Pushing the RC envelope has always been a passion of mine, and this resonates with my love of flying dogfighting sims since the 90s. Now that FPV technology has matured, I have always wanted to add flight realism to my RC flying experience. Thus, I took the insatiable challenge to design a head-tracking FPV system […]
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The short answer is yes. But they use different spinners. The spinner is the white plastic hub that connects the prop to the motor shaft. This shows that although you can use the propeller of Mustangs with 400mm wingspan, or any other Volantex warbirds RC airplanes, you need to use the original spinner for 500mm
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The Volantex P-51D Mustang with 500mm wingspan is probably one of the greatest small-scale RC warbirds in the market. But its downfall is the tight battery compartment that could barely house a 400mAh 2s LiPo battery, let alone one that is 600mAh and beyond. Moreover, it’s hard to source for such tiny battery to fit
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Let’s cut to the chase and get on with the four methods to increase or decrease the height of your RC ground vehicle. Use Smaller or Larger Wheels Something that is not too obvious but simply works with ease. Changing wheels with different diameters can easily help lower or raise your RC car ride height.
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If you do an online search, you’ll find that the only solution to get a speed reading from an RC car is by using an external GPS device attached to the car. But what if we could have a cool speedometer reading right on our view, just like that we saw on F1 TV? So
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Not many of us don’t have the privilege of staying close to a purpose-built RC track. If we can’t find them, why don’t we build them, so they said. Having said that, here are some practical things to do to when blazing your RC on the streets. Soften Your Suspension Imagine you’re an ant and
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Today’s radio-control hobby is generally split into three main categories – RC cars, RC planes and drones. Let’s compare the three and discover the differences that make them thick. Barrier of Entry RC cars tend to have a lower barrier of entry compared to RC planes or drones simply because they are easily available and
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Here are two quick and effective tricks to adjust the hardness of your RC vehicle suspension. Your RC suspension is pretty much like an ordinary car’s suspension where it mainly consists of two components – the coil spring and the damper (a.k.a. shock absorber). How RC Car Suspension Works Again, just like a standard 1:1
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RC cars are like their much larger real-life counterparts where tires play a crucial role in how they behave while moving. And most tires come with threads and these treads (not threads) come in a variety of patterns – directional, symmetrical and asymmetrical patterns. We’re just going to discuss directional types for now and how
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In the spirit of boldly going where no RC has gone before, you may have the insatiable to push your RC to its limits. One limiting factor is the radio range. Whether you wish to maximize your RC range for FPV purposes or not (really no point in having an onboard camera if you could
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