Consumer Tech Review: 2-in-1 RC smart-plane will put your engineering skills to the test By Bronwyn Thompson April 09, 2026 The hand-designed, laser-cut balsa plane uses PowerUp's 4.0 system to fly ...

Although not the first to try and build a DIY solar-powered remote control airplane, [ProjectAir]’s recent attempt is the most significant one in recent memory. It follows [rctestflight]’s multi-year ...

TobyRich claims its SmartPlane is the world’s first smartphone controlled RC plane. While we’ve already seen quadrocopters like the AR Drone 2.0 from Parrot, this is a first for planes. Sure you’ve ...

The German company TobyRich has launched a smartphone-controlled "smartplane" designed specifically for people who couldn't fly a plane if their lives depended on it. Aptly dubbed "SmartPlane", this ...

While there are a whole lot of smartphone-controlled helicopters on the market, there are surprisingly few smartphone controlled planes available. It is this niche that German toy company TobyRich is ...

The fastest remote-controlled airplane flight ever recorded took place in 2018, with a top speed of 545 miles/hour. That’s 877 km/h, or Mach 0.77! What was the limiting factor, preventing the ...