Nitro RC Helicopters

What we stock

Our nitro range includes the Align TN70 in basic kit, top combo and super combo form, the Tron NiTron 90 700-class including the Bert Kammerer edition, the SAB Goblin RAW 700 Nitro and Goblin Kraken 580, the XLPower Nimbus 550 V2 and the Nitron 580/610 kit. Most are sold as kits, with combo options that bundle the engine and electronics.

Nitro or electric?

Electric is quieter, cleaner and far quicker to get in the air - charge a pack and fly. Nitro gives you the engine noise, the exhaust smell and the mechanical side of the hobby, plus longer flight times per tank than most electric setups manage per pack. Nitro kits are also often cheaper than the equivalent large electric machine, and there are no large LiPo packs to ship or store. See electric RC helicopters for the comparison.

Nitro or petrol?

They are not the same thing, though people often use the words interchangeably. A petrol engine runs ordinary pump fuel on a spark plug. A nitro engine runs a methanol, oil and nitromethane mix on a glow plug, revs higher - roughly 13,000 to 16,000 rpm against 12,000 to 15,000 - and is the format used by most competition helicopter pilots. Everything on this page is nitro.

Starting out on nitro

Nitro is not the place to learn to hover. Get comfortable on a smaller electric machine and a simulator first, then come to nitro when you can already fly. When you do:

• Learn the engine before the first flight - glow plug, carburettor needles, exhaust and how to tune them. Engine care is most of nitro ownership.
• Be honest about the size. Nitro machines are large and fast, and a 700-class helicopter behaves nothing like a 450.
• Fly at a club or an open field, never near buildings or people.

Spares

We hold spares for every brand on this page - see helicopter spare parts - or go back to all RC helicopters.

Why buy from AT Models

We are RC pilots ourselves and only sell what we would fly. Free UK shipping on orders over £99, fully tracked delivery, 30-day money-back guarantee (terms apply), and a phone number that a person answers if you want advice before ordering.