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Lithium Iron Phosphate (aka LiFe, LiFePo, LiFePo4) batteries are most often used in RCLand for transmitters.  They're safer than LiPo, s...

Some handy voltage numbers. cells                   1S      2S      3S      4S      5S      6s nominal voltage         3.7     7.4     ...

Brushless motors have lots of numbers associated with them.  Let's use the popular TowerPro 2408-21 as an example.  It's very well d...

The ESC (electronic speed controller) is used to control  the speed of a brushless motor.  It usually has a BEC ("battery elimination c...

LiPo Batteries. Configuration : How many cells the battery has. (1S, 2S, 3S) Capacity : How much electricity the battery holds. (500 ...

Propellers have two numbers: length. the pitch. How far the prop would spiral forward in one rotation. This illustration is from hobb...

Dimension : height, weight, length. Weight : and how much it weighs. Operating Voltage: electrical input range. for planes, this is alm...