HOW RC AIRPLANES WORK (Intro to RC Electronics for Beginners)

[@johnking975]

Excellent video, as a drone pilot I just kind of assumed that there would be a flight controller in there somewhere, and your video has shown me that you yourself have to be the flight controller when flying planes, I have a whole new respect for you fellas!

[@TheMadstress]

Thank you, have just built my first plane and this was invaluable :)

[@RCwithAdam1]

Super! Glad I can help!

[@Dafix]

​@@RCwithAdam1 I'm thinking about building one but i dont have much money nor knowledge about electronics and coding, im in 8th grade and i dont know if it would be better to stay away from building one until i get more knowledge from science class, what do you think?😶

[@cubeofcrabs]

@@Dafix you should do it, it’s super fun

[@Dafix]

@@cubeofcrabs i have a biology project now where i just have to create a model of DNA and i think im just gonna make it with an electric motor so it could spin, i bet it'll be the most interesting one out of the entire class😎

[@gabroke573]

I want ro build but im new bie im planning to build a Cessna type plane​@@RCwithAdam1

[@brianboykin4965]

Little late to the party but great video! I'm putting together an AR wing for quiet slow flight fpv and maybe some random robots for the kids. Thanks for your easy to understand and non pretentious explanation

[@nasu68000]

Finally, I have found a video that actually teaches me how the electronics work, unlike a lot of other KZbin videos. Thank you. Quick question, is there a way to create a failsafe without an arduino that cuts the throttle if the connection between the tx and rx is lost?

[@marcosr2017]

We need a part 2 going more in depth!

[@lochnersitzenbleiben2703]

Omg, that is so easier than I thought it would be. I use to be in a engineering program so I assumed I would have to manual program the motors to the control and give them inputs. Thanks!

[@saveliyseredin1411]

omg I finally found a good easy to understand video

[@MrKbtor2]

This is awesome, exactly what I was looking for.

[@FEvogelfrei33]

Did you cut and go back to talk about motor just to say" nut" and" shaft"?

[@sarahwinfield3989]

I'm unlucky and my name is Jonah. I knelt on my brothers' balsa-built plane 70 years ago and I've never forgiven myself.

[@gameboyv1790]

oh

[@NegativeAccelerate]

Did you change your name and gender to never show your face again?

[@antrygrevok6440]

Priorities: Any sane Soul/CellOfGod/Continuum will have outgrown their loss of any within-a-life thing. Exactly as the minor things that happen to children become insignificant as one's life accumulates more & more experiences, so too this happens with Souls. As they accumulate more & more of *their* experiences, the individual-things become less & less significant. "The Prodigal Son" was a parable ( in the Christian bible ) about an individual Soul who was oriented to "the kingdom without", or *external* basis for happiness, then, when that didn't work, when that Soul outright *gave up on* external basis-for-real-happiness, & turned *within*, ( "the Kingdom of G-D is within" ), then it began climbing the inner-mountain, & then it was doing real progressing towards earning its true-home. Letting-go of the external, is a natural part of growing-up. Letting-go is part of growing-up, too. Let G-D take care of it. Let LivingSpirit take care of it. You probably don't accept the stuff in AwakeSoulism/Buddhism, so I'll stick to Christian stuff, but if G-D is G-D, & if its children ( Souls ) are its children, then there is no relationship closer than between G-D & its children, which are Souls, right? Souls are as immaterial as G-D itself is, right? ( Souls are made in G-D's image: they are equally immaterial, equally beyond-form. 1 of the "Commandments" was originally to NEVER mistake any form, whatsoever, for G-D: G-D is *beyond* form. Pretending that this, or that, form bound G-D was violation of Living LAW. It still is. ) Anyways, just as human-things are just human-things, & Souls outgrow all such human-things, as they grow-up, we, at our scale, too, have to outgrow things, to let-go of them, to let healing happen, XOR we're making our past obstacles/mistakes *more significant in our lives, by choice, than G-D itself is*, see? Letting-go of the lesser, & holding only onto the greater: that is part of what life asks of us. I'm only writing this for you because I'd rather you be free from the obstacle/prison your past-fixation has made for you. I've done much of the same thing, around different circumstances. Priorities: hold to the greater, let-go of the lesser. Let healing happen. LivingSpirit's right, trust it ( yin, not female ). Healing is of LivingSpirit. _ /\ _

[@OneOfMyriads]

Thank you for sharing Jonah

[@Lee-yb6qh]

So what? Move on and smash something else, right? Or enjoy Drybar Comedy. They smash everything😂

[@Random57490]

Do you need specific parts that match amps and specific qualities?

[@bigmac3006]

Great vid! Excellent job.

[@jlowe600]

So, am I right in saying the days of having an ON/OFF switch for the receiver are over?

[@RCwithAdam1]

Correct.

[@MukeshKumar-jw6ji]

This circuit was for small RC plane but for little bigger plane how can we decide that upto what power means amp, volts etc we could select for all the components, what and how are the relation of power in amp, volts etc among all the components so that we could select such components for the custom RC plane? Video was good. Got nice idea about the components. 👍 Thankyou.

[@H20-d1e]

What esc are you using?

[@Thevariablegamer]

If I wanted to build a glider without the motor and just have the control surfaces how could I power the receiver?

[@techland.6333]

can you put links for where we can get all the electronics you have?

[@itzhotaki]

Hi i have a question. For the servos that control ailerons, do they need to bé plug in the same Channel ? If yes how does thé receiver know to make them Rotate with an opposite directions ?

[@guliyevshahriyar]

Thanks

[@noobrat3090]

i didn't get the bind plug

[@johnroland4964]

The ESC is a PMW

[@ianrocker2024]

Fantastic video, thank you! Do you have any recommendations for where to buy a kit or parts for an absolute beginner?

[@RCwithAdam1]

Thanks! I would check out the FliteTest Mighty Mini kits.

[@gualtierorossi4856]

Sorry, but then what is the Flight controller for and why should I install it?🤔

[@bobeden5027]

What does E S C stand for?

[@Random57490]

Electronic speed controller

[@Theugleefish]

I'm pretty late on commenting, but if you had multiple rotors, how would the set up look like to have it run off one battery?

[@RCwithAdam1]

Hi! For a plane, you would have a Y splitter from your battery to two individual ESCs and motors.

[@ahmedmatic4994]

thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much GOD BLESS YOUUUUUUUUUUUU

[@prashantpant5051]

RC with Adam can you tell me about what did you add in the server and attach it to the rudder .tell me please

[@RCwithAdam1]

Hi! Do you mean the pushrod connections? I used guitar strings. I talk more about that and other control rod methods in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpPWg2OamrSiY5Y .

[@Chris-ix1gm]

Hi adam i was wondering what material you were using to build your airplane, i cant seem to remember the name of it.

[@RCwithAdam1]

Hi! This is Adam's ReadyBoard, commonly called foamboard or foamcore. You can get it at dollar stores.

[@Chris-ix1gm]

RCwithAdam thank you!

[@s4nr0dd16]

What's the electronics called

[@s4nr0dd16]

Where can I get them

[@larrybud]

If you're new to RC planes, please don't use guitar strings for push rods. While it may be easier to route through your model, you can see at 10:14 why you shouldn't: The wire is flexing and your control inputs aren't getting all the way to your control surfaces, thus making you lose some control of your model. Otherwise good basic explanation of everything.

[@jockerpocker395]

What type of motor should we use ???pls help

[@RCwithAdam1]

This motor is an Emax 1806 1800kv motor. It is great for smaller sized airplanes. I would suggest taking a look at FliteTest's Power Pack kit to get N idea of different sizes motors for different planes.

[@jockerpocker395]

@@RCwithAdam1 Thanks man,thanks a lot

[@oliver-ce6zg]

How can I bind a transmitter that doesn’t have a bind button

[@RCwithAdam1]

There will probably be a binding option in one of the menus. What transmitter do you have?

[@oliver-ce6zg]

RCwithAdam Carson reflex wheel pro without lcd it’s quite old and meant for rc cars

[@fatimahbatara6583]

Hi, so I’m a beginner (like i just started today lmao) and I was wondering how could you connect the servo into the elevated part of your helicopter? I was confused on how it goes up and down while the servo was going sideways. Same thing for the rudder. Hope you see this lol cuz i rlly need it for a project that im doing. Also!!! love the video, as a beginner you explained it so well. Thx for the vid!!!

[@RCwithAdam1]

Hi! Even though the servo is sort of mounted "sideways" on the wall of the main body (the fuselage) the actual moving part (called the servo "arm") still moves mostly in a forward and backward motion. The control rod (the long connector piece) attached to the servo arm is connected to the elevator "control horn". The control horn (which is attached to the elevator) converts the forward-backward motion from the servo into an up-down motion on the elevator. (this works because the control horn is at about a 90 degree to the elevator, and the control rod is free to rotate within the control horn). Let me know if this makes any sense! 🙂

[@overrekt9695]

damn you deserve more subs :) . . . . . . and views too XD

[@franciscourena5636]

Great presentation How about other components such as Autopilot, GPS, etc.???

[@MedMadeSiriuslyeasy]

N intro your voice like mrbeast

[@Electronzap]

Nice. I have long wanted to simply control motors and servos with a remote control but for some reason when you search for products, the sellers show sending and receiving modules that you have to program with Arduino or something. I should have just been watching RC videos and I would have seen what you guys were already doing.

[@VerbenaIDK]

1:12 it's a great idea if you put those further in the back (only slightly) and add 1 more servo for roll control i never build an rc plane before, but i played ksp enough to tell you roll controp is really important, oftentimes more than yaw control, you can get out of a bad course with roll but not solely with yaw

[@jigs1307]

Thanks for this excellent video, Adam! It's really awesome how you didn't have any trouble trying to explain this concept so simply. I just had some trouble trying to understand how you would control your aircraft without using ailerons. That would restrict movement in the roll axis. Now I understand how you can use the rudder to yaw, but then there's a limit to that. Yaw too much, and your plane will stall. The kind of rc plane I'm trying to build has to be highly maneuverable in nature and I want to bring in another servo motor to control both of the ailerons. Can you help me with the connections for a third servo motor? Thanks in advance!

[@RCwithAdam1]

Hey thanks for the feedback. Basically, you just need to have one open servo port (using a Y-splitter cable) or two (one for each servo to control individually) to connect the aileron servos.

[@jigs1307]

@@RCwithAdam1 Thank you for your response! This has helped me greatly.

[@gregorydahl]

I bought a harbor freight mustang 10 years ago and broke it but saved the servos and motors in a bucket . I have a couple of flysky rx's . I bullding a plane hopefully before the sun burns out .

[@landonarthur8564]

Thank you! I’ve been in the hobby for a little bit and was confused about how everything works, it all makes sense now. I’m a visual learner so this helps a lot!

[@RCwithAdam1]

Great to hear!

[@barcelodrums9530]

Does the motor still work even if i dont plug the battery to the esc? Bacause my esc doesn't have that yellow thing on edge of the wire where you plug the battery.

[@gusty5599]

How do you know how much a motor can lift

[@RCwithAdam1]

It depends on the propeller it's spinning. Usually the motor manufacturer will provide a data sheet showing the amperage draw and thrust at different voltages or throttle values.

[@drowsygators]

like how the Transmitter has Labels but i cant find a transmitter with easy/quick labels within my budget

[@zbredeson677]

So if I have a gas powered engine and then need to get new servos and a transmitter. I am new but have picked up a old sig kadet mark 2. Not sure what to do with all the connections. Idk if you have made more videos on how to connect everything. Also broke college student so if you know some cheaper options that would be great

[@promechwalvisbay3418]

Hi help me to follow the instructions on my transmitter to connect a second model to it ? I got the same transmitter

[@gabroke573]

what type of esc i need to power my Brushless motor 1400kw

[@Parreral.]

Can i find these in electrical workshops / shops what about the prop?

[@fabs-_-6649]

I got into fpv and this really helped me out to understand the basics, cheers man :)

[@anonymouse2141]

Its nice you have given your transmitter a name. Hello Terry Trasmitter :-)

[@VR46Monster]

No way, maybe i will understand rc models

[@joewyfish3443]

Do u know a good bundle for complete Noobs

[@drgoggles749]

Can you add a link to the stuff I need to buy

[@jesuscortes2420]

What type of baterry does he use

[@stephenmesser4196]

Are those guitar strings?😆

[@GUYISNOTNORMAL]

Planning to build a a rc plane

[@rdn1273]

How to connect aileron They are two

[@oogway9211]

Adam i have a question. If i wanted to have a screen on my transmitter/controller that was a live feed from a camera in the plane like drones have. Where would i fine a controller like that. Do i just strip a drone controller and use that?

[@RCwithAdam1]

TBS (Team Black Sheep) made one a few years ago, but I think they stopped making it. I don't know of any others. I think you could just DIY mount an FPV screen/receiver onto whatever controller you want to use.

[@Therealzingar1234]

Where do I buy the parts?

[@ELIAS-og5vf]

Where can i buy this ?

[@Az-xi6jt]

hello. I want to ask if it's normal?. if my servo motor moves by itself and returns to the middle position when I first connect the battery. or do I need settings in the transmitter

[@RCwithAdam1]

That sounds normal. Whether the servo centers itself or not is determined by the signal the transmitter is sending to the servo (not the servo itself). So if you want to change that, you will want to adjust the trasnimtter settings for that servo channel.

[@davidfowler6384]

Hi, I have a question; what kind of material is the fuselage itself made of?

[@RCwithAdam1]

It's made from foamboard (Adam's Readiboard brand) from the dollar tree (NOT the Elmer's glue brand, which is much heavier).

[@PoodleMaster69]

awsome

[@jeremy-jo4mn]

What's the difference between an ESC with BEC and one without?

[@RCwithAdam1]

Hey! If the ESC doesn't have a Battery-Eliminator-Circuit built into it, you'll need a separate battery pack to power the receiver and servos. Nowadays, it is rare to NOT use a ESC with BEC for airplanes. However, standalone ESCs are common for quadcopters because they don't need to power servos or the receiver from the ESC (that's powered from a pad on the flight controller).

[@aminnima6145]

How they stay stable in windy conditions without a controller( imu)????

[@RCwithAdam1]

Well, they kinda don't! But if it is a good aerodynamic design it will do much better.

[@edwinwied3136]

I like the size of airplane you built. Can you identify the basic components you used: motor, esc, servo's name and model numbers?

[@smipy]

Can I have 2 esc on a reciever

[@RCwithAdam1]

@@smipy yes. That is common for a twin motor setup (note: you do not need to connect the power wire from the second esc to the receiver).

[@CoolCreeper246]

Thank you I actually understand how to do this now

[@RCwithAdam1]

Yay! 👍

[@urdadgettingmilk913]

Can you use the servo without having a esc and motor connected to the receiver?

[@RCwithAdam1]

With this setup, you could not use the motor, but you need the Battery Eliminator Circuit (BEC) that is part of this ESC to power the receiver and servos. If you connect the battery to a 5v regulator to power the RX, then you can power the servos and don't need and ESC or motor.

[@cudexc]

👌

[@vijayganesh9072]

Hey hi I am a huge fan of your video I have some doubts Why does my lipo battery (lemon 2200mah,11.1volt,3s,30c) spark continuously while i try to connect to my esc (30a (deans connecter)) Maybe is it because of friction I am actually making a plane And I am using the battery mentioned above and the 30a esc and 2 servos and a 2200kv brushless motor And do u have any idea of the total flight time

[@Gaiymer]

Exellent video realy gives me the will to make an rc plane myself

[@TannerLebaron-ys5ky]

How do I know if the receiver can connect to the controller

[@RCwithAdam1]

Generally they need to at least be the same brand. But also, the manual or product website should tell which kind of radio protocol it uses.

[@franciscoe.9989]

*GREAT PRESENTATION Questions 1. the signal cable ( yellow = white = orange) (PWM) ? 2. power ( red), Ground ( Brown)

[@permilaroshani8024]

should the battery be a normal small one or a big square one

[@RCwithAdam1]

Battery shape is not a factor. Typically Lithium Polymer (LiPo) batteries are used.

[@albertmiller1016]

What electronics do I need for a Nitro plane? I bought a used plane with no electronics, so I can follow your video here for the receiver and servos, but what about the ESC for Nitro and battery? Thanks!

[@RyanCool1]

Thankyou, this helped me a lot

[@RCwithAdam1]

Glad it helped!

[@TheGreenTucan]

awesome vid. can you do one with fpv components too?

[@RCwithAdam1]

Thanks! FPV for fixed wing or multirotor?

[@robertchapman7773]

Hi Adam. If I build a test bed with all the component's for the plane I want to fly, and want to test my tx before installation of the esc rx and servos, do I need tohave a motoron the test bed or can simply bypass the motor. So iwould have the battery plugged into the esc and the esc to the throttle section of the rx , then the required servos for the channels required. Or do I have to have the motor connected to the esc in order for the test system to function. Thanks Bob

[@RCwithAdam1]

Generally you do not need the motor connected to test the other components.

[@robertchapman7773]

@RCwithAdam1 Thanks Adam you really helped me out on this one. Cheers Bob

[@minutewithmitch7609]

I want to know about the full circuitry, like how much power each part can handle individually and all together, and how to tell that, and what other batteries you can hook up with the combination and how to tell that as well. Please. Thanks!!

[@franciscoe.9989]

Are you using the battery power for Mototr, Servo and Receiver? can you provide battery power to servos and just get the signal from receiver?

[@keithnorris8982]

I need something small for a magic. Pocket remote as on key falb and what ever it takes to power a servo... any suggestions?

[@baarujoseph1248]

Quick question I am preparing to build one with a small gasoline engine have bought a few parts will that work with the speed controller?

[@permilaroshani8024]

Should the battery be a brushless one?

[@RCwithAdam1]

The batteries are Lithium Polymer batteries and they can be used with either brushless or brushed motors.

[@htetaung9322]

From where we can get receiver easily?

[@RCwithAdam1]

What kind or brand are you looking for?

[@TheAnimeist]

Where does the receiver gets its power from? Is there a connection to the BATT pins that were not shown? Thank you.

[@darkmagicshenanigans6103]

Would someone be able to send me a link of other videos within this series. I just got into the hobby and trying to learn.

[@kobie4238]

I want to build a plane and i understand everything you explained because it was informational, but how do i get the fuselage and body. I want to save time and get a kit or something

[@Flyingdorkanimation]

Just getting started in RC Airplanes and this video was fantastic.

[@RCwithAdam1]

Oh good! Welcome to the hobby!

[@nopnop6274]

This is the Best explanation video! ❤ Excelent, Thank you!

[@eblaser7407]

Thank you. I don't know why but I expected this to be more complicated.

[@cristianperez1120]

Hey the only thing you have to worry about when it comes to making sure brands work together is the transmitter and receiver right? Other then that everything else should work?

[@sheaplaysgameschannel2shea675]

Can I have this same setup but with 4 motors and 4 servos

[@RCwithAdam1]

@@sheaplaysgameschannel2shea675 basically yes. You would need at least an 8-channel reciever to connect all the servos and esc signal wires.

[@sheaplaysgameschannel2shea675]

@@RCwithAdam1 so could I use the FS-I6X transmitter for this

[@nerdylicious1814]

what about if you have ailerons which also act as elevators how do you connect to receiver?

[@amirhosseinheydari4887]

Thanks bro. Please put some Videos on how to use this stuff ona drone💪

[@johnbenedict3291]

Planning to make one can i build the wing plane With the electonics in this video?

[@joshplayzzz8379]

jesus loves you❤

[@RCwithAdam1]

Yes He does! 🙌 and He loves YOU, too!

[@user-lh4je7yg7m]

Great demo--I am just starting to build planes. thanks.

[@aadi.s5849]

Hey adam how would you connect a stabilisation unit like the aura lite 5 gyro system to the system

[@earlmiller7608]

Great video.Where is the best place to buy all this?