E-Flite Draco 2.0m with Smart BNF

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THE ULTIMATE BUSH AIRCRAFT
By many price quotes, preparation and constructing the full-size DRACO needs to have taken years. Business Owner Mike Patey — whose remarkable drive and Back to Work™ principles have motivated thousands of individuals — accomplished it in simply over five months! Mike began 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. Numerous additional adjustments followed prior to Mike happily unveiled his "supreme bush plane". It could go to the same locations as a Carbon Cub, but likewise climb up twice as quick; reach altitudes up to 28,000 feet; and cruise cross-country at 180 MPH while carrying four individuals plus equipment. Modifications from the Wilga were so comprehensive that the FAA approved Mike's redesign as an experimental exhibition aircraft. The DRACO 2.0m is equally distinct and astonishing — and it's likewise among the most highly-engineered, detailed and feature-rich E-flite® aircraft yet!





Video Introduction

 




Features

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

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

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

Extra Scale information consisting of an abundance of molded-in surface functions, actions, antennas, wingtip skids, and far more

Practical Extra Scale includes consisting of certified KING shocks on the primary equipment and tail wheel, leading-edge slats, slotted flaps, and more

17 total LEDs consisting of navigation, landing, down, tail beacon, reversing and other lights with adjustable light controller

Clear windscreen and windows plus an in-depth cockpit with backlit cockpit console and pilot figure

Factory-installed, high-power 4S- to 6S-compatible brushless motor with large size 4-blade prop

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

100-amp Spektrum™ Bird™ Smart ESC offers real-time battery voltage, present draw, motor RPM, and other data by means of compatible receivers and transmitters

Optional-use motor reversing for special ground handling and other capabilities with compatible 7+ channel transmitters

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

Easy to fly with innovative and optional-use SAFE® Select flight envelope protection

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

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

Large and practical, magnetically-secured leading hatch with large battery compartment

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

Scale-like articulated and shock-absorbing primary landing equipment with large tundra-style tires

Custom-made and fully-molded carbon fiber equipment to deal with brief launches from and landings on a range of surface areas

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

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

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

Easy final assembly in less time than it requires to charge a battery





DEFINITELY ONE OF A KIND
Influenced by the unbelievable ingenuity and effort Mike Patey took into constructing the full-sized aircraft, E-flite® provides the only officially-licensed scale reproduction of the supreme bush plane! The amazing DRACO 2.0m is among the most highly-engineered, detailed and feature-rich RC models ever produced. Beyond its complex style and the precise shape of its fully-molded, lightweight and long lasting EPO airframe with a factory-applied finish, it likewise includes an abundance of Extra Scale information consisting of a range of surface functions, actions, antennas, wingtip "stinger" skids, and far more. The clear windscreen and windows offer an outstanding view of the detailed cockpit with pilot figure and backlit cockpit console. Practical Extra Scale features consist of licensed, scale-like KING shocks on the primary equipment and tail wheel, leading-edge slats, slotted flaps and more. There are likewise an overall of 17 LEDs throughout the airframe — with a custom controller that allows you to pick solid, strobing and other light mix options from your transmitter. Oversized, tundra-style tires on the tailor-made carbon fiber primary equipment absorb bumps and supply outstanding prop clearance, while the shock-absorbing and steerable tailwheel provides improved ground handling — even when cabbing backwards with the optional-use motor reversing (compatible Smart receiver and 7+ channel transmitter required for reversing).

Factory-installed, metal-geared servos with ball-link equipped and internal linkages deliver crisp, exact 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 6S power for better-than-scale vertical performance. It's likewise geared up with a 100-amp Spektrum™ Bird™ Smart ESC, and the BNF® Standard version includes an AR637TA Smart receiver that provides full-range telemetry consisting of real-time battery voltage, present, motor RPM, ESC temperature, and more to compatible AirWare™ geared up transmitters. And even with its large-scale size and feature-packed style, the DRACO 2.0m can be flight-ready in less time than it requires to charge a battery! No tools are required for field assembly/disassembly due to the fact that the two-piece wing is protected with quarter-turn thumbscrews. Most importantly, if you've mastered flying at least a couple of previous RC aircraft you can fly the DRACO 2.0m effectively, especially when benefiting from the BNF® Standard version's unique AS3X® and optional-use SAFE® Select technologies. And all of it amounts to offer an unequaled STOL (Brief 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 charger. The Bind-N-Fly® (BNF) Standard version includes a Spektrum receiver geared up with AS3X and optional-use SAFE Select technologies so intermediate to experienced modelers can use their own transmitter, battery and charger. An ULTIMATE Combination consisting of the BNF Standard version airplane, a Spektrum transmitter, Smart battery, Smart charger, the special tools and glue you need for assembly – plus a copy of RealFlight Fitness instructor Edition RC Flight Simulator – is likewise offered and saves you more than $70 compared to buying all of the products separately.

Are you brand-new to flying RC (Radio Managed) aircraft? If you are, we advise discovering to fly with among our purpose-built fitness instructor aircraft such as the HobbyZone® Carbon Cub S 2. Based on the Carbon Cub flown by Mike's better half, Chandra Patey, it's geared up with unique and innovative SAFE innovation that makes it possible for almost anyone to find out to fly effectively! The Ready-To-Fly (RTF) version includes everything needed to fly in one box and is the perfect choice if you're a new RC pilot.



 






More info about Mike Patey:



Mike Patey was born in Gresham, Oregon along with his twin bro Mark, numbers 5 and 6 in an 11 child household. Growing up in a low-income household, they were 15 when they introduced their first business together, Deck-It, constructing decks for their neighbors in Orem, Utah. Before they graduated high school they had actually built it into a company with nearly 200 staff members. Their hard work and drive led them to produce additional companies, effectively constructing and selling each one. Today, both continue using their passion for work to their own companies, Mark with Best Tugs, and Mike with EcoVap.

Mike is married to his better half Chandra and they have four children. Mike's air travel journey began in a 1971 Cessna 172L in 2002 when both Mike and Mark had actually individually chosen to pursue air travel. In an unusual "twin moment", on the same day both had actually participated in airshows in different 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 entire thing that Mark instantly purchased a used 172, and the rest is history.

Mike continues his passion of flying and air travel while stabilizing household, work, and community. "Our parents taught us that if you are blessed with a talent or finances you should provide to others or you don't deserve it in the first place. We were raised dirt poor but our parents offered anything we had in excess to somebody who had less than us." Mike continues to provide his time, skills, and energy to search and save objectives for regional police, as well as constructing the air travel community through his YouTube channel where he shares his passion. He is extremely offering of his time and knowledge also, often requiring time far from his builds for visitors though he really simply wishes to get "back to work", an expression that has actually ended up being a tagline for his channel. "Back to Work ways to get after something. I use it for my life in basic. It suggests provide your all, enjoy the procedure, and work hard." A mantra Mike genuinely lives by.

Mike holds numerous world speed records and has plans to break those records again. From drag automobiles to hill reaches planes, Mike has actually constantly been driven to race things. He likes to develop larger, more powerful, and faster aircraft, innovating originalities and making them realities in his builds. Mike's enthusiasm is transmittable, often seen chatting with fellow pilots and laughing over originalities or theories to enhance designs, he is a big possession to basic air travel and has actually motivated many to pursue their dreams of flight by making their private pilot's license.

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Exclusive Technologies (BNF® Basic only)
The DRACO 2.0m is geared up with unique Spektrum™ AS3X® and SAFE® Select technologies. AS3X works behind the scenes to ravel the effects of wind and turbulence to deliver a locked-in feel that makes it look like you're flying an even larger airplane. Optional-use SAFE Select provides pitch and bank angle limits along with automatic self-leveling that can be switched on and off at the flip of a switch! And if you do not|do not} want to make it possible for the SAFE Select functions, merely bind the receiver normally and just AS3X will be active.
 



Smart Technology
The unique Spektrum™ Bird™ Smart ESC offers a range of real-time power system related telemetry data consisting of motor RPM, present draw, general flight battery voltage and more by means of compatible receivers (consisting of the AR637TA installed in the BNF® Standard version) and Spektrum AirWare™ geared up transmitters (consisting of 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 private cell voltages, temperature of the flight pack and other data when utilizing Spektrum Smart LiPo batteries. Plus, optional-use motor reversing offers special ground handling and other capabilities (compatible Smart receiver and 7+ channel transmitter required for reversing).
 







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



Extra Scale Details
The DRACO 2.0m includes an abundance of Extra Scale information consisting of molded-in panel lines, hatches and other surface functions, actions, antennas, wingtip skids, and far more. A clear windscreen and windows plus an in-depth cockpit with backlit cockpit console and pilot figure add to the unbelievable scale look.
 







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



LED Lights
There are an overall of 17 LEDs throughout the airframe to mimic navigation, landing, down, tail beacon, reversing and other lights. They're connected to a custom light controller with different settings you can manage from the transmitter to choose which lights switch on and off with various functions, radiance solid, strobe and more.
 







Capable Gear
Like the major DRACO, the articulated and shock-absorbing primary equipment is geared up with large, tundra-style tires to absorb the bumps of rough surface areas and supply outstanding prop clearance. It's likewise tailor-made from fully-molded carbon fiber to deal with brief launches from and landings on a range of surface areas. The shock-equipped and steerable tailwheel provides outstanding ground handling, whether moving forward or when utilizing the optional-use motor reversing to taxi backwards too.
 



Durable Precision
Building and construction with fully-molded EPO material makes it possible to replicate the complex information and shapes of the major DRACO in a lightweight yet long lasting type. The outcome is an outstanding scale look that's simple to keep and provides the best possible flight experience, plus the factory-installed metal-geared servos with ball-link geared up, internal linkages deliver crisp and exact control.
 







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



Factory Finished
The factory-applied paint and decal finish saves you time and produces a scale reproduction you'll be proud to display everywhere you go.
 









Bind-N-Fly Completion Level Advantage
Already own a Spektrum™ transmitter? Bind-N-Fly (BNF) aircraft make entering the air quickly and with the 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 need to do is bind the receiver to a suitable transmitter, finish any final 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 ravel the effects of wind and turbulence. The outcome is an increased sense of stability and precision that makes you seem like you're flying a much larger, skillfully tuned aircraft.

If this is your {first|very first} design of its type, or you want an extra margin of safety while acquainting yourself with the airplane, you can make it possible for the optional-use SAFE® Select flight envelope protection innovation built into the receiver. No shows is required. Just alter the binding sequence 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 avoid excessive climb or dive angles.

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

Easy Change Task—No Complex Programming Required
The basic procedure for assigning a transmitter switch to turn SAFE Select functions on and off doesn't require any complex shows and takes simply a couple of seconds.

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

 






Requirements

Approximate Assembly Time: Less than 1 Hour

Battery: Sold Separately

Battery Charger: Sold Separately

Conclusion Level: Bind-N-Fly Basic

Flaps: Yes

Material: EPO

Minimum Required Radio: 6-channel

Power Type: Electric

Item Length: 53" (1346 mm)

Item Weight: 10.0 pounds (4535 g) with 6S 5000mAh 30C battery; 8.5 pounds (3855 g) without battery

Propeller Size: 14.5 x 9 4-blade

Radio: Sold Separately

Receiver: Included

Recommended Motor Battery: 4S 14.8V to 6S 22.2V 4000-7000mAh LiPo (sold individually)

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Servos: Included

Skill Level: Level 2

Speed Control: Included

Innovation : AS3X and SAFE

Wingspan: 77.7" (1974 mm)