Made In The USA

Murocflyer

Member
Here is a list of companies that we have put together of RC products that are made in the USA. I'm sure there are a few holes so feel free to post names and links and I'll update the list below.


Frank

American Made RC Products
If it's made in America it's below

Balsa Kits/Planes

Aero Craft Limited… www.aerocraftrc.com/index.php
AEROLiteRC,,, www.aeroliterc.com/
Aero-Werkes… www.dpcmodels.homestead.com/
Aerodrome R/C… www.aerodromerc.com/
Air Flair… www.airflair.com/
Alien Aircraft Corp…. www.alienaircraft.com/
Arizona Modelcrafters… www.arizonamodels.com/
Balsa USA… www.balsausa.com/
Blazing Wings… www.blazingwings.com/
BlueJay Airplane Kits… www.bridiairplanes.com/
BMJR Models… www.bmjrmodels.com/rccatalog.cfm
Bruce Tharpe Engineering… www.btemodels.com/
BSD Micro RC… www.bsdmicrorc.com/
Carden Aircraft… www.carden-aircraft.com/
Classic Aero… www.classicaero.com/main.php
Dare Design and Engineering… www.darehobby.com/
Diamond Dust RC… www.diamonddustrc.com/
DJ Aerotech… www.djaerotech.com/
Easy Built Models... www.easybuiltmodels.com/
Electric Aero Modeling… www.eam.net/
Electroflying Models… www.electroflying.com/
Fly 2 Build… www.fly2build.com/
Fun Aero R/C www.funaero.com/
G&L Hobbies… www.glhobbies.com/
G & P Sales… www.rcairplane.net/
Got Gas RC… www.gotgasradiocontrol.com/index.html
Great Flyer RC… www.greatflyerrc.com/
Guillow's Models… www.guillow.com/
Haiduk Aeromodels... www.haidukaero.com/
Hobby Hangar… www.hobbyhangar.com/
Hobby Lobby… www.hobby-lobby.com/telemasters_216_ctg.htm
House of Balsa… www.houseofbalsa.com/
Iron Bay Model Company… www.ironbaymodelcompany.com/
Jtech Laser… www.jtechlaser.com/
K&A Models… www.kamodels.com/
Klarichkits… www.klarichkits.com/products.html
Laser Design Services… www.store.laser-design-services.com/
Manzano Laser Works… www.manzanolaser.com/
Meister Scale… www.meister-scale.com/
Millennium RC… www.millenniumrc.com/
Mountain Models/Laser Arts… www.mountainmodels.com/
Ohio Model Products… www.ohiomodelplanes.com/
Park Flyer Plastics… www.parkflyerplastics.com/cart/
Parkflyer Works… www.park-flyer-works.com/
Pat's Custom Models… www.patscustom-models.com/
Pence Aviation… www.penceaviation.com/
Precision Cut Kits… www.precisioncutkits.com/
Proctor Enterprises… www.proctor-enterprises.com/
PteroWorks… www.pteroworks.com/index.htm
Quality Fiberglass… www.qualityfiberglass.net/
Radical RC… www.radicalrc.com/
Retro RC… www.retrorc.us.com/
Savage Light Industries… www.savagelight.com/
Scale Aero… www.scaleaero.com/buyaero.htm
SIG Manufacturing… www.sigmfg.com/
SkyBench Aerotech… www.skybench.com/
SR Batteries… www.srbatteries.com/kits.htm
Stevens AeroModel… www.stevensaero.com/home.php
SwanysHouse… www.swanyshouse.com/
T&J Models… www.tnjmodels.rchomepage.com/
Team Duster Designs… www.teamduster.com/
TMRC Sailplanes… www.tmrcsailplanes.com/
Top Notch Products Co…. www.topnotchkits.com/
Vintage Sailplaner… www.vintagesailplaner.com/index.html
Warbird kits… www.warbirdkits.com/
Wingspan Models… www.wingspanmodels.com/
Yellow Aircraft International… www.yellowaircraft.com/
Zeke's Park Scale Models… www.parkscalemodels.com/shop/

Foam Kits/Planes/Wings

2DogRC… www.2dogrc.com
3D Foamy… www.3dfoamy.com/
3Dmondesigns… www.3dmondesigns.com/
6mmFly RC… www.6mmflyrc.com/
AirfoilZ… www.airfoilz.com/
Atlanta Hobby… www.atlantahobby.com/Store/pc/home.asp
BMK Designs… www.bmkdesigns.net/planes/
BSD Micro RC… www.bsdmicrorc.com/
Charger RC… www.chargerrc.com/
Cyber Planes… www.cyberplanes.com/index.php
Dream-Flight… www.dream-flight.com/
DW Foamie… www.dwfoamies.com/
Dynamic Foamy… www.profileplanes.com/
Eureka Aircraft Co…. www.eurekaaircraft.com/
Garrison Aerodrome R/C Models… www.garrisonaerodrome.com/
Hoosier Cutout Service... www.hoosiercutoutservice.com/
JK Aerotech... www.jkaerotech.com/
Fancy Foam… www.fancyfoam.com
Ken's CAD Models... www.kenscadmodels.com/
Leading Edge Gliders… www.leadingedgegliders.com/
Model Aero… www.modelaero.com/
Model Airplane Engineering… www.m-a-e.com/
Nico Hobbies… www.nicohobbies.com/store/
One Sheet Kits… www.onesheetkits.us/
Park Flyer Plastics… http://www.parkflyerplastics.com/car...ain_page=index
Polecat Aero… www.polecataero.com/products
RA Cores… www.racores.com/
Rabid Models… www.rabidmodels.com/
RC Plane Builders… www.rcplanebuilder.com/
RCPowers… www.rcpowers.com/
Riot Planes… www.riotplanes.com/akits.htm
RiteWingRC… www.ritewingrc.com/
Screaming Foam... www.screamingfoam.com/
SG Ideas… www.sg-ideas.com/
SpeedWings… www.speedwing.net/index.php
SuperFly RC… www.superflyrc.com/
Tough Jets… www.toughjets.com/index.html
Trick R/C… www.zagi.com/
TufFlight… www.tufflight.com/home.html
WM Parkflyers… www.wmparkflyers.com/
Wowplanes… www.wowplanes.com/
YardBird RC… www.yardbirdrc.com/

Combat Airplanes

RA Cores… www.racores.com/
TreneffRC… www.treneffrc.com/

Autogyros/Helicopters

Atlanta Hobby… http://www.atlantahobby.com/Store/pc...-870p16285.htm
BlueSkyRC.com… www.blueskyrc.com/
CarbonXtreme… www.carbonxtreme.com/catalog/index.php/
Flying Balsa… www.flyingbalsa.com/Homepage
Hoverfly… www.hoverflytech.com/
I2RC… www.rc-tek.com/us_store/
Lite Machines… www.litemachines.com/
RDLohr's Clearly Superior Products… www.rdlohr.com/

Airplane Parts and Pieces

APC Propellers… www.apcprop.com/
Custom Standoffs… www.customstandoffs.com/
Dave Brown Products… www.dbproducts.com/
Dons RC… http://www.donsrc.com/cart/index.php...gory&cat_id=11
Dubro… www.dubro.com/
Ernst Mfg Inc…. www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0002p?&M=ERN
Fiberglass Specialties… www.fiberglassspecialtiesinc.com/
Gene Barton Machining… www.genebarton.com/
Innov8tive Designs… www.innov8tivedesigns.com/#P11
Keleo Creations… www.keleo-creations.com/
Maiden Model Products… www.maidenusammp.com/
Macs Products… www.macspro.com/
Ohio Superstar Products… www.ohiosuperstar.com/
Plane Fun Floats,,, www.planefunfloats.com/
Precision Fiberglass Products… www.precision-fiberglass-prod.com/
RC Sky Diving… www.rcskydiving.com/home.php?cat=426
Sea Plane Supply… www.seaplanesupply.com/
Shindin Machine… www.shindinmachine.com/
Sierra Giant Scale… www.sierragiant.com/
small parts CNC… www.smallpartscnc.com
Solo Props… www.soloprops.com/
Spring Air Products… www.retracts.com/
Sullivan Products… www.sullivanproducts.com/
Tail Dragger RC… www.taildraggerrc.com/jb-access-panels.html
TnT Landing Gear Products… www.tntlandinggear.com/
White Rose Engineering… www.whiteroseeng.com/
Williams Brothers Plastic Models… www.williamsbrothersmodelproducts.com/
Windsor Propeller Company… www.masterairscrew.com/
Zinger Props… www.zingerpropeller.com/

Sailplanes

MM Glider Tech… www.mmglidertech.com/
Pacific Glider Works… www.pacificgliderworks.com/index.html
Pacific Sailplanes www.pacificsailplanes.com/

Jets

Bob Violett Models… www.bvmjets.com/
Century Jet Models Inc... www.centuryjet.com./
Electric Jet Factory… www.ejf.com/
Jet Hangar Hobbies… www.jethangar.com/
Oakdale Aircraft… www.oakdaleaircraft.com/index.htm
Rich Uravitch… www.richuravitch.com/
TeeRific Jet Models… www.terrificjets.com/
Tom Cooks Jet Model Products… www.jetmodelproducts.com/

Multirotors

Flying Cinema… www.flyingcinema.com/cinetank.html
HoverThings… www.hoverthings.com/
Simple Copter… www.simplecopter.com/


Plans/Building Services/LASER & Foam Cutting

A&M Models… www.a-mmodels.com/
AK-Models… www.ak-models.com/lasercutservices.htm
Alien Aircraft… www.alien-aircraft.com/
A.R.D…. www.ardmodels.com/
AMA Plans Services… www.modelaircraft.org/plans.aspx
Bob Holman Plans… www.bhplans.com/
Camden Custom Cutters… www.camdencustomcutters.com/
Dynamic Balsa… www.dbalsa.com/
Foam Casualty… www.foamcasualty.com/
Hostetler Plans… www.hostetlersplans.com/
JTECH Laser… www.jtechlaser.com/
Kellogg Plans… www.kelloggplans.com/
Laser Design Services… www.laser-design-services.com/
Laser Lizard… www.laserlizard.com/
Lazer Works… www.lazer-works.com/
Manzano Laser Works… www.manzanolaser.com/
Mark Rittinger Scale RC Plans… www.markrittinger.com/
Mato… www.matoonline.com/planeBuildingPrices.htm
McClain Wing Cores… www.mwcores.com/servlet/StoreFront
National Balsa… www.nationalbalsa.com/
Nick Ziroli Plans www.ziroliplans.com/
Pat's Custom Models… www.patscustom-models.com
PawDell CNC Shop… www.cnc.pawdell.com/
Precision Cut Kits… www.precisioncutkits.com/
RC Aircraft Works… www.rcaircraftworks.com/
Tarvin Model Products… www.tarvinmodelproducts.com/index.html
Wings on the Web… www.wingsontheweb.com/

Design Consulting Services

Carlos Reyes… www.rcadvisor.com/

Batteries

Fromeco… www.fromeco.org/
MaxAmps… www.maxamps.com/
NoBS Batteries… www.hangtimes.com/
NueMotors… www.neumotors.com/store/index.html
Thunder Power RC… www.thunderpowerrc.com/index.html

Building Supplies

Bad Brad Graphics… www.badbradgraphics.com/
Balsa Wood Inc… www.balsawoodinc.com/
Beacons Adhesive… www.beaconadhesives.com/
Custom Cut Graphix… www.customcutgraphix.com/
Callie Graphics… www.callie-graphics.com/
CFC Graphics… www.cfcgraphics.com/
The Composite Store… www.cstsales.com/
Get Stencils… www.getstencils.com/
HandibondUSA… www.handibond.com/
Kirby Kustom Graphics… www.angelfire.com/oh2/kirbysgraphics/
Lonestar Balsa… www.lonestar-balsa.com/
Metals Depot… www.metalsdepot.com/index.php
Mercury Adhesives… www.mercuryadhesives.com/
Northeastern Scale Lumber,,, www.northeasternscalelumber.com/
Pink-It... www.pink-it.net/
The Composite Store… www.cstsales.com/index.html
Vinyl For RC… www.vinylforrc.com/

Electronics

C-Tronics Inc…. www.c-tronicsinc.com/
Canuck Engineering… www.canuckengineering.com/
CamLight Systems… www.camlight.com/
Castle Creations… www.castlecreations.com/
Dave's R/C Electronics… www.wix.com/dianneanddavid/daves-r-c-electronics
Dimension Engineering… www.dimensionengineering.com/
Eagle Tree Systems… www.eagletreesystems.com/
ElectroDynamics… www.electrodynam.com/
FMA Direct… www.fmadirect.com/
Hansen Hobbies... www.hansenhobbies.com/
iftron Tech… www.iftrontech.com/
Kool Flight Systems… www.koolflightsystems.com/
Medusa Research… www.medusaproducts.com/
MrRCSound… www.mrrcsound.com/
RAM… www.ramrcandramtrack.com/
Soaring Circuits… www.soaringcircuits.com/
Winged Shadow… www.wingedshadow.com/
York Electronics… www.york-electronics.com/

Engines

Davis Diesel Development… www.davisdieseldevelopment.com/
Desert Aircraft… www.desertaircraft.com/
First Place Engines… www.fpengines.com/
Fox Engines… www.foxmanufacturing.com/
Jett Engineering… www.jettengineering.com/
K&B Manufacturing… www.mecoa.com/index1.htm
KME Engines… www.kmeengines.com/
Syssa… www.syssaaircraft.com/

Motors

AstroFlight… www.astroflight.com/
CustomCDrom… www.customcdr.com/
MicroDan Brushless Motors… www.gobrushless.com/shop/
Neu Motors… www.neumotors.com
Strong RC Motors… www.strongrcmotors.com/


Chargers

Tejera Microsystems Engineering… http://www.tmenet.com/products/lithi...xtrema-charger

Other

Ace Wing Carriers… www.acewingcarrier.com/index.html
Askman AP… www.askmanap.com/
Gamecraft Miniatures… http://www.gcmshop.com/gopro/
LiPoSack.com… www.liposack.com/
Merlin Glow Plugs… www.merlinglowplugs.com/
OneWinch… www.gesswork.com/
Pilot Portraits… www.mikebrentart.com/index.html
ProgressiveRC… http://www.progressiverc.com/tools-a...ssories/rcstyx
RCA Models… www.shop.rcamodels.com/
RC AIRPLANE STANDS… www.rcairplanestands.com/1.html
Red Barron Hobbies… www.redbaronhobbies.com/
RPM Engineering… www.rpm-engineering.net/
Transmitter Mitts… www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1143460
Wild R/C Inc…. www.wildrc.com/

Tools

Associated Industrial Distributors… www.buydrillbits.com/
Byrnes Model machines… www.byrnesmodelmachines.com/
Sherline Products… www.sherline.com/
Taig Tools… www.taigtools.com/
Tecni Edge… www.techniedge.com/index.html
Vanda-Lay Industries… www.vanda-layindustries.com

Repair Centers

Radio South… www.radiosouthrc.com/

Ground Vehicles

Axon Racing Systems… www.axonracing.com/catalog/
RC Product Designs… www.rcproductdesigns.com/

Model Rockets

Aero-Tech Rocketry… www.aerotech-rocketry.com/
Fliskits… www.fliskits.com/
LOC Precision Rocketry… www.locprecision.com/Home_Page.html
Madcow Rocketry… www.madcowrocketry.com/servlet/StoreFront
Public Missiles Ltd…. www.publicmissiles.com/
Sunward Rocketry… www.sunward1.com/

Boats

Warehouse Hobbies… www.whobbies.com/
ZippKits… www.zippkits.com/


Note: Not all the items sold by the above vendors are made in the USA. Some of the vendors also sell products made beyond our borders.
 
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Murocflyer

Member
Thanks Gents! I have been building that list for a number of years.

I am doing well Gary. Thanks for asking. Not sure if you heard, but the SQuiRT was officially donated to the AMA museum and she now resides there for people to come visit here. The WAA-08 lasted 5.5 years. Who knew it would have taken so long?

On the RC front, I have been doing testing with servo current draw, that has been very enlightening and I have learned a lot. I have also learned that there is a ton of misinformation about current draw with regards to servos and very little factual testing data unlike motors and prop data where that is everywhere. I hope to change that in the future.

And finally, I started designing and building my own airplanes from carbon fiber and ripstop nylon. It is surprisingly easy and I am really surprised that not more people have been using those materials. Especially since the planes are so indestructible.

I suspect that's more than you wanted to hear, but you asked. :)

Hope you are doing well.

Frank
 

xuzme720

Dedicated foam bender
Mentor
No it's not more than I wanted to hear or I wouldn't have asked! :)

Glad to hear you are doing well, and I had not heard about the SQuiRT and actually had forgotten about the WAA project. Good to know she actually made it through the flights and is now safe indoors. lol

Let us know on the servo findings as that is one area where, as you've said, we just go off of what we've been told. Not always the best way to do things...

I've worked a bit with RSN in building 2-line stunt kites and never even thought about using it on an airframe. I'll bet it would make a killer large scale IFO really easily that would be a lot more durable than the film it normally uses...Might have to see what kind of thin carbon I have on hand...;)

I am doing well. Changed jobs for a year then went back to Telecom. Moved out to where I can fly in the backyard so I am back to flying pretty regularly. I've been getting more into multi's than heli's these days and I'm still "suck" at nose- or side-in. That might be something I never get down right. Too many years of slab flying to teach the thumbs new tricks...

Anyway, glad to see you on this side of the web!
 

augernaught

Augernaught
If you remember the bad links, can you let Frank know which ones are dead? I'm sure it would be easy for him to edit the OP to delete the bad ones.

I just scatter gunned a few links of my personal interests down the list and some came up 404.
Not many, but I didn't keep track. Maybe you can check them all out, xuzme720?

I will mark the ones I notice in this thread from now on, next time I poke around...
 

xuzme720

Dedicated foam bender
Mentor
I wish I had the time... I barely get to all the new posts as it is!
This list has been in the making/works for a while, since IIRC, Frank had started it back on wattflyer at least a few years ago, so TBH I'm not all that surprised there are a couple 404's in the bunch. If it's the same list. The old grey matter isn't what it used to be...getting old is a B@#$!
I didn't mean to task you with finding all of them, Auger, I just meant if you happened to remember which links were dead. I will extend the request to anyone finding a dead link to let Frank know which one so he can hopefully keep the list up to date.
 

Murocflyer

Member
If you guys do see any bad links please let me know. Websites come and go and I usually have to delete one out of every five I add. RC is a tough business to be in and not many companies survive the long haul.

You can let me know in this thread or send me a PM. Either way I will get them removed and if you know one I left out then I'll add it.

Thanks,

Frank
 

Murocflyer

Member
No it's not more than I wanted to hear or I wouldn't have asked! :)

Glad to hear you are doing well, and I had not heard about the SQuiRT and actually had forgotten about the WAA project. Good to know she actually made it through the flights and is now safe indoors. lol

Let us know on the servo findings as that is one area where, as you've said, we just go off of what we've been told. Not always the best way to do things...

I've worked a bit with RSN in building 2-line stunt kites and never even thought about using it on an airframe. I'll bet it would make a killer large scale IFO really easily that would be a lot more durable than the film it normally uses...Might have to see what kind of thin carbon I have on hand...;)

I am doing well. Changed jobs for a year then went back to Telecom. Moved out to where I can fly in the backyard so I am back to flying pretty regularly. I've been getting more into multi's than heli's these days and I'm still "suck" at nose- or side-in. That might be something I never get down right. Too many years of slab flying to teach the thumbs new tricks...

Anyway, glad to see you on this side of the web!

Sorry for the late response. Did you see the video the AMA put out on the WAA-08 when she was delivered to the AMA museum?

Frank

PS The servo testing went great! I was pleasantly surprised on how much I did not know as well as a lot of people who think they know.