An optical sensor designed specifically
to count light impulses through a turning propeller and read
out the engine rpm.
This is were the plane has two main landing
legs in the wing up and a tail wheel mounted at the rear of
the fuselage, or onto the lower part of the rudder
A wheel at the rear of the plane
A variable control in the carburettor that
increases or decreases the fuel/air mix to the engine, used
to control engine speed.
A programming function of the radio
that allows the throttle operation to be adjusted at various
points along the throttle movement to produce a linear movement.
The force provided by the engine/propeller
or to move the model through the air.
Describes the amount of pull or power that
a servo or engine generates, lifting or pulling power.
The most rearward edge of the main wing, stabilizer,
or control surface.
A model plane designed to be inherently
stable with relatively easy flight characteristics, allowing
new pilots time to respond to flight changes.
Allows an instructor to teach a new pilot
to fly using a master and slave transmitter system, connected
by a trainer lead. Usually known as the buddy box system.
This is the hand held part of the radio
system that transmits radio signals to the receiver in the
model.
The landing gear in the plane will have
a nose leg at the front and then the main undercarriage mounted
in the wing or fuselage.
An abbreviation used to describe the transmitter.
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