51in Sukhoi SU-26M ARF (Balsa)

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Product Review (submitted on October 17, 2013):

This is my first full fuselage, covered plane. I have approximately 15 flights so far, and I'm getting used to how it flies. I did have to add 2.25 oz. of weight to the nose. I might change the battery to a higher capacity to compensate for the added nose weight. The current setup is:

Motor: Tacon Big Foot 32 770 kV
ESC: HobbyWing Platinum 60A
Battery: Turnigy NanoTech 35-70C 4S
Prop: APC 13 x 6.5
Receiver: OrangeRX 6 channel plus satellite receiver
Servos: 3x Emax ES08MD Digital Metal Gear
1x Emax ES9258 Metal Gear (Rudder)

The motor draws approx. 43 amps with the current prop. (570-580 watts). I haven't tried any 3D flying yet; I've only flown mild aerobatic.

Build quality is overall great. I did have a small issue with the landing gear, but that was due to too much speed over a rough taxiway (my fault). Overall, so far, this is an excellent plane. Although it seems to be a bit light in moderate wind, it flies on rails. Recommended.

If interested, check out http://youtu.be/9nEMgooGDlc for a simple flight in moderate to gusty winds.