E-Flite Air Tractor 1.5m BNF Basic with AS3X & SAFE Select

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The World's Ag Plane
Established in 1978, Texas-based Air Tractor is a leading maker of aircraft built for agricultural, firefighting and other energy applications. Air Tractor aircraft can be found hard at work over fields and forests in more than 30 nations all over the world. The AT-500 series of ag planes first flew in the U.S. on April 25th, 1986. Since then, it has actually grown into among the world's most popular households of general air travel, single-turboprop driven aircraft used for crop cleaning, firefighting and other applications. Factory-finished in the familiar, high-visibility yellow and blue trim plan with molded-in panel lines, rivets and more, the E-flite® Air Tractor 1.5m design offers an outstanding scale look you'll be happy to display everywhere you go. It's likewise equipped with functional features including LED navigation and landing lights, slotted flaps and oversized tires, plus it's capable yet easy to fly making it an ideal option for your first — or next — scale or low-wing airplane.





Features

Scale replica of the agricultural "crop cleaning" energy aircraft including molded-in panel lines, rivets and more

Easy to take off, fly and land, making it a perfect option for a very first scale or low-wing design

Brief Take Off and Landing (STOL) plus scale, sport and aerobatic flight abilities

High-power 3S and 4S compatible 50A ESC and outrunner motor with 3-blade prop

Functional slotted flaps for much shorter takeoffs/landings and enhanced slow-speed handling

Long lasting, factory-installed metal-geared servos with adjustable linkages on the primary control surfaces

Spektrum™ AR637TA receiver with full-range telemetry and industry-leading DSMX® innovation

Easy to fly with ingenious and optional-use SAFE® Select flight envelope security

The unequaled stability and locked-in feel of unique AS3X® innovation

Robust landing equipment with oversized tires for operation from a variety of surfaces

Optional EDO-style floats with steerable rudders (offered individually)

Optional scale-like skis for flying from snow (offered individually)

Functional and factory-installed LED landing, navigation and strobe lights

Factory-painted and completed in a scale, high-visibility trim plan

Lightweight yet long lasting composite-reinforced EPO building

Fast and easy bolt-together assembly – no glue needed

Easy to install/remove two-piece wing and stab





Capable And Easy To Fly
Air Tractor ag and energy planes have actually made a credibility for friendly handling, unbelievable abilities and unequaled versatility. Those qualities rollover to this E-flite® Air Tractor 1.5m scale replica to make it a perfect scale low-wing design for intermediate to skilled RC pilots. The specially-tuned motor and 3-blade prop are matched to a 50-amp ESC to offer wonderful scale and sport aerobatic flight performance with 3S 2200-3200mAh LiPo batteries, or you can set up a FOUR battery for more power and endless vertical without the need for any adjustments or upgrades. Functional slotted flaps enhance slow speed managing while likewise using Brief Take Off and Landing (STOL) abilities. Robust landing equipment and wheels with oversized tires enable the Air Tractor to fly from paved, yard, dirt, gravel or other surfaces at any suitably-sized park or RC flying field. Add big ponds or small lakes to your possible flying websites by installing optional floats (EFL5261, offered individually) — or attach the optional scale-like skis (EFLA970, likewise offered individually) to take off from and land on snow. The factory-applied paint and decal surface provides outstanding exposure along with striking scale looks that are accented by LED navigation, strobe and landing lights. The E-flite® Air Tractor 1.5m delivers a unique flying experience that a vast array of pilots will delight in, even if it's your first scale or low-wing model.





Needed to Complete

Full-range 5–6+ channel Spektrum™ DSMX®/DSM2® compatible transmitter

3S 11.1V or 4S 14.8V 2200–3200mAh LiPo with EC3™ or IC3™ Adapter

Compatible LiPo battery charger

What's in the Box?

(1) E-flite® Air Tractor 1.5m with:

(1) 50A Brushless ESC (installed)

(1) Brushless Outrunner Motor (installed)

(4) Micro Metal-Geared Servos (installed)

(2) Micro Servos (installed)

(1) Spektrum™ AR637TA 6-Channel Receiver (installed)

(1) Product Handbook





 




Flight Talk

 






Versatile Gear Options
Thick yard, gravel paths, dirt routes; you can fly from these and lots of other surfaces that are difficult for many models of this size to deal with. The robust landing equipment is geared up with wheels and oversized tires that soak up the bumps of rough surfaces and offer outstanding prop clearance. The optional float set (EFL5261, offered individually) features dual water rudders for outstanding steering control when flying from lakes and ponds. And the optional, scale-like ski set (EFLA970, offered individually) makes it possible to fly from snow or wet yard.
 



High Power
The factory-installed brushless power system features a 50-amp ESC plus a specially-tuned motor and 3-blade prop that provide an abundance of thrust with a THREE 2200-3200mAh LiPo battery, or more power and endless vertical performance with a FOUR battery without the need for any adjustments or upgrades.
 







Very Durable
Composite-reinforced, hollow-core building with EPO material delivers a light-weight yet long lasting airframe. Plus the Air Tractor is geared up with long lasting and reputable metal-geared servos on all the primary control surfaces.
 



LED Lights
The Air Tractor includes realistic-looking LED landing, navigation and strobe lights that are factory-installed and powered from the flight battery.
 







Easy Assembly
No glue is needed for assembly, and due to the fact that the few parts that require to be put together quickly bolt or snap into location, the Air Tractor can be ready to fly in less time than it takes to charge the flight battery. The two-piece wing and stab likewise makes transport and storage as convenient as possible.
 



Scale Trim Scheme
The factory-applied paint and decal surface offers outstanding exposure plus a scale look you'll be happy to display everywhere you go.
 







Bind-N-Fly Completion Level Advantage
Already own a Spektrum™ transmitter? Bind-N-Fly (BNF) aircraft make getting into the air quickly and with the best control experience possible simpler than ever. They come out of package with the power system, servos and a Spektrum 2.4GHz receiver installed so all you require to do is bind the receiver to a suitable transmitter, finish any last assembly, and fly!

This Bind-N-Fly Basic design is geared up with a Spektrum 2.4GHz DSMX® receiver featuring AS3X (Artificial Stabilization–3-aXis) innovation that works behind the scenes to smooth out the results of wind and turbulence. The result is a heightened sense of stability and accuracy that makes you seem like you're flying a much larger, expertly tuned aircraft.

If this is your first design of its type, or you desire an additional margin of security while familiarizing yourself with the plane, you can allow the optional-use SAFE® Select flight envelope security innovation built into the receiver. No programs is needed. Just change up the binding series as directed in the manual.

With SAFE Select made it possible for, you get:

Pitch and Bank Angle Limits
These envelope limits keep the plane from rolling or pitching upside down. They likewise prevent excessive climb or dive angles.

Automatic Self-Leveling
The plane quickly goes back to and holds level flight when the sticks are launched and in the center position. It's likewise helpful for keeping the wings level during takeoffs/launches and landings.

Easy Switch Task—No Shows Required
The easy treatment for appointing a transmitter switch to turn SAFE Select features on and off does not need any programs and takes simply a couple of seconds.

If you don't wish to allow the SAFE Select features, simply bind the receiver typically and it will operate like a basic AS3X receiver.




 





Specs

Airfoil Forming: Flat bottom

CG (Center Of Mass): 2.5" (65mm) +/- 5mm back from leading edge of wing

Charger: Sold individually

Completion Level: Bind-N-Fly Basic

Control Toss - High (Ailerons): .86" (22mm)

Control Toss - High (Elevator): .4" (10mm)

Control Toss - High (Rudder): .43" (11mm)

Control Toss - Low (Ailerons): .63" (16mm)

Control Toss - Low (Elevator): .27" (7mm)

Control Toss - Low (Rudder): .32" (8mm)

Control Toss (Flaps): .4" (10mm) / .8" (20mm)

Exposition (Ailerons): Low Rate 5%, High Rate 15%

Exposition (Elevator): Low Rate 5%, High Rate 10%

Exposition (Rudder): Low Rate 5%, High Rate 10%

Flaps: Slotted for enhanced low-speed handling

Flying Weight: 251-2000g, 59 - 62oz (1681 - 1766g)

Length: 38.5" (977.9mm)

Minimum Required Radio: 6-ch (offered individually)

Minimum Speed Control: 50A

Motor Size: 10 size brushless outrunner

Propeller Size: 11x7.5 3-blade

Receiver: Spektrum AR637TA 2.4GHz 6-ch DSMX w/AS3X (Artificial Stabilization-3-aXis)

Recommended Motor Battery: 2200 - 3200mAh 3S - 4S (offered individually)

Servos: 4 micro metal equipment, 2 micro

Transmitter Range: Complete

Trim Scheme Colors: Yellow and blue

Wing Area: 472 sq in (30.5 sq dm)

Wing Loading: 18.2sq in (1.17 sq dm)