Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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12 RC Plane Crashes Lessons Learned

This is a fun video covering 12 RC plane crashes and lessons learned from these mistakes. These RC airplane crashes are all from models I build, either my own design, a Guillows RC conversion or a plane made from a kit. This is a useful RC plane crash and mishap compilation

Idea behind this video is that anytime we crash an RC model airplane we can learn from our mistakes and try not to repeat the flight. In short, RC plane fails are a fact of life for the radio control airplane pilot. But, we can learn from them

I provide a complete description of each model in the video with details of items that might have contributed to the crash. I find video of any RC airplane maiden flight most helpful in the event things go wrong.

Note also that I have video links below to the various RC airplanes described.
Enjoy and I hope you can gain some aviation knowledge from what is discussed!

Here is a link to my YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/c/TimMcKay56

Many thanks in advance for a post of this video on Facebook, it truly helps the channel a lot!
Regards,
Tim

Videos:

Stevens Aero Pietenpol:

youtu.be/bFVDjN4tKDw

Blackburn Type D:

youtu.be/orzjftMDrRs

Antoinette:

youtu.be/rZAfl6Cc1cY

F-22:

youtu.be/Ya9bT2I4-AY

Flat wing lift:

youtu.be/UQtJzhBJylY

Plank flyer:

youtu.be/BmlieH2TxaQ

Guillow Spitfire and Zero:

youtu.be/X2wrKIl2ktE

youtu.be/YnH7uvnPgV0

Guillow Aeronca:

youtu.be/rGoKLpT2m2I

Build a wing in 10 minutes:

youtu.be/s-btyW70FOU

Chapters

00:00 - Intro
00:22 - Overview
01:19 - Pietenpol
03:55 - Sig Deperdussin
07:12 - Foam gliders
08:49 - Antoinette
10:55 - F-4 Phantom
12:37 - F-22
18:30 - Guillow RC conversion
22:37 - Annular wing
24:03 - Conclusion