RC airplane and helicopter
reviews and overviews
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. Where there is a more comprehensive review you'll see User review.
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 RC airplanes
 SE5a - 4 channel foam WWI fighter |
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 Pitts S2B - 4 channel semi-scale kit (User review) |
 Ultra Micro F4U Corsair - 4 channel micro warbird |
 Ultra Micro Mosquito - 4 channel twin motor micro warbird |
 Pretty 1500 - electric glider (User review) |
 Radian Pro - 5 channel powered glider |
 Extra 300 - 4 channel scale aerobatic (User review) |
 Stinson Reliant - 4 channel vintage classic |
 UMX Beast - 4 channel ultra Micro scale bipe |
 Alpha Jet - 3 channel EDF (User review) |
 F4F Wildcat - 4 channel EP warbird |
 Alpha 450 - 4 channel trainer |
 eRC Spitfire - 3 channel micro warbird (User review) |
 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 (User review). |
 Sukhoi Su-26m - 4 channel aerobatic mini plane (User review) |
 Radian - 3 channel powered glider |
 Champ - 3 ch entry level trainer |
 Ultra Micro J-3 Cub - 3 ch entry level trainer |
 Vapor - ultralight 3 ch indoor flyer |
 Ember - ultralight 3 ch indoor flyer |
 Apprentice - RTF high wing trainer |
 Super Decathlon - 3 channel aerobatic trainer |
 Super Cub - larger 3 channel scale trainer |
 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 |
 Ambassador - RTF sport flyer |
 Freedom Flyer - 3/4 channel trainer/sport airplane |
 Piper Cub - 3 channel scale trainer |
 Firebird Freedom - Anti-crash technology |
 Cessna 182 - ARF kit choices |
 Typhoon 2 3D - 4 channel aerobatic PNP (User review) |
 Parkzone Cessna 210 - micro semi-scale, 3 channel |
 Cherokee - 4 channel scale mini plane |
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 SR - CP learner's heli |
 Blade 400 - my own CP heli (User review) |
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 Blade mSR - micro single rotor |
 Blade mCX - palm-size co-axial (User review) |
 Walkera 4#3B - 4 ch. micro heli (User review) |
 Blade CX3 MD 520N - 3 ch. scale co-axial |
 Blade CX 2 - 4 ch. coaxial |
 Blade CX - 4 ch. co-axial |
 Dragonfly 4 - 4 ch. FP beginners (User review) |
 Blade CP - beginner or advanced 3D |
 RotoFly - mini helicopter, 14" span |
 Battling Havoc Helis - infrared aerial combat |
 Picoo Z - 2 ch. micro (User review) |
 Syma Dragonfly - 2 ch. beginners (User review) |
 Airscoot - 4 ch., contra-rotating |
 Pegasus - 4 ch. co-axial |
 HorseFly - bigger version HouseFly |
Gas RC helicopters
 Thunder Tiger Raptor - entry level gas helicopter |
 JR Venture 30 CP - ARF combo beginner/aerobatic helicopter |
 JR Venture 50 - ARF aerobatic helicopter |
Pete's gliders
 Weasel Evo - 2 channel EPP glider (User review) |
 Valentino - 3 channel smaller sport glider (User review) |
 Freebird - sport/aerobatic glider (User review) |
 Graupner Swift - 3 channel scale glider (User review) |
For more detailed user product reviews via a live feed from RC Universe, you can use these links:
RC airplane reviews : RC helicopter reviews : RC cars & truck reviews : RC boat reviews.
Related pages
Airplane reviews from RC Universe.
Helicopter reviews from RC Universe.
Car & truck reviews from RC Universe.
Boat reviews from RC Universe.
Old pages removed from the above aircraft lists: Predator UAV -- Fantail Flyer -- Airstrike -- A7 Tornado