RC Race Boats- For Speed Lovers

RC boats are the boats which can be remotely controlled with the help of radio control equipment. Usage of such boats is on the rise as these boats offer many advantages which are as under:-

a. Safety of the operator.
b. Greater maneuverability.
c. Easy control while remaining on the coast.


How RC Race Boats Work?

RC race boats have been a phenomenal development by the sports enthusiasts. Have you ever wondered that how it works and what are the basic controls? Well this post tries to explain the basic mechanisms of RC Race Boats. RC race boats use different types of engines to propel the boat. The power is used to drive the boat using aircraft propeller, jet propeller or jet to provide thrust to the boat. Typical Radio Controlled Race boats will have a multi-channel radio transmitter in the hands of the operator with a corresponding receiver in the boat. While changing the position of the joysticks on the transmitter signals are sent over to two separate channels on a single radio frequency. On the boat, the radio receiver is connected to two battery powered electric motors. Signals from the radio transmitter are interpreted by the radio receiver and translated into instructions to change the position of the battery powered electric motors. One such electric motor controls the amount of air fuel mixture for optimum performance, while the other controls the depth or angle of thrust of surface piercing propeller.

Types of RC Race Boats Propulsion System:

Such boats normally three types of propulsion systems. They are as under:-
a. Fast Electric system. RC race boats have the capability of achieving a maximum speed of 50 mph and remains running for 10 mins on average.
b. Internal combustion engines.
c. Steam powered engines.

RC Race Boats and Different Courses

RC race boats have been used lately for the racing purposes. They have been actively involved in many styles of racing. Different types of racing include courses of varied shapes in water with buoys/ floats. The most common of them is 1/6th mile oval course which has 330 meters straight sections and 70 meters turning. Another popular course is Straight A Way (SAW) racing. In this particular course you are asked to operate your boat at the maximum speed in a straight trail. Another interesting course includes the operators controlling their boats from a following boat so as to gauge the fastest of all the competitor boats. These races are normally organized on calm lake waters so as to ensure safety of the boats and their operators as well.

RC Race boats are the latest application which has gained rapid popularity amongst all the fun loving sports enthusiasts and this craze is going to stay for a long time to come.