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

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The World's Ag Airplane
Founded in 1978, Texas-based Air Tractor is a leading manufacturer of aircraft constructed for agricultural, firefighting and other utility applications. Air Tractor aircraft can be found hard at work over fields and forests in more than 30 countries around the globe. The AT-500 series of ag planes initially flew in the U.S. on April 25th, 1986. Since then, it has turned into among the world's most popular families of basic air travel, single-turboprop driven aircraft utilized for crop dusting, 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 a superb scale appearance you'll be happy to show off everywhere you go. It's likewise equipped with functional features consisting of LED navigation and landing lights, slotted flaps and extra-large tires, plus it's capable yet simple to fly making it a perfect choice for your first — or next — scale or low-wing airplane.





Features

Scale reproduction of the agricultural "crop dusting" utility aircraft consisting of molded-in panel lines, rivets and more

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

Short Remove and Landing (STOL) plus scale, sport and aerobatic flight capabilities

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

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

Resilient, factory-installed metal-geared servos with adjustable linkages on the main 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 protection

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

Robust landing gear with extra-large 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 finished in a scale, high-visibility trim plan

Light-weight yet long lasting composite-reinforced EPO construction

Fast and simple bolt-together assembly – no glue required

Easy to install/remove two-piece wing and stab





Capable And Easy To Fly
Air Tractor ag and utility planes have earned a reputation for friendly handling, incredible capabilities and unequaled versatility. Those qualities rollover to this E-flite® Air Tractor 1.5m scale reproduction to make it a perfect scale low-wing design for intermediate to experienced 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 THREE 2200-3200mAh LiPo batteries, or you can install a FOUR battery for more power and limitless vertical without the need for any modifications or upgrades. Functional slotted flaps improve sluggish speed handling while likewise providing Short Remove and Landing (STOL) capabilities. Robust landing gear and wheels with extra-large tires permit the Air Tractor to fly from paved, turf, dirt, gravel or other surfaces at any suitably-sized park or RC flying field. Include big ponds or ponds to your possible flying websites by setting up optional floats (EFL5261, offered individually) — or attach the optional scale-like skis (EFLA970, likewise offered individually) to take off from and arrive on snow. The factory-applied paint and decal surface offers excellent exposure together with striking scale looks that are accentuated 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 Total

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

THREE 11.1V or 4S 14.8V 2200–3200mAh LiPo with EC3™ or IC3™ Connector

Suitable LiPo battery charger

What's in package?

(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) Item Manual





 




Flight Talk

 






Versatile Gear Options
Thick turf, gravel paths, dirt tracks; you can fly from these and many other surfaces that are difficult for a lot of models of this size to handle. The robust landing gear is geared up with wheels and extra-large tires that soak up the bumps of rough surfaces and offer excellent prop clearance. The optional float set (EFL5261, offered individually) features double water rudders for exceptional 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 turf.
 



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







Very Durable
Composite-reinforced, hollow-core construction with EPO product delivers a lightweight yet long lasting airframe. Plus the Air Tractor is geared up with long lasting and dependable metal-geared servos on all the main control surfaces.
 



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







Easy Assembly
No glue is required for assembly, and because the few parts that require to be put together quickly bolt or snap into place, the Air Tractor can be prepared to fly in less time than it takes to charge the flight battery. The two-piece wing and stab likewise makes transportation and storage as hassle-free as possible.
 



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







Bind-N-Fly Conclusion Level Benefit
Currently own a Spektrum™ transmitter? Bind-N-Fly (BNF) aircraft make entering into the air rapidly and with the very 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 compatible transmitter, finish any last assembly, and fly!

This Bind-N-Fly Basic design is geared up with a Spektrum 2.4GHz DSMX® receiver including AS3X (Artificial Stabilization–3-aXis) innovation that works behind the scenes to smooth out the results of wind and turbulence. The outcome is an increased 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 want an extra margin of security while acquainting yourself with the airplane, you can make it possible for the optional-use SAFE® Select flight envelope protection innovation constructed into the receiver. No programming is required. Just alter the binding series as directed in the manual.

With SAFE Select enabled, you get:

Pitch and Bank Angle Limits
These envelope restricts keep the airplane from rolling or pitching upside down. They likewise avoid excessive climb or dive angles.

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

Easy Switch Assignment—No Programming Required
The basic treatment for assigning a transmitter switch to turn SAFE Select features on and off does not need any programming and takes just a few seconds.

If you don't wish to make it possible for the SAFE Select features, just bind the receiver normally and it will operate like a standard AS3X receiver.




 





Requirements

Airfoil Shape: Flat bottom

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

Charger: Sold individually

Conclusion Level: Bind-N-Fly Basic

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

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

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

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

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

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

Control Throw (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

Prop Size: 11x7.5 3-blade

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

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

Servos: Four micro metal gear, 2 micro

Transmitter Range: Complete

Trim Scheme Colors: Yellow and blue

Wing Location: 472 sq in (30.5 sq dm)

Wing Loading: 18.2sq in (1.17 sq dm)