Hiroki Itou, Scott Gray, and Curtis Youngblood dominate at the 2007 FAI Championships
The 2007 F3C World FAI Championships for radio controlled helicopters just finished up in Wloclawek, Poland. JR Radios along with Spektrum 2.4GHz technology won every position on the podium:
1st Place: Hiroki Itou – Japan
2nd Place: Scott Gray – Canada
3rd Place: Curtis Youngblood – [...]
When talking about breakthroughs in Radio Control (R/C or RC) technology, quite a few things come immediately to mind. From the first wheel radio, first electronic speed controller, first computerized radio, and first synthesized radio, there have been a number of milestones. Spektrum’s DSM 2.4GHz Spread Spectrum Technology can now be added to this list [...]
Randy Bridge and Travis Flynn took the top two positions at the recent F3D Pylon Racing World Championships. The 2007 Championships were held on the AMA grounds in Muncie, Indiana. In a competition where these planes travel in excess of 200 mph around the pylon course, having the most precise control over your aircraft is [...]
Spektrum wins at XFC
Pilots using the revolutionary Spektrum DX7 or JR radios using Spektrum technology took the win in both the Heli and Airplane classes at the 2007 International Futaba® Extreme Flight Championship (XFC). This invitational event brings the top 20 airplane and top 20 heli pilots from around the world together to compete for [...]
Do you have questions about RC Car Motors, RC Truck Motors, RC Boat Motors? Well here’s some information about Electric RC Motors.
Big “Comm” & Small “Comm” Generally speaking, big commutators provide more torque while the regular size commutator provides more rpms. Big comms: high load, high current applications, good for Off Road racing. Small comms: [...]
Receiver Power System Requirements
With all radio installations it is vital the onboard power system provides adequate power of 4 volts or more without interruption to the receiver even when the system is fully loaded (servos at maximum flight loads). This becomes especially critical with giant scale models that utilize multiple high torque/ high current servos. [...]
Spektrum has revolutionized the RC world yet again with the release of Air Modules, most of which are compatible with the increasingly popular JR and Futaba radio systems. Now you can get in-depth with the latest in Spektrum technology. With the addition of the new Spektrum Air Modules Tour Flash Video below, RC pilots and [...]
A Whole New Era In Flying!
As usual, JR extensively field-tested the 9303 2.4 for performance and reliability before sending units outbound to team members for further input. (JR’s internal R&D team perform extensive evaluation on their products to ensure team members have a positive experience.) But they weren’t quite prepared for the response they got [...]
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