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Radio-controlled cars, or RC cars for short, [1] are miniature vehicles (cars, vans, buses, buggies, etc.) controlled via radio. Nitro powered models use glow plug engines, small internal combustion engines fuelled by a special mixture of nitromethane , methanol , and oil (in most cases a blend of castor oil and synthetic oil ).
Nitro engines for models can turn in excess of 50,000 RPM. Typical operating rpm for sport model aircraft engines is 10,000–14,000 RPM. For radio control (RC) boats and ducted fan aircraft engines, 20,000–25,000 is the usual range, and for cars RPM in the range of 25,000–37,000 is common. With this much movement, a lot of frictional heat ...
Adam Drake - part of Team Novarossi and used a Novarossi engine to gain a victory in pro nitro buggy in the ROAR 2013 Nitro Offroad Nationals. Robert Batlle was part of Team Novarossi (Spain) - 2-time European Champion, 9-time Spanish Champion, 1 World Championship (2012, Argentina)
In the 1950s and 1960s until recently, Cox has produced a line of hobby-oriented models of cars, airplanes, and other vehicles. The most noted are the .049 cubic-inch displacement glow fuel powered models, controlled by line (Control Line) or by radio (Radio Control). AMC Matador.049 engine police car from the TV series Adam-12; T-28 Trojan ...
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
Serpent Model Racing Cars B.V. (known commonly as Serpent, or alternatively Serpent Motorsport, Serpent MRC or Team Serpent) was a company from Heemstede, North Holland in the Netherlands specializing in competition grade radio controlled cars which has won numerous IFMAR and EFRA titles, plus several national title; they are currently Chinese owned and all products are made in China as of ...
Anne Vanker, of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, stands by the ashes of her late son Flynn MacKrell at her home on Friday, July 26, 2024. Vanker is demanding justice for the death of her 18-year-old son ...
Lett entered the radio-controlled hobby with a gasoline-powered airplane, bringing it on tour and flying as time permitted. [3] His first radio-controlled car was an Associated RC12E. [4] During Lett's travels, he raced the car in parking lots until rider Johnny O'Mara destroyed it by driving it under a moving car.