Explore an innovative experiment where an RC airplane is powered using a repurposed hard drive motor. With careful assembly and precision engineering, this build tests the limits of lightweight ...

Electric RC aircraft are not known for long flight times ... The airframe is a Phoenix 2400 motor glider, with a 2.4 m wingspan, powered by a 600 Kv brushless motor turning a 12 x 12 propeller.

Small brushless motors and LiPo batteries are one of the most impressive bits of technology popularized in recent years. Just a few years ago, RC aircraft were powered by either anemic brushed ...