How Do You Install Electric Motors On RC Airplanes?
For safe, enjoyable flights, you need to install the electric motor in your RC airplane correctly. Mounting the motor securely ensures that the plane will operate as expected, flying at level and at a consistent speed, without sudden plunges. Most motors come with mounts specially built for quick installation. Those mounts have the proper angles already set, so that all you need to do is screw the mount and motor in place and connect the wires. In well under an hour your engine can be in place and your plane ready for flight. Place the engine mount for your motor against the firewall (the firewall is a piece of balsa planking that protects your airplane from the heat and vibration generated by the running motor) located at the nose of your airplane and mark the screw holes onto the firewall using a pencil. Screw the anchor bolts that will hold your engine mount in place into the firewall, using the marked holes so that bolt holes are flat with the surface of your firewall. If your plan
