RC Vehicles Word of the Day: Collective

March 1, 2010 by
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It has nothing to do with the Borg unless maybe they fly RC helicopters. The collective is what controls the up and down motion of the helicopter by controlling the pitch — keeping ‘em level — of the main rotor blades. For RCs you use the throttle stick on the controller to also manage the collective.

RC Vehicles Word of the Day: Collective originally appeared on About.com Radio Controlled Vehicles on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at 09:14:29.

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