E-Flite Draco 2.0m with Smart BNF

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THE ULTIMATE BUSH AIRCRAFT
By a lot of quotes, preparation and developing the full-size DRACO needs to have taken years. Business Owner Mike Patey — whose extraordinary drive and Back to Work™ ethic have motivated thousands of individuals — accomplished it in simply over 5 months! Mike began with a Wilga 2000, changing its Lycoming O-540 piston engine with a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-28 turboprop boasting about two times the power at half the weight. Many additional adjustments followed before Mike happily revealed his "ultimate bush plane". It could go to the exact same locations as a Carbon Cub, however likewise climb two times as quick; reach altitudes up to 28,000 feet; and cruise cross-country at 180 Miles Per Hour while carrying 4 individuals plus gear. Changes from the Wilga were so comprehensive that the FAA approved Mike's redesign as a speculative exhibit airplane. The DRACO 2.0m is equally special and remarkable — and it's likewise one of the most highly-engineered, detailed and feature-rich E-flite® airplane yet!





Video Introduction

 




Features

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

The only officially-licensed scale replica of the one-of-a-kind DRACO by Mike Patey

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

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

Practical Extra Scale includes including licensed KING shocks on the primary gear and tail wheel, leading-edge slats, slotted flaps, and more

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

Clear windscreen and windows plus a detailed cockpit with backlit cockpit console and pilot figure

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

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

100-amp Spektrum™ Bird™ Smart ESC provides real-time battery voltage, existing draw, motor RPM, and other data via suitable receivers and transmitters

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

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

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

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

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

Big and convenient, magnetically-secured top hatch with big battery compartment

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

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

Personalized and fully-molded carbon fiber gear to manage brief departures from and landings on a range of surface areas

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 surface looks terrific and saves time

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





DEFINITELY ONE OF A KIND
Motivated by the amazing resourcefulness and effort Mike Patey put into developing the full-sized airplane, E-flite® uses the only officially-licensed scale replica of the ultimate bush plane! The amazing DRACO 2.0m is among the most highly-engineered, detailed and feature-rich RC models ever produced. Beyond its complicated design and the accurate shape of its fully-molded, lightweight and long lasting EPO airframe with a factory-applied surface, it likewise includes an abundance of Extra 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 exceptional view of the detailed cockpit with pilot figure and backlit cockpit console. Practical Extra Scale features include accredited, scale-like KING shocks on the primary gear 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 pick solid, strobing and other light combination choices from your transmitter. Oversized, tundra-style tires on the personalized carbon fiber primary gear absorb bumps and provide excellent prop clearance, while the shock-absorbing and steerable tailwheel uses enhanced ground handling — even when taxiing cab backward with the optional-use motor reversing (suitable Smart receiver and 7+ channel transmitter required for reversing).

Factory-installed, metal-geared servos with ball-link equipped and internal linkages deliver 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 4S pack for slow and smooth scale flight to 6S power for better-than-scale vertical efficiency. It's likewise equipped with a 100-amp Spektrum™ Bird™ Smart ESC, and the BNF® Standard version consists of an AR637TA Smart receiver that delivers full-range telemetry including real-time battery voltage, existing, motor RPM, ESC temperature level, and more to suitable AirWare™ equipped transmitters. And even with its large-scale size and feature-packed design, the DRACO 2.0m can be flight-ready in less time than it takes to charge a battery! No tools are required for field assembly/disassembly because the two-piece wing is protected with quarter-turn thumbscrews. Most importantly, if you've mastered flying at least a couple of previous RC airplane you can fly the DRACO 2.0m effectively, specifically when benefiting from the BNF® Standard version's special AS3X® and optional-use SAFE® Select technologies. And everything amounts to offer an unequaled STOL (Short Take Off and Landing), scale and beyond flying experience unlike any other!

The Plug-N-Play® (PNP) version lets knowledgeable modelers pick and utilize 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 knowledgeable modelers can utilize 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 special tools and glue you require for assembly – plus a copy of RealFlight Trainer Edition RC Flight Simulator – is likewise offered and saves you more than $70 compared to acquiring all of the products separately.

Are you new to flying RC (Radio Managed) airplane? If you are, we advise discovering to fly with one of our purpose-built trainer airplane such as the HobbyZone® Carbon Cub S 2. Based upon the Carbon Cub zipped Mike's better half, Chandra Patey, it's equipped with special and ingenious SAFE technology that makes it possible for nearly anyone to learn to fly effectively! The Ready-To-Fly (RTF) version consists of whatever needed to fly in one box and is the perfect option if you're a brand-new RC pilot.



 






More info about Mike Patey:



Mike Patey was born in Gresham, Oregon along with his twin sibling Mark, numbers 5 and 6 in an 11 child family. Growing up in a low-income family, they were 15 when they released their very first organization together, Deck-It, developing decks for their neighbors in Orem, Utah. Prior to they graduated high school they had actually constructed it into a business with nearly 200 workers. Their hard work and drive led them to produce additional organizations, effectively developing and selling each one. Today, both continue applying their enthusiasm for work to their own organizations, Mark with Finest Pulls, and Mike with EcoVap.

Mike is wed to his better half 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 individually decided to pursue air travel. In a strange "twin minute", on the exact same day both had actually participated in airshows in different states and been motivated to pursue their pilot's license without the other knowing. When they shared their decision by phone, they were so blown away at the coincidence of the whole thing that Mark instantly purchased an utilized 172, and the rest is history.

Mike continues his enthusiasm of flying and air travel while stabilizing family, work, and community. "Our parents taught us that if you are blessed with a talent or financial resources you need to provide to others or you don't deserve it in the first place. We were raised dirt bad however our parents gave anything we had in excess to someone who had less than us." Mike continues to provide his time, talents, and energy to browse and rescue objectives for local police, in addition to developing the air travel community through his YouTube channel where he shares his enthusiasm. He is incredibly giving of his time and understanding also, often taking some time far from his builds for visitors though he actually simply wants to get "back to work", a phrase that has actually become a tagline for his channel. "Back to Work means to get after something. I utilize it for my life in general. It indicates provide your all, delight in 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 actually constantly been driven to race things. He likes to develop larger, more powerful, and faster airplane, innovating new ideas and making them realities in his builds. Mike's enthusiasm is transmittable, often seen chatting with fellow aviators and giggling over new ideas or theories to improve designs, he is a huge asset to general air travel and has actually motivated numerous to pursue their dreams of flight by making 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 ravel the results of wind and turbulence to deliver a locked-in feel that makes it seem like you're flying an even bigger airplane. Optional-use SAFE Select uses pitch and bank angle limits along with automated self-leveling that can be turned on and off at the flip of a switch! And if you do not|do not} want to enable the SAFE Select features, merely bind the receiver normally and only AS3X will be active.
 



Smart Technology
The special Spektrum™ Bird™ Smart ESC provides a range of real-time power system associated telemetry data including motor RPM, existing draw, overall flight battery voltage and more via suitable receivers (including the AR637TA installed 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 reveal individual cell voltages, temperature level of the flight pack and other data when utilizing Spektrum Smart LiPo batteries. Plus, optional-use motor reversing deals special ground handling and other abilities (suitable 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. Install a 4S battery for slow and smooth scale flying, a 5S battery for included power, or a SIX battery to deliver better-than-scale vertical efficiency. Most importantly you can install a 4000mAh battery to keep the weight and wing packing down, a 5000mAh battery for a great balance of efficiency 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 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 detailed cockpit with backlit cockpit console and pilot figure contribute to the amazing scale appearance.
 







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



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







Capable Gear
Like the major DRACO, the articulated and shock-absorbing primary gear is equipped with extra-large, tundra-style tires to absorb the bumps of rough surface areas and provide excellent prop clearance. It's likewise personalized from fully-molded carbon fiber to manage brief departures from and landings on a range of surface areas. The shock-equipped and steerable tailwheel uses excellent ground handling, whether progressing or when utilizing the optional-use motor reversing to taxi backward too.
 



Durable Precision
Building and construction with fully-molded EPO product makes it possible to duplicate the complex information and shapes of the major DRACO in a light-weight yet long lasting kind. The outcome is an impressive scale appearance 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 deliver crisp and accurate control.
 







Added Convenience
The two-piece wing is protected with special, 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 easy and convenient as possible. Most importantly, you can have the DRACO 2.0m ready to fly in less time than it takes to charge a battery!
 



Factory Finished
The factory-applied paint and decal surface saves you time and makes for a scale replica you'll be happy to flaunt everywhere you go.
 









Bind-N-Fly Completion Level Benefit
Already own a Spektrum™ transmitter? Bind-N-Fly (BNF) airplane 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 require to do is bind the receiver to a compatible transmitter, end up any last assembly, and fly!

This Bind-N-Fly Basic model is equipped with a Spektrum 2.4GHz DSMX® receiver featuring AS3X (Artificial Stabilization–3-aXis) technology that works behind the scenes to ravel 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 bigger, expertly tuned aircraft.

If this is your {very first|very first} model of its type, or you want an additional margin of security while acquainting yourself with the airplane, you can enable the optional-use SAFE® Select flight envelope protection technology constructed into the receiver. No shows is required. Simply change up the binding sequence as directed in the manual.

With SAFE Select enabled, you get:

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

Automatic Self-Leveling
The airplane instantly returns 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 Change Assignment—No Complex Programs Required
The easy procedure for designating a transmitter switch to turn SAFE Select features on and off does not require any complicated shows and takes simply a few seconds.

If you do not want to enable the SAFE Select features, simply bind the receiver normally and it will operate like a basic AS3X receiver.

 






Specifications

Approximate Assembly Time: Less than 1 Hour

Battery: Sold Separately

Battery Charger: Sold Separately

Completion 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

Prop 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 (offered separately)

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Servos: Included

Skill Level: Level 2

Speed Control: Included

Technology : AS3X and SAFE

Wingspan: 77.7" (1974 mm)