Electric Aircraft Fun Fly in Austin, Texas Sept. 18th & 19th.
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Channel: Tio Dave · 2009 · Science & Technology
Hill Country Aeromodelers are hosting an AMA Sanctioned - Electric Aircraft Fun Fly in Austin, Texas Sept. 18th & 19th. Date and Time Fri Sep 18, 2009 Sep 19, 2009 9:00 AM 7:00 PM (CDT) Location and Map Mary Moore Searight Metropolitan Park 907 Slaughter Ln. Austin, Texas 78748 United States Who are the Hill Country Aeromodelers? The Hill Country Aeromodelers is an association of Radio Controlled model aircraft enthusiasts. The club is a non-profit organization chartered by the Academy of Model Aeronautics, the national umbrella organization for aeromodeling in the United States. A radio-controlled aircraft (often called RC aircraft or RC plane) is a model aircraft that is controlled remotely, typically with a hand-held transmitter and a receiver within the craft. The receiver controls the corresponding servos that move the control surfaces based on the position of joysticks on the transmitter, which in turn affect the orientation of the plane. Flying RC aircraft as a hobby has been growing worldwide with the advent of more efficient motors (both electric and miniature internal combustion or jet engines), lighter and more powerful batteries and less expensive radio systems. A wide variety of models and styles is available. Scientific, government and military organizations are also utilizing RC aircraft for experiments, gathering weather readings, aerodynamic modeling and testing, and even using them as drones or spy planes.
