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Rc Plane

Maybe

The products selling today average only 4.0★. But buyers convert on only 0.8% of searches, so Rc Plane is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
59
59 / 100
Top 9% of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · +15 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£294K/yr655K searches / yr
90-day growth
+11.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
30%top-5 click share · 24 brands · 36 sellers

Flapen Score

Rc Plane against its category

The dotted line is the Toys & Games average. Past it, Rc Plane is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

59Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Rc Plane market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Rc Plane 655K times last year and spent an estimated £294K. The top 5 brands take 63% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 59 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

0.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 655K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +11.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £294K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
655K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+11.6%
Conversion, latest week
0.8%
Market size, estimated
£294Ka year
Peak month
December2.7× the quietest month
Top search term
rc plane343K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £56.83.

Listings sell for £56.83 on average, from £12.88 to £231.91. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £56.83 that is £6K to £14K a year per listing.

Average price
£56.83inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£12.88–£231.91
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£6K–£14K
Returns
3.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

87% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 94% ship with Prime. On an average day, 28.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #50 within Remote & App-Controlled Devices. It carries 249 reviews at 4.01 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
87%
Prime listings
94%
Out of stock, average day
28.1%
Average rank
#50in Remote & App-Controlled Devices
Average rating
4.01 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
249per listing
Listings tracked
53

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 14 launches as successful.

14 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 28 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
14
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
28 months

Products

Top Rc Plane products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take only 30% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£9K£18K£26K£35K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

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

Rc Plane search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

25K15KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Search terms

Top Rc Plane search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • 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

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Rc Plane

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Durability14%−0.21

Easily breaks

pretty much snapped off after 1 use

the lack of durability

Quality-Overall12%−0.21

Not the best quality parts falling off

Awful quality

Cheap rubbish - avoid

Value For Money6%+0.36

It was expensive

was not worth the price

Not what I expected especially for the price

Functionality-Overall6%−0.12

The bad first impressions were continued after starting this up - the plane refused to fly properly

It didnt fly

hasnt worked at all

Strength6%−0.04

Very flimsy

The nose is flimsy

Very fragile

Love

Fun/Entertainment Experience23%+1.43

Good Fun

Fun for all the family

it has been a fantastic toy

Ease Of Use11%+0.98

easy to follow

Easy to use

Easy to control

Value For Money8%+0.36

Excellent value

Worth money

The price is great

Quality-Overall6%−0.21

The plane quality is very good

Excellent product

Great quality, easy to set up, and works great

Battery Life4%

The battery held up pretty well

Battery life is decent

So providing an endless supply of longer lasting batteries, I'd say it was great, just needs some battery patience as the flying part is intuitive and quite fun

Return

3.4% Return rate 0% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall30%█▅▅▄▅▅

The bad first impressions were continued after starting this up - the plane refused to fly properly

It didnt fly

hasnt worked at all

Durability11%▃█▃▇▆▄

Easily breaks

pretty much snapped off after 1 use

the lack of durability

Defective Material/Parts10%▄▅▃▆▃█
Quality-Overall6%▄▅█▃▅▆

Not the best quality parts falling off

Awful quality

Cheap rubbish - avoid

Battery Inclusion5%▁▄▅█▄▅

FAQ

Common Rc Plane questions

Answered from the same tracked data.