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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!

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

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to the first question.....


China.. get used to it

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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.

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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

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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

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

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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 .