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EPISODE · Jan 14, 2026 · 7 MIN

What was the First R/C Boat, Airplane, Car, Helicopter, and Motorcycle?

from The RC Deep Dive · host RC Deep Dive

Did you know that the first radio controlled vehicle was the Telautomaton boat back in 1898? Did you know that R/C airplanes were made in the 1910s well before radio control cars in the 1920s? The share the stories behind these three radio-controlled vehicles as well as the first R/C helicopter and motorcycle which came decades later. We open the history books and give you all the details about these radio control vehicles and the inventors behind them in this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast. 

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