24 Giant-Scale RC Aircraft • Turbines • VTOLs • Helis • EDFs • Props • Rocket Glider • Real Weather • Real Atmosphere • Real RC Flying • RC Transmitter Ready • RC-CAM Dynamic Pilot View • Crosswinds • Ground Loops • Prop Wash • Training-Grade Fidelity  • Not an Arcade RC Game

WHAT IS RC-ELEMENTS

RC-Elements (RCE) is a complete, advanced RC flight simulation environment (add-on), built from the ground up for RC pilots, inside the world's most advanced flight simulator engine: X-Plane 12 by Laminar Research.

It features 24 highly engineered Giant-Scale RC model aircraft spanning advanced jets, helicopters, VTOLs, experimental platforms and classic aviation legends. Simulation engineering covers advanced RC propulsion that ranges from glow and radial engines, electrical motors, counter-rotating prop mechanism, jet-turbine, turbo-shaft physics and rocket motors.

*Requires an installed copy of X-Plane 12 Flight Simulator: VSKYLABS RC-Elements Vol. 1 is an add-on simulation environment and does not operate as a standalone product. For more information about X-Plane visit https://www.x-plane.com/

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FLIGHT PHYSICS IS THE CORE

RC-Elements covers virtually every RC aircraft category: fixed wing, rotary, VTOL with transition flight, high-speed jets, slender delta configurations, flying wings, autogyros, and multi-engine props. Each with its own distinct flight physics, modeled correctly, affected by aerodynamic phenomenons, like P-Factor, prop-wash, induced drag, inertia and so forth. 

MAIN RCE FEATURES

  • The 1st Comprehensive Study-Level RC Simulation Environment Designed for X-Plane Flight Simulator. Fly and practice in real-weather conditions, density altitude environments, turbulence, crosswinds, and full-scale global scenery environments, from local RC fields to mountains, coastlines, deserts, and urban landscapes worldwide.
  • 24 Scale Models in the Giant Scale Category. A full highly-engineered fleet spanning jets, turbines, warbirds, rotary, and experimental aircraft. Each individually researched, developed, and tuned by professional RC-Pilots.
  • Highly Defined Aero-Engineering. RCE Vol. 1 covers practically any shape or form of fixed and rotorwing aerodynamics: Conventional fixed wings of all aspect ratios and types, Canards, Delta & Slender delta wings, Multi-engine, Prop, Seaplane, Swept wing, Autogyro, Helicopters (tail-rotor, co-axial rotors, tandem rotors), tail-sitters, tail-draggers and so forth. Each and every aircraft was engineered bottom-up and has its own real-world character, performance figures and handling characteristics.
  • Highly Defined Propulsion Engineering. Turbines, Turbo-shaft, Glow, Radials, Electric, EDF (Electric Ducted Fan), Solid Rocket Boosters. Each engine/motor is defined by actual components and physics, to produce power and thrust that matches real-world specs of the given type.
  • Real Flight Dynamics. Built on X-Plane 12's cutting-edge aerodynamics and physics engine. Every flying and control surface, every weight distribution, every edge case modeled correctly.
  • Custom RC Camera System. Analyzing the RC model velocities against RC pilot position and head tilt, then provides adaptive/dynamic tracking of the RC model.
  • Built-In RC Model initiation. Dedicated flight initiation that support RC Flying requirements (engines initiations, external views, flexible positioning and more).
  • RC-Controller Assignment Layer. Dedicated channel-binding layer inside X-Plane assignments GUI, allowing binding all channels to any type of controller (from real-world or USB TX Controller to Xbox, PS, Desktop Joysticks and keyboard).
  • Realistic Control Modes: Dual Rates, Expo, Digital auto-trim, allowing realistic flying of the RC models throughout their wide flight envelopes, just like in real-world RC operations.
  • TX Voice Callouts. Keeps you informed while keeping distractions to a minimum. Switch-triggered voice callouts confirm gear, flaps, speed brakes, brakes, control modes, and low fuel/battery states. Approach speed callouts (for relevant RC models in RCE Vol.1) provide an audible speed strip during landing, similar to real advanced RC operations.
  • No Dependencies. Install and fly. Windows, Linux Mac.

X-PLANE 12 AND RC HOBBY

For the advanced RC pilot / designer, RC Simulation inside X-Plane 12 becomes a complete study-level aerospace experimentation environment that bridges virtual simulation, real-world RC aviation, engineering, research, and advanced flight testing:

  • X-Plane 12 is far more than a flight simulator. For RC enthusiasts, developers, engineers, and advanced hobbyists, it is a complete aerospace experimentation environment built on a continuously evolving flight simulation engine.
  • At the core of the platform is X-Plane’s physics-driven simulation model, paired with global scenery, real-world environmental systems, and a professional-grade development toolkit. This combination allows RC pilots to move beyond simple “flying games” into a true engineering and testing workflow.
  • X-Plane 12 includes a modern environmental and weather simulation engine featuring volumetric clouds, atmospheric scattering, thermals, turbulence, wind layers, gusts, rain, snow, icing effects, dynamic lighting, and real-world live weather integration. For RC aviation, this enables realistic evaluation of crosswind handling, gust response, rotorcraft stability, thermal activity, visibility limitations, and adverse weather flight characteristics under continuously changing atmospheric conditions.
  • Using Plane Maker, RC pilots/designers can design entirely original RC aircraft; from conventional trainers to experimental VTOL concepts, giant-scale jets, rotorcraft, flying wings, or autonomous UAV platforms. Aircraft geometry, propulsion, control surfaces, masses, and systems can all be configured directly inside the simulator environment.
  • Using Airfoil Maker, for deeper aerodynamic experimentation. Airfoil Maker allows RC pilots/designers to define and tune custom airfoil characteristics, including lift, drag, and moment behavior across varying angles of attack. This enables advanced RC builders and researchers to evaluate unique wing profiles and aerodynamic concepts with a high degree of control.
  • WorldEditor (WEB). RC pilots and scenery designers can also create dedicated flying environments using WorldEditor (WED), X-Plane’s official scenery editing suite. Custom RC airfields, test ranges, club environments, runways, pylons, and specialized layouts can be built directly into the global X-Plane world.
  • Beyond visual simulation, X-Plane is widely used as a testing and analysis platform. RC pilots/designers can evaluate handling qualities, energy management, stability, propulsion behavior, rotor effects, and control authority before building or modifying a real-world aircraft. The platform also supports integration with external hardware, telemetry systems, and experimental avionics workflows.
  • For advanced applications, X-Plane supports professional development interfaces including Hardware-In-The-Loop (HIL) and Software-In-The-Loop (SIL) workflows, making it possible to connect autopilot systems and external control hardware for testing and experimentation purposes. This has made X-Plane relevant not only to flight simulation enthusiasts, but also to universities, aerospace developers, UAV researchers, and RC innovators.
  • X-Plane 12 features full Virtual Reality (VR) support, allowing RC pilots to operate within immersive RC flight environments using true depth perception, natural head tracking, and realistic spatial awareness. For RC simulation, VR introduces a unique sense of aircraft scale, distance judgment, runway alignment, hover positioning, and low-altitude energy perception that closely resembles real-world giant-scale RC operations.

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