RC airplane and helicopter reviews

The purpose of the rc airplane and helicopter reviews and overviews listed on this page is to give you a general idea of what to expect from each model, and to show some good examples of currently popular rc aircraft.

Do bear in mind though that most of these particular reviews aren't comprehensive building and flying reviews, they're more of a quick overview to show you what to expect from the aircraft in question. For more detailed user product reviews via a live feed from good ol' RC Universe, you can use these links:
RC airplane reviews : RC helicopter reviews : RC cars & truck reviews : RC boat reviews.

A good tip for researching rc aircraft these days is to check video sites like YouTube and RCU Videos. The videos themselves are of course useful to watch, but also pay attention to comments left by other viewers; you can get a fair idea of the product from what people say!

But for a general idea from within this website, click any of the links in the tables below for an overview of that model. The aircraft shown below are in no particular order...

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Electric airplanes
Gas airplanes
Electric helicopters
Gas helicopters

Electric RC airplanes

Alpha 450 - 4 channel trainer
Habu EDF - electric jet	Ultra Micro 4-Site - 4 channel micro 3D flyer	Ultra Micro P-51 - 4 channel micro warbird	Messerschmitt Bf-109G - 3 channel PNP/BNF warbird
Super Cub LP - 3 channel scale trainer	P-51 Mustang BL RTF - BNF review here.	Sukhoi Su-26m - 4 channel aerobatic mini plane	Radian - 3 channel powered glider
Super Decathlon - 3 channel aerobatic trainer	Apprentice - RTF high wing trainer	Vapor - ultralight 3 ch indoor flyer	Ember - ultralight 3 ch indoor flyer
Ambassador - RTF sport flyer	Super Cub - larger 3 channel scale trainer	Firebird Freedom - Anti-crash technology	ElectriStar - 4 channel trainer
F4U Corsair - RTF scale 4 channel	P-51 Mustang - RTF scale Mustang, 3 channel	Spitfire - RTF scale Spitfire, 3 channel	T28 Trojan - 4 channel scale subject
Freedom Flyer - 3/4 channel trainer/sport airplane	Piper Cub - 3 channel scale trainer	Parkzone Cessna 210 - micro semi-scale, 3 channel	Cherokee - 4 channel scale mini plane
Predator UAV - for aerial photography	Fantail Flyer - Unusual 2 channel soarer	Airstrike - 3 channel trainer	A7 Tornado - RTF simple ducted fan jet
Cessna 182 - ARF kit choices	Typhoon 2 3D - 4 channel aerobatic PNP

Gas RC airplanes

Hanger 9 Alpha 40 - first gas RTF trainer with DSM2 rc system	NexStar Select - state of the art trainer, fully RTF, 4 channel	P-51 Mustang - RTF scale Mustang, 4 channel
Nitro Alpha Trainer 60 - larger wingspan gas trainer, with a 60 size engine	Cessna 182 - ARF kit choices (gas and electric)	Flying Lawn Mower - ARF novelty model
Nitro Airstrike - fully RTF trainer, 4 channel	Nitro Skyliner - ARF trainer for a 40/46 size engine	Nitro Capitol Flyer - ARF trainer for a 40/46 size engine, good for aerobatics

Electric RC helicopters

Blade 400 - my own CP heli
Blade mSR - micro single rotor	Blade mCX - palm-size co-axial	Walkera 4#3B - 4 ch. micro heli
Blade CX3 MD 520N - 3 ch. scale co-axial	Blade CX 2 - 4 ch. coaxial	Blade CX - 4 ch. co-axial
Dragonfly 4 [User review] - 4 ch. FP beginners	Blade CP - beginner or advanced 3D	RotoFly - mini helicopter, 14" span
Battling Havoc Helis - infrared aerial combat	Picoo Z [External user review] - 2 ch. micro	Syma Dragonfly [External user review] - 2 ch. beginners
Airscoot - 4 ch., contra-rotating	Pegasus - 4 ch. co-axial	HorseFly - bigger version HouseFly