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The Lockheed Martin SR-71 “Blackbird” is one of the most special and renowned airplane of perpetuity. Established in the 1960s to fly faster and greater than all other planes and missiles of the time, the SR-71 holds world records for sustained elevation (85,069 feet) and speed (2,193.2 mph/Mach 3.3). With the E-flite® SR-71 Blackbird Twin 40mm EDF, you can own a reproduction that's scaled to be practical for more RC pilots to pay for and fly! It works with popular four 2200mAh batteries and is equipped with exclusive Spektrum™ AS3X and optional-use SAFE Select innovations to make it the most convenient to fly Blackbird yet. Optional-use fixed landing gear with a steerable nose wheel makes it simple to taxi, departure, and land on smooth surfaces, or you can leave the gear off for more speed and vertical performance when flying over yard. Best of all, it arrives factory-finished and nearly ready to fly right out of the box to use a genuine SR-71 flying experience you can't get anywhere else!
Air travel lovers and RC pilots have actually dreamed of flying an SR-71 sooner or later, and now the E-flite® SR-71 Blackbird Twin 40mm EDF can make that dream a reality! It arrives mainly factory-assembled and ready to fly right out of the box, including a factory-installed control unit featuring a Spektrum™ receiver equipped with exclusive AS3X® and optional-use SAFE® Select innovations. It's ready to bind to your 5+ channel DSMX®/DSM2® equipped transmitter, plus you'll get real-time telemetry data, including general battery voltage, current, and more with Smart and non-Smart batteries when using suitable Spektrum radios featuring AirWare™ software. Twin 40mm fans and brushless outrunner motors work with cost effective and common four 2200mAh 30+C batteries while delivering an exceptional mix of performance and flight times. The fully-molded EPO airframe includes panel lines and other scale surface details, in addition to plastic-reinforced fuselage chines plus composite reinforcements in the nose and throughout to make it extremely durable while also keeping it lightweight. A rubber nose cone with pitot tube and the vertical fins – including an extra set of optional-use red painted fins that use improved exposure – snap into place for simple removal/replacement. The fixed landing gear plus steerable nose wheel, featuring tires that replicate the look of the special aluminum-infutilized tires used on the full-scale airplane, make it possible to taxi, departure, and land on smooth surfaces. You can also fly without the landing gear installed for more speed and vertical performance while utilizing the molded-in finger grips and automated Hand Release Assist Mode for simple hand launching over and landings on yard. Either way, the E-flite SR-71 Blackbird Twin 40mm provides an unparalleled flying experience you simply can't get with any other RC model!
Ability Level 3 airplane, like this one, appropriate for more experienced RC pilots who already have the skills to put together, establish and fly comparable class designs. And although this is the most convenient to fly SR-71 design yet, it's not a suitable first-ever RC airplane for new pilots or first-ever EDF (Electric Ducted Fan)/jet design for intermediate to experienced RC pilots. You must have the experience and skills required to effectively fly high-performance EDF designs like the E-flite Habu SS (Super Sport) 50mm or 70mm, the Viper 70mm and/or bigger EDF designs before trying to fly the SR-71 Blackbird Twin 40mm EDF.
Are you new to flying RC (Radio Controlled) airplane? If you are, the SR-71 is not a suitable first-ever RC design and we advise learning to fly with among our purpose-built trainer airplane such as the E-flite® Habu STS (Smart Trainer with SAFE) 70mm EDF. It's equipped with exclusive and ingenious SAFE technology that makes it possible for nearly anybody to discover to fly effectively! The Ready-To-Fly (RTF) Fundamental version includes nearly whatever needed to fly (except for a compatible LiPo battery and charger that are sold individually) and is a best option if you're a new RC pilot!
Currently own a Spektrum™ transmitter? Bind-N-Fly (BNF) airplane make entering into the air quickly and with the very best control experience possible much easier than ever. They come out of the box 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, complete any final assembly, and fly!
This is the first SR-71 Blackbird design equipped with exclusive Spektrum™ AS3X® and SAFE® Select innovations. AS3X works behind the scenes to ravel the impacts of wind and turbulence to provide a locked-in feel that makes it seem like you're flying a much bigger plane. Optional-use SAFE Select offers pitch and bank angle limitations in addition to automated self-leveling that can be turned on and off at the flip of a switch to make this an easier to fly Blackbird.
The SR-71 Blackbird Twin 40mm EDF is equipped with a control unit including a receiver and ESCs that offer a range of real-time power system-related telemetry data including general battery voltage, current draw, and more – when using Smart and non-Smart batteries – to suitable Spektrum AirWare™ equipped transmitters (including the DX6e and 8e, DX6 G2/3 and 8 G2, the DX9, NX6, 8 and 10, iX12, iX14, iX20 and others) while you fly.
The factory-installed brushless power systems feature 40mm fans with high-RPM outrunner motors. This twin power system setup is created to provide an exceptional mix of performance and flight time with popular four 2200mAh 30C+ batteries.
You can set up the included fixed landing gear with a steerable nose wheel – featuring tires that replicate the look of the special aluminum-infutilized tires used on the full-scale airplane – to taxi, remove and land on smooth surfaces. Or you can leave the landing gear off for more speed and vertical performance plus simple hand launches over and landings on yard while utilizing the molded-in finger grips and automated Hand Release Assist Mode.
The EPO airframe includes molded-in panel lines and other scale surface details, in addition to plastic-reinforced fuselage chines plus composite reinforcements in the nose and throughout, to make it extremely durable yet also lightweight. The result is an impressive scale appearance that's simple to preserve and provides the very best possible flying experience.
The SR-71 Blackbird Twin 40mm EDF arrives nearly 100% factory-assembled and ready to fly right out of the box! The only assembly that's required is to snap the black vertical fins – or the additional set of red painted fins that use improved exposure – into place. Then program and bind your 5+ channel Spektrum™ DSMX®/DSM2® equipped transmitter to the factory-installed receiver and you can be flying within minutes of taking it out of the box!
The factory-applied and fully-painted plus decal surface not only looks terrific however also duplicates the “Habu” markings of 17958, including an optional-use decal for the nose.
*LOCKHEED MARTIN, SR-71, associated symbols and logo designs, and body styles of vehicles are either trademarks or signed up trademarks of Lockheed Martin Corporation in the U.S.A. and/or other jurisdictions, utilized with permission.
Total Price: $289.98
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