E-Flite Draco 2.0m with Smart BNF

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THE ULTIMATE BUSH AIRPLANE
By a lot of estimates, preparation and developing the full-size DRACO must have taken years. Business Owner Mike Patey — whose extraordinary drive and Back to Work™ ethic have motivated countless people — accomplished it in simply over five months! Mike started with a Wilga 2000, changing its Lycoming O-540 piston engine with a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-28 turboprop boasting about twice the power at half the weight. Lots of extra modifications followed before Mike happily revealed his "supreme bush plane". It might go to the exact same places as a Carbon Cub, but likewise climb up twice as fast; reach elevations as much as 28,000 feet; and cruise cross-country at 180 MPH while carrying 4 people plus equipment. Changes from the Wilga were so comprehensive that the FAA authorized Mike's redesign as an experimental exhibition aircraft. The DRACO 2.0m is equally distinct and astonishing — and it's likewise one of the most highly-engineered, detailed and feature-rich E-flite® aircraft yet!





Video Introduction

 




Features

The supreme bush plane for an unrivaled STOL, scale and beyond flying experience

The only officially-licensed scale reproduction of the distinctive DRACO by Mike Patey

Among the most highly-engineered, detailed and feature-rich E-flite® aircraft to date

Additional Scale information including an abundance of molded-in surface area features, actions, antennas, wingtip skids, and a lot more

Functional Additional Scale includes including certified KING shocks on the main equipment and tail wheel, leading-edge slats, slotted flaps, and more

17 overall LEDs including navigation, landing, down, tail beacon, reversing and other lights with adjustable light controller

Clear windscreen and windows plus a comprehensive cockpit with backlit instrument panel and pilot figure

Factory-installed, high-power FOUR- to 6S-compatible brushless motor with big diameter 4-blade prop

Fits batteries from 4000–7000mAh to supply a vast array of efficiency and flight times as much as 10–15+ minutes

100-amp Spektrum™ Avian™ Smart ESC supplies real-time battery voltage, current draw, motor RPM, and other data via suitable receivers and transmitters

Optional-use motor reversing for unique ground handling and other abilities with suitable 7+ channel transmitters

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 unrivaled stability and locked-in feel of special AS3X® innovation

6 factory-installed metal-geared servos with internal, ball-link equipped linkages

Big and hassle-free, magnetically-secured leading hatch with big battery compartment

Shock-equipped and steerable tailwheel for improved forward and reverse ground handling

Scale-like articulated and shock-absorbing main landing equipment with oversized tundra-style tires

Custom-made and fully-molded carbon fiber equipment to manage brief launches from and landings on a range of surfaces

Two-piece wing with quarter-turn thumbscrews plus V2 hands-free servo connection system for fast and easy assembly/disassembly

Long lasting, fully-molded EPO airframe with carbon fiber and wood support throughout

Factory-applied paint plus decal finish looks terrific and conserves time

Easy last assembly in less time than it takes to charge a battery





DEFINITELY ONE OF A KIND
Motivated by the unbelievable ingenuity and effort Mike Patey put into developing the full-sized aircraft, E-flite® uses the only officially-licensed scale reproduction of the supreme bush plane! The remarkable DRACO 2.0m is among the most highly-engineered, detailed and feature-rich RC designs ever produced. Beyond its complex style and the accurate shape of its fully-molded, light-weight and resilient EPO airframe with a factory-applied finish, it likewise includes an abundance of Additional Scale information including a range of surface area features, actions, antennas, wingtip "stinger" skids, and a lot more. The clear windscreen and windows offer an excellent view of the detailed cockpit with pilot figure and backlit instrument panel. Functional Additional Scale features consist of accredited, scale-like KING shocks on the main equipment and tail wheel, leading-edge slats, slotted flaps and more. There are likewise a total of 17 LEDs throughout the airframe — with a custom-made controller that enables you to choose solid, strobing and other light combination alternatives from your transmitter. Extra-large, tundra-style tires on the custom-made carbon fiber main equipment soak up bumps and supply exceptional prop clearance, while the shock-absorbing and steerable tailwheel uses improved ground handling — even when taxiing cab backwards with the optional-use motor reversing (suitable Smart receiver and 7+ channel transmitter needed for reversing).

Factory-installed, metal-geared servos with ball-link equipped and internal linkages provide crisp, accurate control. The high-power brushless outrunner motor can drive the scale 4-blade prop with a vast array of 4000–7000mAh batteries, from a FOUR pack for slow and smooth scale flight to SIX power for better-than-scale vertical efficiency. It's likewise equipped with a 100-amp Spektrum™ Avian™ Smart ESC, and the BNF® Standard version consists of an AR637TA Smart receiver that delivers full-range telemetry including real-time battery voltage, current, motor RPM, ESC temperature level, and more to suitable AirWare™ equipped transmitters. And even with its massive size and feature-packed style, the DRACO 2.0m can be flight-ready in less time than it takes to charge a battery! No tools are needed for field assembly/disassembly because the two-piece wing is secured with quarter-turn thumbscrews. Most importantly, if you've mastered flying at least one or two previous RC aircraft you can fly the DRACO 2.0m successfully, especially when taking advantage of the BNF® Standard version's special AS3X® and optional-use SAFE® Select technologies. And it all adds up to offer an unrivaled STOL (Short Remove and Landing), scale and beyond flying experience unlike any other!

The Plug-N-Play® (PNP) version lets experienced modelers choose and use their own transmitter, receiver, battery and battery charger. The Bind-N-Fly® (BNF) Standard version consists of a Spektrum receiver equipped with AS3X and optional-use SAFE Select technologies so intermediate to experienced modelers can use their own transmitter, battery and battery charger. An ULTIMATE Combo including the BNF Standard version airplane, a Spektrum transmitter, Smart battery, Smart battery charger, the unique tools and glue you require for assembly – plus a copy of RealFlight Trainer Edition RC Flight Simulator – is likewise offered and conserves you more than $70 compared to acquiring all of the products separately.

Are you new to flying RC (Radio Managed) aircraft? If you are, we suggest finding out to fly with one of our purpose-built fitness instructor aircraft such as the HobbyZone® Carbon Cub S 2. Based upon the Carbon Cub flown by Mike's wife, Chandra Patey, it's equipped with special and ingenious SAFE innovation that makes it possible for nearly anybody to learn to fly successfully! The Ready-To-Fly (RTF) version consists of everything required to fly in one box and is the best option if you're a brand-new RC pilot.



 






More information about Mike Patey:



Mike Patey was born in Gresham, Oregon along with his twin bro Mark, numbers 5 and 6 in an 11 child family. Growing up in a low-income family, they were 15 when they launched their very first service together, Deck-It, developing decks for their neighbors in Orem, Utah. Prior to they graduated high school they had actually built it into a company with nearly 200 staff members. Their effort and drive led them to produce extra companies, successfully developing and offering every one. Today, both continue applying their enthusiasm for work to their own companies, Mark with Best Pulls, and Mike with EcoVap.

Mike is wed to his wife Chandra and they have 4 children. Mike's air travel journey began in a 1971 Cessna 172L in 2002 when both Mike and Mark had actually separately decided to pursue air travel. In an odd "twin moment", on the exact same day both had actually gone to airshows in various states and been motivated to pursue their pilot's license without the other understanding. When they shared their choice by phone, they were so blown away at the coincidence of the whole thing that Mark immediately bought an utilized 172, and the rest is history.

Mike continues his enthusiasm of flying and air travel while balancing family, work, and neighborhood. "Our parents taught us that if you are blessed with a skill or finances you must give to others or you don't deserve it in the first place. We were raised dirt bad but our parents offered anything we had in excess to somebody who had less than us." Mike continues to offer his time, skills, and energy to search and save missions for local law enforcement, as well as developing the air travel neighborhood through his YouTube channel where he shares his enthusiasm. He is extremely giving of his time and knowledge as well, frequently requiring time away from his builds for visitors though he actually simply wants to get "back to work", an expression that has become a tagline for his channel. "Back to Work ways to get after something. I use it for my life in general. It indicates offer your all, enjoy the procedure, and work hard." A mantra Mike truly lives by.

Mike holds multiple world speed records and has plans to break those records again. From drag cars to hill reaches airplanes, Mike has always been driven to race things. He likes to build bigger, stronger, and much faster aircraft, innovating originalities and making them truths in his builds. Mike's enthusiasm is transmittable, frequently seen talking with fellow aviators and laughing over originalities or theories to enhance styles, he is a huge possession to general air travel and has motivated lots of to pursue their imagine flight by earning their personal pilot's license.

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Exclusive Technologies (BNF® Basic only)
The DRACO 2.0m is equipped with special Spektrum™ AS3X® and SAFE® Select technologies. AS3X works behind the scenes to smooth out the impacts of wind and turbulence to provide a locked-in feel that makes it look like you're flying an even bigger airplane. Optional-use SAFE Select uses pitch and bank angle limitations along with automated self-leveling that can be turned on and off at the flip of a switch! And if you do not want to make it possible for the SAFE Select features, just bind the receiver usually and just AS3X will be active.
 



Smart Technology
The special Spektrum™ Avian™ Smart ESC supplies a range of real-time power system associated telemetry data including motor RPM, current draw, overall flight battery voltage and more via suitable receivers (including the AR637TA set up in the BNF® Standard version) and Spektrum AirWare™ equipped transmitters (including the DX6e and 8e, DX6 G2/G3 and 8 G2, the DX9, the NX6, 8 and 10, the iX12, iX20 and others) while you fly. It will even show specific cell voltages, temperature level of the flight pack and other data when utilizing Spektrum Smart LiPo batteries. Plus, optional-use motor reversing offers unique ground handling and other abilities (suitable Smart receiver and 7+ channel transmitter needed for reversing).
 







Versatile Power System
The factory-installed Spektrum™ Avian™ 100-amp Smart ESC and high-power brushless outrunner motor can drive the large-diameter four-blade prop with a vast array of batteries. Install a FOUR battery for slow and smooth scale flying, a 5S battery for added power, or a 6S battery to provide better-than-scale vertical efficiency. Most importantly you can install a 4000mAh battery to keep the weight and wing filling down, a 5000mAh battery for a terrific balance of efficiency and handling, or as much as a 7000mAh battery to attain long flight times as much as 10-15+ minutes.
 



Extra Scale Details
The DRACO 2.0m includes an abundance of Additional Scale information including molded-in panel lines, hatches and other surface area features, actions, antennas, wingtip skids, and a lot more. A clear windscreen and windows plus a comprehensive cockpit with backlit instrument panel and pilot figure contribute to the unbelievable scale look.
 







Functional Scale Features
Licensed, scale-like KING shocks on the main equipment and tail wheel, leading-edge slats, slotted flaps and more are practical Additional Scale includes that take your experience to another level.
 



LED Lights
There are a total of 17 LEDs throughout the airframe to simulate navigation, landing, down, tail beacon, reversing and other lights. They're linked to a custom-made light controller with various settings you can control from the transmitter to choose which lights turn on and off with numerous functions, glow solid, strobe and more.
 







Capable Gear
Like the major DRACO, the articulated and shock-absorbing main equipment is equipped with oversized, tundra-style tires to soak up the bumps of rough surfaces and supply exceptional prop clearance. It's likewise custom-made from fully-molded carbon fiber to manage brief launches from and landings on a range of surfaces. The shock-equipped and steerable tailwheel uses exceptional ground handling, whether moving forward or when making use of the optional-use motor reversing to taxi backwards too.
 



Durable Precision
Construction with fully-molded EPO product makes it possible to replicate the complex information and shapes of the major DRACO in a light-weight yet resilient form. The outcome is an outstanding scale look that's easy to preserve and delivers the best possible flight experience, plus the factory-installed metal-geared servos with ball-link equipped, internal linkages provide crisp and accurate control.
 







Added Convenience
The two-piece wing is secured with distinct, quarter-turn thumbscrews so no tools are needed for field assembly/disassembly, and along with the V2 hands-free servo connection system, makes storage and transport as easy and hassle-free as possible. Most importantly, you can have the DRACO 2.0m prepared to fly in less time than it takes to charge a battery!
 



Factory Finished
The factory-applied paint and decal finish conserves you time and produces a scale reproduction you'll be happy to flaunt everywhere you go.
 









Bind-N-Fly Completion Level Benefit
Already own a Spektrum™ transmitter? Bind-N-Fly (BNF) aircraft make entering into the air rapidly and with the best control experience possible easier than ever. They come out of the box with the power system, servos and a Spektrum 2.4GHz receiver set up so all you require to do is bind the receiver to a compatible transmitter, complete any last assembly, and fly!

This Bind-N-Fly Basic model is equipped with a Spektrum 2.4GHz DSMX® receiver including AS3X (Synthetic Stabilization–3-aXis) innovation that works behind the scenes to smooth out the impacts of wind and turbulence. The outcome is a heightened sense of stability and precision that makes you feel like you're flying a much bigger, expertly tuned aircraft.

If this is your {very first|very first} model of its type, or you desire an additional margin of safety while familiarizing yourself with the airplane, you can make it possible for the optional-use SAFE® Select flight envelope protection 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 restricts keep the airplane from rolling or pitching upside down. They likewise prevent extreme climb or dive angles.

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

Easy Switch Project—No Complex Shows Required
The simple treatment for appointing a transmitter switch to turn SAFE Select features on and off does not need any complex programs and takes simply a few seconds.

If you do not want to make it possible for the SAFE Select features, simply bind the receiver usually and it will work like a basic AS3X receiver.

 






Specs

Approximate Assembly Time: Less than 1 Hour

Battery: Sold Separately

Battery Charger: Sold Separately

Completion Level: Bind-N-Fly Basic

Flaps: Yes

Product: EPO

Minimum Required Radio: 6-channel

Power Type: Electric

Item Length: 53" (1346 mm)

Item Weight: 10.0 lbs (4535 g) with SIX 5000mAh 30C battery; 8.5 lbs (3855 g) without battery

Prop Size: 14.5 x 9 4-blade

Radio: Sold Separately

Receiver: Included

Recommended Motor Battery: FOUR 14.8V to SIX 22.2V 4000-7000mAh LiPo (offered independently)

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Servos: Included

Ability Level: Level 2

Speed Control: Included

Innovation : AS3X and SAFE

Wingspan: 77.7" (1974 mm)