RC jets are by far the most thrilling and exhilarating of any RC plane that a hobbyist can fly. Model jet planes will deliver the goods. Picture having a toy which could speed up in excess to three hundred mph!! Sure that isn’t the average speed for all model RC jets, but it does give you an idea of what you can do in the future when you get to be an ace of a pilot.
This is where you upgrade from normal RC model airplanes to jet fighter models. So if you have your heart set on flying radio control jet fighter models, one can start with a pusher rc airplane, then progress to a ducted fan jet. Pusher RC jets are much easier, slower and inexpensive then ducted fan jets are. Radio controlled pusher jets have a propeller at the back of them that just pushes it to fly. They are more stable and forgiving and make a good choice for beginners who want to start out on a RC jet plane, although not looking or sounding like them. Ducted fan jets are the most popular among hobbyist, and are very easy to fly also. Electric ducted fan (EDF) models are much closer to the real thing than pusher jets. Plus, they are a lot less dangerous, since the propeller and engine is located inside of a duct, which protects adults and children from it. Ducted fan jets also are very gentle to fly, requiring very little maintenance and fine tuning. Almost Ready to Fly (ARF) or Ready to Fly RC airplanes provide good training if your ultimate goal is a gas turbine RC jet plane.
After you have gained practice from those jet models, then move onto a turbine engine. Turbine rc jets are growing in popularity because they sound and smell so much like the real jet fighters. A turbine jet is powered by a ducted turbine in the fuselage of the RC jet, which is as close as you can come to fly a real jet. Turbine ducted engines use real jet fuel and run just like a real jet turbine engine does and sounds much like it too. For hobby jet pilots who want the realistic jet flying experience, this type of R/C jet is the one. Of course, you need a lot of experience flying and operating remote control airplanes before you step forward to claim your wings for turbine ducted jets.
Both Dr. Hans von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle are being recognized to have discovered the turbine engine. RC turbine jets have engines like real jet aircraft. Also known as rc gas turbines and centrifugal flow turbine. The engine is started by rushing compressed air into the front, until it reaches high enough revolutions to operate on its own. Air entering the turbine is thrown outwards as it passes over the spinning impeller. The air hits against the inside of the can and so is compressed greatly before passing into the combustion chamber, where it mixes with a fine mist of jet fuel. This forceful compression increases the pressure and air temperature, making for highly effective combustion by a small glow plug. As the fuel/air mixture ignites and explodes within the chamber, the coned shape of the chamber forces it backwards towards the turbines. The turbines accelerate the velocity of the passing gases and increase the pressure of them too. Exhaust gases finally get forced through the narrowing jet pipe at the very rear of the engine, exiting at great speed and pressure, thus generating the high levels of thrust to propel the jet.
RC jets can be so much fun sometimes that it is scary, but every flyer needs to always keep caution in mind when flown near people, because of the speed of them. Also, remember that a turbine engine, operate at very high speeds, so take care that it does not overheat and fail. Discover and enjoy the exhilaration of the RC turbine jet.
