What kind of supercharged jet motor can propel a model plane faster ... above 300 mph — supercars are slow compared to carbon-fiber RC gliders. ... as with full-scale planes, is to sweep ...

According to the Guinness World Records, Germany’s Niels Herbrich flew a rocket-powered remote control plane to a record-breaking speed of 465.544 MPH ...

No props, no jets, no rockets – California's Spencer Lisenby just broke the world speed record for remote controlled aircraft, taking an unpowered RC glider transonic at 548 mph (882 km/h) using ...

Electric RC aircraft are not known for long ... (6.3 lbs). The airframe is a Phoenix 2400 motor glider, ... Thermals are also a hell of a lot bigger and more stable up where full-scale gliders fly.