The History of Remote control Helicopters

The first ever prosperous flight of a remote control helicopter took place in West Germany in 1968 and was built by Dr. Dieter Schlute. This model was the first fully functional, controllable remote control helicopter and was pioneering in its field, contribution the grounding for improvement throughout the years.

Taking the initiative from the first full scale operational helicopter by lgor Sikorsky in 1941, the Rc helicopter truly succeeded after much trial and error in rotary types when in 1978, some ten years after the first remote control helicopter was proven to work, a semi-scale model of the Wallace Autogiro went mainstream foremost to variations of the remote control helicopter kit to be sold in model shops worldwide.

RC Helicopter

There have been any basic designs for remote control helicopters over the years including those with group pitch (meaning blades which rotate on their longitudinal axis to vary or reverse lift) which are typically more difficult to fly but are aerodynamically more manoeuvrable.

One of the major improvement barriers has been providing the Rc helicopters with enough power to lift the weight of the construction off the ground. Given the improvement in technologies we have today this has been well overcome and typical power sources for remote control helicopters now consist of Nitro (nitromethane-methanol internal combustion), gas turbines, galvanic batteries, petrol and gasoline.

As the helicopters have industrialized throughout the years, one of the stand out features of each and every model has been that they are getting smaller and smaller. Today there are a large range of micro Rc helicopters which work both indoors and surface which are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, a big step transmit from the bulky structures we started out playing with.

Rc Helicopters are now stocked by major high road and online stores, Gone are the days where they belonged to only the hardcore hobbyists and they are more accessible to the normal buyer than ever.

As the helicopters entered the mainstream of the boys toys / gadgets industry it was apparent they needed to be more durable as novices took to the controls. The helicopters of today are made from die cast mould plastics which can withstand being flown into a wall or the ceiling at some speeds.

The main improvement within the last few years has been the introduction of gyroscope technology to the Rc helicopters. This technology has made the remote control helicopters much easier to control, eliminating the consistent circling flying motion that is found within many of the economy models on the market. Turns and manoeuvres are more strict and commonly easier to control meaning anything can look like a pro within minutes of picking up their new toy and any time you ease off the control stick the Gyro returns the helicopter to an utterly stable, upright position.

The time to come of remote control helicopters will bring even more developments as all the manufacturers look to improve flight times, stability, manoeuvrability, charge times and who knows what else their creativity will conjure up.

The History of Remote control Helicopters

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