RC helicopter

Remote-controlled aircraft toy

An RC helicopter is a radio-controlled model helicopter, typically a small aircraft flown as a hobby.

RC helicopters range from inexpensive toys to sophisticated scale models requiring considerable skill to operate.

The abbreviation RC stands for radio-controlled or remote-controlled: He crashed his RC helicopter into a tree on its first flight.

Related

controller · hover · throttle · gyro · tail · propeller · battery · charger · crash · crash landing · spare parts · fly · aerial · first flight · learning curve · joystick · transmitter · receiver

Categories
Opposites
control method

RC helicopterautonomous drone

Aircraft operating without human control

scale and occupancy

RC helicoptermilitary helicopter

Armed rotorcraft for combat

Black Hawk · Apache · medevac helicopter · news helicopter

locomotion type

RC helicopterRC boat

Wireless-operated model vessel

RC tank · RC truck

Family

helicopter, helicopters, heliport, helipad, helical, helix, helices, pterodactyl, pterosaur

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G