Definition: An electric RC has a battery pack that powers an electric motor. This motor is what powers the mechanisms that make the RC move.
RC Vehicles That Have A Motor: Almost all toy-grade and a lot of hobby-grade RCs have an electric motor. The gas-powered or nitro glow engines of some hobby-grade RCs may be called a motor at times, but usually motor refers to electric motors only.
Types of RC Motors: There are two types of electric motors in current use in the RC hobby: brushed and brushless. Toy-grade electric RCs almost always have a brushed electric motor.
More powerful brushless electric motors are increasingly popular in hobby-grade electric RCs. Outrunner electric motors are brushless motors typically used in some RC boats and RC aircraft.
Also Known As: electric motor | engine
Examples:
A motor in an electric RC looks like a small can, a little larger than a film canister.
