What to Choose? Nitro vs. Electric Powered RC Helicopter?

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What to Choose? Nitro vs. Electric
Powered RC Helicopter

If you are buying a radio controlled helicopter then you should consider if you want an electric or
a nitro radio controlled RC helicopter. This depends on what kind of helicopter you are
searching for - do you want a more powerful helicopter? Do you want to have an inexpensive
helicopter? Or do you want one that does not require to be charged often? To arrive at a sound
decision it is important to answer these questions. It is important to know the pros and cons of
the different helicopters so that you can choose better.

Nitro Powered RC Helicopters

Pros

* There are RC helicopter enthusiasts that prefer to have the noisy sound and the smoke that
a nitro RC helicopter produce since it is more similar to the real one.

* You can conveniently add more fuel to make the helicopter stay in the air longer

* You can learn more mechanical skills with this type of helicopter

* They are faster compared to electric powered radio controlled helicopters.

Cons

* Nitro engines require more time and work to break in, start, operate and also maintain.

* Nitro engines produce a loud noise and may disturb other people. You cannot fly in areas
where there are people who dislike noises.

* The cost of operation is more expensive that electric powered helicopters.

* It is difficult to purchase nitro fuel if there is no accessible RC Hobby Shops near your area.


Electric Powered RC Helicopters

Pros

* Electric powered helicopters do not produce loud noise when flying, thus it does not disturb
other people

* Convenient to operate and maintain
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* Electric powered RC helicopters have lower acceleration compared to Nitro powered but
with LIPO battery it can compete with a nitro powered helicopter in terms of acceleration.

Cons

* Since it is run with battery the lifespan of your flying period is dependent to the lifespan of
the battery. For instance a standard 1800mah battery usually lasts for 10-17 minutes which
is dependent on the manner of flying and if you use a brushed or a brushless motor.

* If you want it to last longer you need to have a fast field charger and more batteries and this
is more costly. On the otherhand, if you buy a 5000mah battery you can fly it for almost 50
minutes.

* You also need to upgrade battery to LIPO if you want to improve its performance.

You can still enjoy flying RC helicopter whether it is nitro powered or electric powered. You can
decide better now since the pros and cons of each type of RC helicopter have already been
known to you, you just need to choose which suits you best.
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