for the DIY market. Nowadays, distinct from recreational civilian aeromodelling activities, Unmanned aerial vehicle (drones) or sp ...
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Almost Ready To Fly
A radio-controlled aircraft (often called RC aircraft or RC plane) is a small flying machine that is controlled remotely by an operator on the ground using a hand-held radio transmitter. The transmitter continuously communicates with a receiver within the craft that sends signals to servomechanisms (servos) which move the control surfaces based on the position of joysticks on the transmitter. The control surfaces, in turn, directly affect the orientation of the plane. Flying RC aircraft as a hobby grew substantially from the 2000s with improvements in the cost, weight, performance, and capabilities of motors, batteries and electronics. Scientific, government, and military organizations are also using RC aircraft for experiments, gathering weather readings, aerodynamic modeling, and testing. A wide variety of models, parts, and styles is available for the DIY market. Nowadays, distinct from recreational civilian aeromodelling activities, Unmanned aerial vehicle (drones) or sp ...
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Sanwa Electronic
, widely known as Sanwa, is a brand of wireless equipment best known for its high end radio-control gear for scale modelling use. The company have been a subsidiary of the SMC Group since 1965 and began to diversify into the manufacturing of radio-control equipment (transmitters and the devices which they control) in 1974 and remote control devices for home and industrial use since 1985. In North America, Sanwa transmitters were marketed as Airtronics up until early 2016, which began as an independent company producing model airplanes. History Sanwa, originally as part of Sansei Electric Industry, specialized in the research and development of remote control devices in 1959. It merged with Sanwa Denki Manufacturing in 1965 and then became part of the SMC Group. In January 1974, Sanwa entered production and sales of transmitters for radio-controlled models and in December, became a member of the Japan Radio Control Model Industrial Association (JRM). In 1975, Sanwa became a divis ...
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Great Planes Model Manufacturing
Great Planes Model Manufacturing Company of Champaign, Illinois, United States, was a radio-controlled model manufacturer and distributor and a part of Hobbico Hobbico, Inc. was a manufacturer and distributor of hobby products including radio control airplanes, boats, cars, helicopters and multirotors/drones. Other products include plastic model kits, model rockets, model trains, slot cars, crafts, jig ..., Incorporated. Radio-controlled aircraft Companies based in Champaign County, Illinois Champaign, Illinois {{leisure-company-stub ...
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Hangar 9
Horizon Hobby, LLC. is an American international hobby product distributor, headquartered in Champaign, Illinois, United States. It currently manufactures various hobby-grade radio-controlled (RC) models, as well as Athearn model trains and die-cast models, which it sells direct to consumers as well as to hobby retailers. History In October 1985, Horizon Hobby was founded by Rick Stephens, an American entrepreneur. On December 9, 2013, Horizon announced that the company was being bought by a group of investors led by Horizon's CEO, Joe Ambrose. The group includes Minneapolis-based Mill City Capital L.P. and Champaign-based Armory Capital LLC founded by Jacob Ambrose. Horizon Hobby entered an agreement to purchase its competitor, Hobbico, in April 2018. Before being purchased by Horizon Hobby, the Losi remote-controlled car division had been a separate company founded by Gil Losi with the release of the JRX2 in 1988. November 2021 - Horizon Hobby Announced the acquisition of Real ...
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Hobbico
Hobbico, Inc. was a manufacturer and distributor of hobby products including radio control airplanes, boats, cars, helicopters and multirotors/drones. Other products include plastic model kits, model rockets, model trains, slot cars, crafts, jigsaw puzzles and games. The company had approximately 850 employees worldwide. On January 10, 2018, Hobbico filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced the company is for sale. On April 13, Horizon Hobby acquired control of most Hobbico RC brands & IP (excepting Great Planes Manufacturing). Estes Industries acquired the Estes-Cox business unit and a German VC group acquired Revell Germany whole and the Revell-Monogram brands, IP & molds. Its headquarters is located in Champaign, Illinois. The company distributed over 150 brands of hobby products including about 30 proprietary product brands. Proprietary brands include: Axial, ARRMA, Dromida, Team Durango, dBoots, Revell, Monogram, Top Flite, Great Planes, AquaCraft Models, Fl ...
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HobbyZone
HobbyZone is a brand of electric-powered radio controlled aircraft, car, and boat models distributed by Horizon Hobby of Champaign, Illinois. Originally a line consisting solely of R/C aircraft, the brand name is a reference to one of three skill levels necessary to fly the various models. All HobbyZone aircraft are sold as a fully assembled, ready-to-fly package which includes all necessary accessories and batteries. Except for the Firebird Commander, the aircraft are patterned around the same basic design which is that of a high wing, experimental-style "pod and boom" blow-molded plastic fuselage with a direct-drive pusher propeller and v-tail. Skill level number one or "Z1" are two-channel aircraft aimed at first-time flyers who have had little or no experience with radio controlled aircraft and whose operation can be self-taught. The hand-held transmitter controls throttle and rudder only; climb and descent are strictly a function of throttle position. These models incorpo ...
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ParkZone
ParkZone was a brand of an intermediate level, radio-controlled electric model aircraft. It was produced and distributed by an American hobby manufacturer Horizon Hobby, based in Champaign, Illinois, United States. The name of the aircraft is taken from the term park flyer, which denotes a relatively small and unobtrusive model that can be flown in a park. The ParkZone lineup included various scale aircraft models, such as the P-51D Mustang, F4F Wildcat, F4U Corsair, and Spitfire, as well as several non-scale sport aircraft. The ParkZone aircraft and other park flyers use lithium polymer batteries because they have higher energy density, lighter weight, and longer lifespan compared to other types of batteries. These batteries are a popular choice for portable electronic devices, including radio-controlled aircraft, and can provide the power needed to run the aircraft's motor while allowing for longer flight times and more agile maneuvers due to their light weight. They are a ...
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Carl Goldberg Models
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Name ARF
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Sig Manufacturing
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Lists Of Manufacturers
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