rc plane
Worth a lookShows beatable incumbent ratings (4.0★), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Quality gap
Great4.0★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Great£56.83avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Great249.17avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Great30%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Brand share
Good63%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Good£294K£294K/yr · 655K searches
Returns
Okay3.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Growth
Okay+11.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Okay£12.88–£231.91cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Bad0.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, rc plane is a £294K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (655K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 63% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.
Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
rc plane market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £341K–£455K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.8%
- Avg BSR
- #50
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 94%
- Sponsored
- 87%
- Out of stock
- 28.1%
- Avg brand age
- 28 months
- Avg seller age
- 176 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (30% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
24 rising
Sellers
36
Top-5 brand share
63%
Top 20: 98%
Top-5 click share
30%
Top 20: 70%
Open market
32%
- volantexrc20%
- HAWK'S WORK17%
- DEERC12%
- 4DRC8%
- Afenau6%
- Liamostee5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +11.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×
Top rc plane search terms
- rc plane343K/yr
- remote control plane117K/yr
- rc planes for adults31K/yr
- rc planes23K/yr
- rc airplane18K/yr
- remote control airplane17K/yr
- rc jet15K/yr
- rc plane for kids14K/yr
- remote control airplane for kids7K/yr
- remote control plane for kids11K/yr
Top rc plane products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
HAWKS WORK 3 Channel RC Plane Spitfire Fighter Remote Control Warbird Ready to Fly 2.4GHz 6-axis Gyro Stabilizer Easy to Fly for Kids & Beginners
HAWK'S WORK£53.764.4★385 rev
DEERC G650 RC Plane Private Jet 3-CH Remote Control Airplane Toys 2.4GHz 6-axis Gyro Stabilizer RTF Hobby Glider Aircraft Plane Easy to Fly for Beginners Kids Adults
DEERC£58.073.9★7 rev
Liamostee RC Airplane Remote Control 2CH 2.4Ghz F22 Fighter Jet Toy Foam RC Plane with Lights 6-Axis Gyroscope For Kids (3+) Unisex
Liamostee£22.373.8★49 rev
DEERC F-16 Style RC Airplane (X-62A Vista) 4-Channel Remote Control Jet with 6-axis Gyro Stabilizer EPP RTF Hobby Glider Aircraft Plane Easy to Fly for Adults Boys
DEERC£67.433.8★11 rev
volantexrc RC Plane for Beginners Sport Cub S2 Remote Control Airplane 3CH Radio Controlled Plane for Adults with Xpilot Stabilization System RC Aeroplane Toy (761-14)
volantexrc£59.084.1★394 rev
Newest
by launch date
RC Plane Foam Remote Control Plane Toy with LED Light 360 Flips RC Helicopter for Beginners Indoor & Outdoor Flying Toys Stunt Roll Airplane Toys Mini Drone for 8-14 Years Old Kids Boys Girls
Innofans£26.3038 rev
DEERC G650 RC Plane Private Jet 3-CH Remote Control Airplane Toys 2.4GHz 6-axis Gyro Stabilizer RTF Hobby Glider Aircraft Plane Easy to Fly for Beginners Kids Adults
DEERC£58.077 rev
DEERC F-16 Style RC Airplane (X-62A Vista) 4-Channel Remote Control Jet with 6-axis Gyro Stabilizer EPP RTF Hobby Glider Aircraft Plane Easy to Fly for Adults Boys
DEERC£67.4311 rev
RNPKZ Remote Control Plane 2CH 2.4Ghz RC Plane Remote Control Wireless Airplane Toy RC Planes Ready To Fly SU-35 Foam RCPlane with LED Light Strip RCGlider Planes for Kids Beginners Adult(Yellow)
RNPKZ£19.217 rev
Kids RC Foam Airplane Drone with Auto Hover Color LED Lights for Beginners
Flintosky£21.78244 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumDEERC F-16 Style RC Airplane (X-62A Vista) 4-Channel Remote Control Jet with 6-axis Gyro Stabilizer EPP RTF Hobby Glider Aircraft Plane Easy to Fly for Adults Boys
DEERC£67.433.8★
RC Plane Foam Remote Control Plane Toy with LED Light 360 Flips RC Helicopter for Beginners Indoor & Outdoor Flying Toys Stunt Roll Airplane Toys Mini Drone for 8-14 Years Old Kids Boys Girls
Innofans£26.303.9★
DEERC G650 RC Plane Private Jet 3-CH Remote Control Airplane Toys 2.4GHz 6-axis Gyro Stabilizer RTF Hobby Glider Aircraft Plane Easy to Fly for Beginners Kids Adults
DEERC£58.073.9★
SilverLit Flybotix X-Twin Evo Yellow and Black
SilverLit£20.384.3★
HAWKS WORK 3 Channel RC Plane BF-109 Remote Control Airplane Ready to Fly 2.4GHz 6-axis Gyro Stabilizer Easy to Fly for Kids & Beginners
HAWK'S WORK£41.994.2★
What buyers say about rc plane
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good Fun”
“easy to follow”
“Excellent value”
“The plane quality is very good”
“The battery held up pretty well”
“The foam construction makes it lightweight”
“The remote control is very intuitive”
“does not break”
“It's accessible enough for beginners yet engaging enough to keep more experienced hobbyists entertained”
“easy to set up”
What buyers complain about
“Easily breaks”
“Not the best quality parts falling off”
“It was expensive”
“The bad first impressions were continued after starting this up - the plane refused to fly properly”
“Very flimsy”
“as soon as the batteries were done there was no charging”
“The manual is poorly translated”
“controller beeps”
“The materials feel extremely fragile”
“Good fun, a bit difficult to use at first”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is rc plane profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £294K/yr across 53 tracked products. 3 of 14 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +11.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (59/100).
- How competitive is the rc plane niche?
- 24 brands and 36 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 30% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 63% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in rc plane?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 3.4%.
- When does demand for rc plane peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the rc plane niche?
- Listings span £12.88–£231.91; the average listing price is £56.83 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 249 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.