Hey, I was just wondering where a few major rc companies manufacture. I would mainly like to know about Hangar 9, E-Flite, Great Planes, and Electrifly. Also, when a seaplane's elecctronics take a plunge (softly) into the lake, do they usually survive? Thanks!

Lake, yes, just open it up dry it out. Ocean, no, just throw it away.

to the first question.....


China.. get used to it

Go to San Diego or L.A. Start swimming west. When you get to Hawaii, keep going, you're a little less than half way. The first really BIG land mass you get to, you're there. (Don't forget to set your watch back a day when you cross the IDL) That's where they are, major, minor and most in between. I'm not sure whether Cantonese or Mandarin is the more proper to speak.

Yep - mostly in the South and East of that land mass (been there - seen that)

Mandarin mostly

Even a few of the "all American" ones get manufactured here

ALL of the "all American" ones are built there.

With a few basically unknown (South America) or very expensive (Germany) exceptions, all ARFs are made in either China or Viet Nam.

Jim

Geez, I hope we don't get into a war with China then. We wouldnt get our planes!

Your next question and much more difficult one is ---how is the quliaty of the leading ARFs , you will see that oregin of supply has less to do with quality then the standards set by the company making the demands . Its all about the bottom line vs the assumed retail value vs demand .
Some ARfs will sell for $269 list and will really deliver , others for $400 and deliver less and others for $600 to $700 and offer the total package of scale and range from above average quality to way above .
However you will see that quality when not effecting the actual flight value will vary by the individual modelers choice .