E-Flite Draco 2.0m with Smart BNF

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THE ULTIMATE BUSH AIRCRAFT
By the majority of price quotes, preparation and building the full-size DRACO needs to have taken years. Entrepreneur Mike Patey — whose remarkable drive and Back to Work™ principles have influenced thousands of people — accomplished it in just over 5 months! Mike started with a Wilga 2000, replacing 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 before Mike proudly unveiled his "supreme bush airplane". It could go to the exact same places as a Carbon Cub, but also climb twice as quick; reach altitudes approximately 28,000 feet; and cruise cross-country at 180 MPH while bring four people plus equipment. Changes from the Wilga were so extensive that the FAA approved Mike's redesign as an experimental exhibit airplane. The DRACO 2.0m is similarly unique and remarkable — and it's also among the most highly-engineered, comprehensive and feature-rich E-flite® airplane yet!





Video Introduction

 




Features

The supreme bush airplane for an unmatched STOL, scale and beyond flying experience

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

One of the most highly-engineered, comprehensive and feature-rich E-flite® airplane to date

Bonus Scale information including an abundance of molded-in surface features, actions, antennas, wingtip skids, and much more

Practical Bonus Scale features including certified KING shocks on the primary 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 detailed cockpit with backlit cockpit console and pilot figure

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

Fits batteries from 4000–7000mAh to supply a vast array of efficiency and flight times approximately 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 capabilities 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 defense

The unrivaled stability and locked-in feel of exclusive AS3X® technology

Six 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 primary landing equipment with oversized tundra-style tires

Custom-made and fully-molded carbon fiber equipment to handle brief departures from and landings on a variety of surfaces

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

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

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

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





ABSOLUTELY ONE OF A KIND
Inspired by the unbelievable resourcefulness and effort Mike Patey put into building the full-sized airplane, E-flite® offers the only officially-licensed scale replica of the supreme bush airplane! The fantastic DRACO 2.0m is one of the most highly-engineered, comprehensive and feature-rich RC models ever produced. Beyond its complicated style and the accurate shape of its fully-molded, light-weight and long lasting EPO airframe with a factory-applied finish, it also features an abundance of Bonus Scale information including a variety of surface features, actions, antennas, wingtip "stinger" skids, and much more. The clear windscreen and windows provide an outstanding view of the comprehensive cockpit with pilot figure and backlit cockpit console. Practical Bonus Scale features include licensed, scale-like KING shocks on the primary equipment and tail wheel, leading-edge slats, slotted flaps and more. There are also an overall of 17 LEDs throughout the airframe — with a custom-made controller that permits you to select solid, strobing and other light combination alternatives from your transmitter. Extra-large, tundra-style tires on the customized carbon fiber primary equipment soak up bumps and supply excellent prop clearance, while the shock-absorbing and steerable tailwheel offers improved 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, precise control. The high-power brushless outrunner motor can drive the scale 4-blade propeller with a vast array of 4000–7000mAh batteries, from a 4S pack for slow and smooth scale flight to SIX power for better-than-scale vertical efficiency. It's also geared up with a 100-amp Spektrum™ Avian™ Smart ESC, and the BNF® Basic version includes an AR637TA Smart receiver that delivers full-range telemetry including real-time battery voltage, current, motor RPM, ESC temperature, and more to suitable 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 since 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 successfully, particularly when taking advantage of the BNF® Basic version's exclusive AS3X® and optional-use SAFE® Select technologies. And it all amounts to provide an unmatched STOL (Brief 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) Basic version includes a Spektrum receiver geared up with AS3X and optional-use SAFE Select technologies so intermediate to knowledgeable modelers can utilize their own transmitter, battery and battery charger. An ULTIMATE Combination including the BNF Basic version plane, 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 also available and conserves you more than $70 compared to acquiring all of the items separately.

Are you new to flying RC (Radio Managed) airplane? If you are, we advise finding out to fly with among our purpose-built trainer airplane such as the HobbyZone® Carbon Cub S 2. Based on the Carbon Cub zipped Mike's partner, Chandra Patey, it's geared up with exclusive and ingenious SAFE technology that makes it possible for almost anybody to discover to fly successfully! The Ready-To-Fly (RTF) version includes whatever needed to fly in one box and is the ideal choice if you're a new RC pilot.



 






More information about Mike Patey:



Mike Patey was born in Gresham, Oregon along with his twin brother Mark, numbers 5 and 6 in an 11 kid family. Maturing in a low-income family, they were 15 when they introduced their first service together, Deck-It, building decks for their next-door neighbors in Orem, Utah. Prior to they finished high school they had built it into a business with nearly 200 employees. Their hard work and drive led them to produce additional organizations, successfully building and selling every one. Today, both continue using their enthusiasm for work to their own organizations, Mark with Finest Tugs, and Mike with EcoVap.

Mike is married to his partner Chandra and they have four children. Mike's air travel journey started in a 1971 Cessna 172L in 2002 when both Mike and Mark had individually chosen to pursue air travel. In a strange "twin minute", on the exact same day both had gone to airshows in various states and been influenced 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 entire thing that Mark right away purchased an utilized 172, and the rest is history.

Mike continues his enthusiasm of flying and air travel while stabilizing family, work, and neighborhood. "Our moms and dads taught us that if you are blessed with a skill or finances you need to give to others or you don't deserve it in the first place. We were raised dirt bad but our moms and dads gave anything we had in excess to someone who had less than us." Mike continues to give his time, talents, and energy to search and rescue objectives for regional police, as well as building the air travel neighborhood through his YouTube channel where he shares his enthusiasm. He is extremely providing of his time and knowledge also, frequently taking time far from his builds for visitors though he really just wants to get "back to work", an expression that has actually ended up being a tagline for his channel. "Back to Work methods to get after something. I utilize it for my life in general. It means give your all, take pleasure in the procedure, and work hard." A mantra Mike genuinely lives by.

Mike holds numerous world speed records and has plans to break those records once again. From drag vehicles to hill reaches aircrafts, Mike has actually constantly been driven to race things. He likes to construct bigger, stronger, and faster airplane, innovating originalities and making them realities in his builds. Mike's interest is infectious, frequently seen talking with fellow pilots and laughing over originalities or theories to enhance styles, he is a substantial possession to general air travel and has actually influenced lots of to pursue their dreams of flight by earning their private pilot's license.

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Exclusive Technologies (BNF® Basic only)
The DRACO 2.0m is geared up with exclusive Spektrum™ AS3X® and SAFE® Select technologies. AS3X works behind the scenes to smooth out the impacts of wind and turbulence to deliver a locked-in feel that makes it look like you're flying an even larger plane. Optional-use SAFE Select offers 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 want to allow the SAFE Select features, just bind the receiver usually and only AS3X will be active.
 



Smart Technology
The exclusive Spektrum™ Avian™ Smart ESC supplies a variety of real-time power system related telemetry data including motor RPM, current draw, overall flight battery voltage and more via suitable receivers (including the AR637TA set up in the BNF® Basic version) and Spektrum AirWare™ geared up 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 private cell voltages, temperature of the flight pack and other data when using Spektrum Smart LiPo batteries. Plus, optional-use motor reversing offers unique ground handling and other capabilities (suitable Smart receiver and 7+ channel transmitter required 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 propeller with a vast array of batteries. Set up a 4S battery for slow and smooth scale flying, a 5S battery for added power, or a 6S battery to deliver better-than-scale vertical efficiency. Most importantly you can set up a 4000mAh battery to keep the weight and wing packing down, a 5000mAh battery for a terrific balance of efficiency and handling, or approximately a 7000mAh battery to attain long flight times approximately 10-15+ minutes.
 



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







Functional Scale Features
Certified, scale-like KING shocks on the primary equipment and tail wheel, leading-edge slats, slotted flaps and more are practical Bonus Scale features that take your experience to another level.
 



LED Lights
There are an overall 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 manage from the transmitter to pick which lights turn 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 oversized, tundra-style tires to soak up the bumps of rough surfaces and supply excellent prop clearance. It's also customized from fully-molded carbon fiber to handle brief departures from and landings on a variety of surfaces. The shock-equipped and steerable tailwheel offers excellent ground handling, whether moving on or when using the optional-use motor reversing to taxi backward too.
 



Durable Precision
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 form. The result is an outstanding scale look that's simple to preserve and delivers the best possible flight experience, plus the factory-installed metal-geared servos with ball-link geared up, internal linkages deliver crisp and precise control.
 







Added Convenience
The two-piece wing is protected with unique, 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 hassle-free as possible. Most importantly, you can have the DRACO 2.0m prepared to fly in less time than it requires to charge a battery!
 



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









Bind-N-Fly Completion Level Advantage
Already own a Spektrum™ transmitter? Bind-N-Fly (BNF) airplane make entering the air rapidly 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 set up so all you require to do is bind the receiver to a suitable transmitter, end up any last assembly, and fly!

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

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

With SAFE Select allowed, you get:

Pitch and Bank Angle Limits
These envelope restricts keep the plane from rolling or pitching upside down. They also avoid extreme climb or dive angles.

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

Easy Switch Project—No Complex Programming Required
The easy procedure for assigning a transmitter switch to turn SAFE Select features on and off does not require any complicated programs and takes just a couple of seconds.

If you do not want to allow the SAFE Select features, just bind the receiver usually and it will operate like a standard 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

Product Length: 53" (1346 mm)

Product 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: Consisted of

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

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Servos: Consisted of

Skill Level: Level 2

Speed Control: Consisted Of

Technology : AS3X and SAFE

Wingspan: 77.7" (1974 mm)