List of RC aircraft kit manufacturers

Work in progress: comments welcome

There are various ways to construct and assemble a radio-controlled airplane. Various kits are available, requiring different amounts of assembly, different costs and varying levels of skill and experience. This page lists the manufacturers (not distributors) of Ready To Fly and Almost Ready to Fly kits, with indications of these various features: a technical support hot-line, replacement parts list (e.g. propeller, nose cone, etc.) and return policy.

Manufacturer Parent Company Support Hotline Replacement Parts Lists Warranty Return Policy Website
E-flite RC subsidiary of Horizon Hobby yes [1] yes [2] 1 year [3] no direct sales
Fly Zone subsidiary of Hobbico yes [4] yes [5] "guarantees products to be free from defects in material and workmanship at the date of purchase" [6] no direct sales
Hangar 9 subsidiary of Horizon Hobby yes [7] yes [8] unclear from website no direct sales
HobbyZone subsidiary of Horizon Hobby yes, with call-back [9] yes [10] "guarantees products to be free from defects in material and workmanship at the date of purchase" [11] 30 days, minus shipping costs; electronics may not have seal broken [12]
ParkFlyers R/C yes [13] yes [14] unknown 9 days, minus 15% restocking fee and shipping costs [15]
Park Hobbies Privately owned [16] yes, with call-back [17] yes "Parkhobbies.com guarantees our kits to be free from defects in material and workmanship at the time of purchase."[18] 10 days from receipt of purchase[19]
Stevens AreoModel Privately Owned Yes, telephone and email Yes Yes [20] Yes [20] http://www.stevensaero.com/
Aero Works Privately Owned Yes, telephone and email[21] and forums [22] Not Found on Website Yes, 30 days. Yes, 15% Restocking Fee [23] http://aero-works.net
Hobbico Privately (Employee) Owned Yes, telephone and email[24] Yes Yes, depends on sub-brand. Yes, within 30 days. http://www.hobbico.com

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.e-fliterc.com/About/Contact.aspx
  2. ^ e.g. parts list for Apprentice 15e RTF trainer http://www.e-fliterc.com/Products/RelatedPartsSummary.aspx?ProdID=EFL2725
  3. ^ http://www.e-fliterc.com/Products/Support.aspx?ProdID=EFLM1505#manuals
  4. ^ http://www.hobbico.com/techsupport/index.html
  5. ^ e.g. parts list for the Mini Ventura EP http://www.gpdealera.com/cgi-bin/wgaprt100p.pgm?I=HCAA2008
  6. ^ http://manuals.hobbico.com/hca/hcaa28-manual.pdf
  7. ^ http://www.hangar-9.com/Support/Default.aspx
  8. ^ e.g. for Alpha 40 DSM2 RTF trainer http://www.hangar-9.com/Products/RelatedParts.aspx?ProdID=HAN4400&Category=Parts+Listing&SubCategory=
  9. ^ http://www.hobbyzone.com/contact.html
  10. ^ e.g. parts list for Hangar 9 Alpha 40 Trainer ARF http://secure.hobbyzone.com/catalog/HZ/hangar9/h9_alpha40arf/h9_alpha40completion/
  11. ^ www.hobbyzone.com/documents/HAN4150-manual.pdf
  12. ^ http://www.hobbyzone.com/returns.html
  13. ^ http://www.parkflyers.com/html/contact.html
  14. ^ e.g. Cessna 182 parts list http://www.parkflyers.com/html/spare_parts_182.html
  15. ^ http://www.parkflyers.com/html/return_policy.html
  16. ^ http://www.parkhobbies.com/about-2/
  17. ^ http://www.parkhobbies.com/contact/
  18. ^ http://www.parkhobbies.com/trust-security/
  19. ^ http://www.parkhobbies.com/trust-security/
  20. ^ a b http://www.stevensaero.com/help.php?section=conditions
  21. ^ http://aero-works.net/upload/home/contactus.aspx
  22. ^ http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/forumid_428/tt.htm
  23. ^ http://aero-works.net/upload/home/shippinginfo.aspx
  24. ^ http://www.hobbico.com/techsupport/index.html