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This plane for beginner modelers. All-balsa wood construction, no foam parts! Pre-covered in an attractive trim scheme. Hardware for nitro motor setup is included, but the plane is very easy to convert to electric because it has a fuselage hatch for easy access inside the fuselage.
This plane includes everything you need to get it fly except the transmitter/receiver and battery. An G32(4250-800kv) brushless outrunner motor, 80A ESC and 4 standard servos are pre-installed at the factory. we also install the control horns to the control surfaces.
Specifications:
- Wing Span: 65 in
- Wing Area: 729 sq in
- Length: 53 in
- Flying Weight: 5.3 lbs
Already Installed:
- 4250 800kv Brushless outrunner motor
- 80A ESC
- standard servo x 4
- 12 x 6 prop
Still Required:
- Your own transmitter and receiver
- 3300mah 4S LiPO
Additional Information
| SKU | VHB-PL-3549 |
|---|---|
| Length(in) | 53 |
| Material | Balsa/Plywood |
| Type | Trainer/Beginner |
| Wingspan(in) | 65 |
| Size Class | .40-Size |
Customer Reviews
- Great Value Review by John
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I love this plane, and fly it all the time. I recommend moving the Center of Gravity a little forward of the point specified in the manual. I fly my aviator trainer with a 4500 to 5000 mAh battery all the way forward in the battery compartment. I also beefed up the area where the landing gear is mounted with additional plywood and epoxy. I also fly with an APC 13x6.5 prop and get about 700 watts, but I limit full throttle bursts to 20 seconds or less. Most of the time, I just putter around in the sky. The color scheme (white on top of wings; dark blue on bottom) makes it easy to maintain visual orientation of plane. I like the plane so much, I bought two - just in case. (Posted on 8/29/2016)Value Overall Quality - Not a bad plane for the money, although build quality suffers in some areas... Review by Dennis(aka yorkiepap)
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I found the instructions quite poor for the amount of assembly needed to make this plane airworthy. No ESC data/programming sheet to set up motor parameters. Overall:Value Overall Quality
1) Loose parts were laying inside the fuse. Small threaded knurled nuts fell out from somewhere?????
2) Installing the pushrods was difficult as they needed a shallow "Z" bend where they exited the fuselage to align the ELE & RUD clevises for smooth travel.
3) Had to break the nosewheel pushrod tube & redrill the nosewheel tube location to align the steering arm as the installed tube was 1/4" off proper location. Luckily, I got the pushrod tube to reposition & hot glued into correct location. Installation of the nosewheel is a chore that takes a lot of patience.
4) Having to remove & reinstall (2) screws to the battery hatch to change batteries is ridiculous. I modified the hatch with neodymium magnets for quick off/on use.
5) The ESC power leads are too short & make it difficult to plug the battery to. I added 3" more 10ga wire for better movement.
6) The left AIL servo was DOA. Luckily, I took it out & removed the cover to see a motor wire loose & resoldered it back on. Working now.
This plane would be extremely difficult with a new flyer or one with minimal experience. A more seasoned pilot with some building experience can manage, although careful overall examination is required. Mine is ready for maiden & I hope my patience & effort will culminate into a great flight with many more to follow. (Posted on 8/2/2016) - Nice plane but incomplete kit Review by Robert
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Plane seems well built and flew well, However, kit was short servo arms and connectors and Y-harnes for ailerons. Had to procure items locally to complete build.Overall Quality Value
(Posted on 8/13/2014)
