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Glossary
RC terms and club references.
Occurs above the usual power-off stall speed when too much elevator control is input too quickly. This type of stall is usually far more violent than a wings-level, power...
ATV allows you to preset the maximum travel of a servo to either side from its neutral position. Such settings help tailor control action to suit your flying or driving s...
The tendency of an airplane to yaw in the opposite direction of the roll. For instance, when right aileron is applied, the airplane yaws to the left, thus opposing the tu...
(propeller) Is speculated to be a dominant mechanism causing rapid fatigue failure near a tip when insufficient or destabilizing tip stiffness exists. The interaction bet...
Adverse yaw, especially on flat-bottom wings, is caused by the difference in airflow density between the bottom and top of the wing. The airflow along the wing’s bottom i...
Twin elevator servos plugged into separate channels used to control elevator with the option to also have the 2 elevator servos act as ailerons in conjunction with the pr...
The angle that the wing penetrates the air. As the angle of attack increases so does lift and drag, up to a point.
The TechOne ARF BUNDLE airplane requires intermediate level building skills. Some included components such as servos and motors do not come pre-installed and will need to...
Freewing offers some of its 90mm jets in "ARF Plus" format. Expanding on the normal ARF format above, The ARF Plus format has ALL components installed already, EXCEPT for...
The wingspan divided by the chord. Aspect ratio is important where a wing's efficiency is concerned. A short aspect ratio (short wings) is better for maneuvering, si...
Any radio channel function other than the four basics (aileron, rudder, elevator and throttle).
A proprietary combination of gyros, sensors, and software that helps to stabilize and control the heading of surface RC models.
This type of roll is one where the aircraft’s fuselage remains exactly on the line of flight while the wings roll about it. Except for a very few jet fighters at high spe...