E-Flite Draco 2.0m with Smart BNF

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THE ULTIMATE BUSH PLANE
By the majority of estimates, planning and building the full-size DRACO must have taken years. Entrepreneur Mike Patey — whose remarkable drive and Back to Work™ principles have motivated countless people — 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 two times the power at half the weight. Lots of extra modifications followed prior to Mike proudly unveiled his "ultimate bush aircraft". It could go to the exact same locations as a Carbon Cub, however likewise climb two times as quickly; reach altitudes approximately 28,000 feet; and cruise cross-country at 180 MPH while carrying four people plus gear. Changes from the Wilga were so comprehensive that the FAA authorized Mike's redesign as a speculative exhibit airplane. The DRACO 2.0m is similarly distinct and astonishing — and it's likewise one of the most highly-engineered, in-depth and feature-rich E-flite® airplane yet!





Video Introduction

 




Features

The ultimate bush aircraft for an unmatched STOL, scale and beyond flying experience

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

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

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

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

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

Clear windshield and windows plus a detailed cockpit with backlit instrument panel and pilot figure

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

Fits batteries from 4000–7000mAh to offer a wide range of performance and flight times approximately 10–15+ minutes

100-amp Spektrum™ Avian™ Smart ESC provides real-time battery voltage, current draw, motor RPM, and other data through 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 security

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 hassle-free, magnetically-secured top hatch with large battery compartment

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

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

Tailor-made and fully-molded carbon fiber gear to manage short takeoffs 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

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

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

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





DEFINITELY ONE OF A KIND
Influenced by the incredible resourcefulness and effort Mike Patey put into building the full-sized airplane, E-flite® uses the only officially-licensed scale reproduction of the ultimate bush aircraft! The incredible DRACO 2.0m is among the most highly-engineered, in-depth and feature-rich RC designs ever produced. Beyond its complicated style and the accurate shape of its fully-molded, lightweight and resilient EPO airframe with a factory-applied finish, it likewise includes an abundance of Additional Scale information consisting of a range of surface features, actions, antennas, wingtip "stinger" skids, and far more. The clear windshield and windows use an outstanding view of the in-depth cockpit with pilot figure and backlit instrument panel. Functional Additional Scale features consist of licensed, scale-like KING shocks on the main gear and tail wheel, leading-edge slats, slotted flaps and more. There are likewise a total of 17 LEDs throughout the airframe — with a customized controller that enables you to select solid, strobing and other light mix alternatives from your transmitter. Extra-large, tundra-style tires on the personalized carbon fiber main gear soak up bumps and offer exceptional prop clearance, while the shock-absorbing and steerable tailwheel uses improved ground handling — even when taxiing backward 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 provide crisp, exact control. The high-power brushless outrunner motor can drive the scale 4-blade propeller with a wide range of 4000–7000mAh batteries, from a FOUR pack for sluggish and smooth scale flight to SIX power for better-than-scale vertical performance. It's likewise equipped with a 100-amp Spektrum™ Avian™ Smart ESC, and the BNF® Basic variation consists of an AR637TA Smart receiver that provides full-range telemetry consisting of real-time battery voltage, current, motor RPM, ESC temperature, and more to compatible 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 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 one or two previous RC airplane you can fly the DRACO 2.0m effectively, especially when benefiting from the BNF® Basic variation's unique AS3X® and optional-use SAFE® Select innovations. And all of it amounts to use an unmatched STOL (Short Take Off and Landing), scale and beyond flying experience unlike any other!

The Plug-N-Play® (PNP) variation lets skilled modelers pick and utilize their own transmitter, receiver, battery and battery charger. The Bind-N-Fly® (BNF) Basic variation consists of a Spektrum receiver equipped with AS3X and optional-use SAFE Select innovations so intermediate to skilled modelers can utilize their own transmitter, battery and battery charger. An ULTIMATE Combination consisting of the BNF Basic variation airplane, a Spektrum transmitter, Smart battery, Smart battery charger, the special tools and glue you require for assembly – plus a copy of RealFlight Fitness instructor Edition RC Flight Simulator – is likewise available and conserves you more than $70 compared to purchasing all of the products separately.

Are you brand-new to flying RC (Radio Controlled) airplane? If you are, we recommend learning 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 spouse, Chandra Patey, it's equipped with unique and innovative SAFE innovation that makes it possible for practically anyone to find out to fly effectively! The Ready-To-Fly (RTF) variation consists of whatever needed 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 together with his twin sibling Mark, numbers 5 and 6 in an 11 kid family. Growing up in a low-income family, they were 15 when they released their very first business together, Deck-It, building decks for their neighbors in Orem, Utah. Before they finished high school they had developed it into a business with nearly 200 staff members. Their hard work and drive led them to create extra businesses, effectively building and selling each one. Today, both continue applying their enthusiasm for work to their own businesses, Mark with Best Pulls, and Mike with EcoVap.

Mike is wed to his spouse Chandra and they have four kids. Mike's air travel journey began in a 1971 Cessna 172L in 2002 when both Mike and Mark had separately chosen to pursue air travel. In an odd "twin minute", on the exact same day both had gone to airshows in various states and been motivated to pursue their pilot's license without the other knowing. When they shared their choice by phone, they were so blown away at the coincidence of the entire thing that Mark immediately purchased a used 172, and the rest is history.

Mike continues his enthusiasm of flying and air travel while balancing family, work, and community. "Our parents taught us that if you are blessed with a skill or finances you must provide to others or you don't deserve it in the first place. We were raised dirt poor however our parents provided anything we had in excess to someone who had less than us." Mike continues to give his time, skills, and energy to browse and save objectives for local law enforcement, in addition to building the air travel community through his YouTube channel where he shares his enthusiasm. He is exceptionally providing of his time and understanding too, often taking some time far from his builds for visitors though he truly simply wishes to get "back to work", a phrase that has become a tagline for his channel. "Back to Work ways to get after something. I utilize it for my life in basic. It suggests give your all, delight in the procedure, and work hard." A mantra Mike genuinely lives by.

Mike holds multiple world speed records and has strategies to break those records again. From drag cars to hill reaches aircrafts, Mike has constantly been driven to race things. He likes to construct larger, stronger, and faster airplane, innovating new ideas and making them realities in his builds. Mike's enthusiasm is infectious, often seen chatting with fellow pilots and laughing over new ideas or theories to enhance designs, he is a big asset to basic air travel and has motivated lots of to pursue their imagine flight by making their private pilot's license.

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Exclusive Technologies (BNF® Basic only)
The DRACO 2.0m is equipped with unique Spektrum™ AS3X® and SAFE® Select innovations. AS3X works behind the scenes to smooth out the effects of wind and turbulence to provide a locked-in feel that makes it appear like you're flying an even larger airplane. Optional-use SAFE Select uses pitch and bank angle limits together 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 typically and only AS3X will be active.
 



Smart Technology
The unique Spektrum™ Avian™ Smart ESC provides a range of real-time power system related telemetry data consisting of motor RPM, current draw, total flight battery voltage and more through compatible receivers (consisting of the AR637TA set up in the BNF® Basic variation) and Spektrum AirWare™ equipped 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 reveal private cell voltages, temperature of the flight pack and other data when using 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™ Avian™ 100-amp Smart ESC and high-power brushless outrunner motor can drive the large-diameter four-blade propeller with a wide range of batteries. Set up a FOUR battery for sluggish and smooth scale flying, a 5S battery for added power, or a SIX battery to provide better-than-scale vertical performance. Most importantly you can set up a 4000mAh battery to keep the weight and wing loading down, a 5000mAh battery for a fantastic balance of performance and handling, or approximately a 7000mAh battery to accomplish long flight times approximately 10-15+ minutes.
 



Extra Scale Details
The DRACO 2.0m includes an abundance of Additional Scale information consisting of molded-in panel lines, hatches and other surface features, actions, antennas, wingtip skids, and far more. A clear windshield and windows plus a detailed cockpit with backlit instrument panel and pilot figure add to the incredible scale look.
 







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



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







Capable Gear
Like the full-blown DRACO, the articulated and shock-absorbing main gear is equipped with extra-large, tundra-style tires to soak up the bumps of rough surfaces and offer exceptional prop clearance. It's likewise personalized from fully-molded carbon fiber to manage short takeoffs from and landings on a range of surfaces. The shock-equipped and steerable tailwheel uses exceptional ground handling, whether moving on or when utilizing the optional-use motor reversing to taxi backward too.
 



Durable Precision
Building and construction with fully-molded EPO material makes it possible to replicate the complex information and shapes of the full-blown DRACO in a light-weight yet resilient form. The outcome is an exceptional scale look that's easy to preserve and provides the best possible flight experience, plus the factory-installed metal-geared servos with ball-link equipped, internal linkages provide 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 together with the V2 hands-free servo connection system, makes storage and transportation as easy and hassle-free 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 conserves you time and makes for a scale reproduction you'll be happy to show off everywhere you go.
 









Bind-N-Fly Completion Level Benefit
Already own a Spektrum™ transmitter? Bind-N-Fly (BNF) airplane 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 suitable 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 (Synthetic Stabilization–3-aXis) innovation that works behind the scenes to smooth out 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 {very first|very first} model of its type, or you desire an additional margin of safety while familiarizing yourself with the airplane, you can enable the optional-use SAFE® Select flight envelope security innovation developed into the receiver. No programs is required. Just alter the binding series as directed in the manual.

With SAFE Select allowed, you get:

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

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

Easy Switch Task—No Complex Programs Required
The easy procedure for designating a transmitter switch to turn SAFE Select features on and off does not need any complicated programs and takes simply a few seconds.

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

 






Specs

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 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 separately)

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Servos: Included

Skill Level: Level 2

Speed Control: Included

Technology : AS3X and SAFE

Wingspan: 77.7" (1974 mm)