Lake Sawyer Hawks RC Glossary

RC terms, acronyms, and club references explained.

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Kit

A Kit describes an unassembled model, arrives as packages of parts which must be assembled, as opposed to an ARF, or Almost Ready to Fly, which is mostly pre-assembled or a PNP Plu...

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Knife Edge

Model rolls 90 degrees at a uniform rate. The center of gravity is held at a constant altitude during the entire maneuver using rudder for altitude and elevator for rudder.

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Kv Rating

The Kv number’s useful because it let’s you figure out how many volts you need to achieve a certain RPM, or vice versa. For an example, a 980 Kv motor powered by an 11.1 volt bat...

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