E-Flite Draco 2.0m with Smart BNF

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THE ULTIMATE BUSH AIRCRAFT
By many quotes, preparation and constructing the full-size DRACO ought to have taken years. Business Owner Mike Patey — whose remarkable drive and Back to Work™ ethic have actually influenced 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. Many additional adjustments followed before Mike happily revealed his "supreme bush airplane". It could go to the same locations as a Carbon Cub, however also climb twice as quickly; reach altitudes up to 28,000 feet; and cruise cross-country at 180 MPH while carrying four people plus gear. Modifications from the Wilga were so substantial that the FAA authorized Mike's redesign as a speculative exhibition airplane. The DRACO 2.0m is similarly special and remarkable — and it's also one of the most highly-engineered, in-depth 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

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

Additional Scale details consisting of an abundance of molded-in surface functions, actions, antennas, wingtip skids, and a lot more

Practical Additional Scale includes consisting of certified KING shocks on the main gear 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 windshield and windows plus an in-depth 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 wide variety of efficiency and flight times up to 10–15+ minutes

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

Optional-use motor reversing for special 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 innovative and optional-use SAFE® Select flight envelope security

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

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

Large 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 gear with large tundra-style tires

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

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

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

Factory-applied paint plus decal surface looks fantastic and saves time

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





ABSOLUTELY ONE OF A KIND
Influenced by the unbelievable resourcefulness and effort Mike Patey put into constructing the full-sized airplane, E-flite® uses the only officially-licensed scale replica of the supreme bush airplane! The remarkable DRACO 2.0m is among the most highly-engineered, in-depth and feature-rich RC models ever produced. Beyond its complicated design and the accurate shape of its fully-molded, light-weight and resilient EPO airframe with a factory-applied surface, it also includes an abundance of Additional Scale details consisting of a range of surface functions, actions, antennas, wingtip "stinger" skids, and a lot more. The clear windshield and windows provide an outstanding view of the in-depth cockpit with pilot figure and backlit instrument panel. Practical Additional Scale features consist of certified, scale-like KING shocks on the main gear and tail wheel, leading-edge slats, slotted flaps and more. There are also a total of 17 LEDs throughout the airframe — with a custom-made controller that permits you to choose strong, strobing and other light mix alternatives from your transmitter. Oversized, tundra-style tires on the tailor-made carbon fiber main gear soak up bumps and supply excellent prop clearance, while the shock-absorbing and steerable tailwheel uses improved ground handling — even when cabbing 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 deliver crisp, exact control. The high-power brushless outrunner motor can drive the scale 4-blade propeller with a wide variety of 4000–7000mAh batteries, from a 4S pack for sluggish and smooth scale flight to 6S power for better-than-scale vertical efficiency. It's also geared up with a 100-amp Spektrum™ Avian™ Smart ESC, and the BNF® Fundamental variation consists of an AR637TA Smart receiver that provides full-range telemetry consisting of real-time battery voltage, current, motor RPM, ESC temperature level, and more to suitable AirWare™ geared up transmitters. And even with its massive 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 needed for field assembly/disassembly due to the fact that the two-piece wing is secured 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, especially when making the most of the BNF® Fundamental variation's exclusive AS3X® and optional-use SAFE® Select technologies. And everything amounts to provide an unmatched STOL (Short Take Off and Landing), scale and beyond flying experience unlike any other!

The Plug-N-Play® (PNP) variation lets experienced modelers choose and utilize their own transmitter, receiver, battery and charger. The Bind-N-Fly® (BNF) Fundamental variation consists of a Spektrum receiver geared up with AS3X and optional-use SAFE Select technologies so intermediate to experienced modelers can utilize their own transmitter, battery and charger. An ULTIMATE Combo consisting of the BNF Fundamental variation aircraft, a Spektrum transmitter, Smart battery, Smart charger, the special tools and glue you need for assembly – plus a copy of RealFlight Trainer Edition RC Flight Simulator – is also offered and saves you more than $70 compared to purchasing all of the products separately.

Are you brand-new to flying RC (Radio Managed) airplane? If you are, we advise finding out to fly with one of our purpose-built fitness instructor airplane such as the HobbyZone® Carbon Cub S 2. Based on the Carbon Cub flown by Mike's spouse, Chandra Patey, it's geared up with exclusive and innovative SAFE technology that makes it possible for nearly anyone to learn to fly effectively! The Ready-To-Fly (RTF) variation consists of everything required to fly in one box and is the ideal choice if you're a brand-new RC pilot.



 






More details about Mike Patey:



Mike Patey was born in Gresham, Oregon in addition to his twin bro Mark, numbers 5 and 6 in an 11 child household. Maturing in a low-income household, they were 15 when they launched their first company together, Deck-It, constructing decks for their neighbors in Orem, Utah. Before they graduated high school they had actually developed it into a business with almost 200 employees. Their effort and drive led them to create additional services, effectively constructing and selling every one. Today, both continue applying their passion for work to their own services, Mark with Finest Yanks, and Mike with EcoVap.

Mike is wed to his spouse 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 odd "twin moment", on the same day both had actually participated in airshows in different states and been influenced 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 bought an utilized 172, and the rest is history.

Mike continues his passion of flying and air travel while balancing household, work, and community. "Our parents taught us that if you are blessed with a skill or financial resources you need to give 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 regional police, in addition to constructing the air travel community through his YouTube channel where he shares his passion. He is extremely giving of his time and knowledge too, often taking some time far from his builds for visitors though he truly 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 utilize it for my life in basic. It implies provide your all, take pleasure in the process, and strive." A mantra Mike genuinely lives by.

Mike holds numerous world speed records and has strategies to break those records once again. From drag automobiles to hill reaches airplanes, Mike has constantly been driven to race things. He likes to construct bigger, stronger, and quicker airplane, innovating new ideas and making them realities in his builds. Mike's interest is contagious, often seen talking with fellow aviators and laughing over new ideas or theories to enhance designs, he is a huge asset to basic air travel and has influenced numerous 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 ravel the effects of wind and turbulence to deliver a locked-in feel that makes it look like you're flying an even larger aircraft. Optional-use SAFE Select uses pitch and bank angle limitations in addition to automatic self-leveling that can be turned on and off at the flip of a switch! And if you do not|do not} wish to make it possible for the SAFE Select functions, merely bind the receiver normally and only AS3X will be active.
 



Smart Technology
The exclusive Spektrum™ Avian™ Smart ESC supplies a range of real-time power system related telemetry data consisting of motor RPM, current draw, general flight battery voltage and more through suitable receivers (consisting of the AR637TA set up in the BNF® Fundamental variation) 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 reveal specific cell voltages, temperature level 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 (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 propeller with a wide variety of batteries. Install a 4S battery for sluggish and smooth scale flying, a FIVE battery for included power, or a SIX 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 an excellent 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 Additional Scale details consisting of molded-in panel lines, hatches and other surface functions, actions, antennas, wingtip skids, and a lot more. A clear windshield and windows plus an in-depth cockpit with backlit instrument panel and pilot figure contribute to the unbelievable scale appearance.
 







Functional Scale Features
Licensed, 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 simulate navigation, landing, down, tail beacon, reversing and other lights. They're linked to a custom-made light controller with different settings you can control from the transmitter to choose which lights turn on and off with different functions, glow strong, strobe and more.
 







Capable Gear
Like the full-scale DRACO, the articulated and shock-absorbing main gear is geared up with large, tundra-style tires to soak up the bumps of rough surfaces and supply excellent prop clearance. It's also tailor-made from fully-molded carbon fiber to handle brief departures from and landings on a range of surfaces. The shock-equipped and steerable tailwheel uses excellent ground handling, whether progressing 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 details and shapes of the full-scale DRACO in a lightweight yet resilient form. The result is an outstanding scale appearance that's easy to maintain and provides the very 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 secured with special, quarter-turn thumbscrews so no tools are needed for field assembly/disassembly, and in addition to 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 surface saves you time and produces a scale replica you'll be proud to display all over you go.
 









Bind-N-Fly Completion Level Benefit
Already own a Spektrum™ transmitter? Bind-N-Fly (BNF) airplane make entering into the air quickly and with the very 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 need to do is bind the receiver to a suitable transmitter, end up any last assembly, and fly!

This Bind-N-Fly Basic design is geared up with a Spektrum 2.4GHz DSMX® receiver including AS3X (Synthetic Stabilization–3-aXis) technology that works behind the scenes to ravel the effects of wind and turbulence. The result is a heightened sense of stability and accuracy 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 desire an additional margin of security while familiarizing yourself with the aircraft, you can make it possible for the optional-use SAFE® Select flight envelope security technology developed into the receiver. No shows is needed. Just change up the binding sequence as directed in the manual.

With SAFE Select made it possible for, you get:

Pitch and Bank Angle Limits
These envelope limits keep the aircraft from rolling or pitching upside down. They also avoid excessive climb or dive angles.

Automatic Self-Leveling
The aircraft instantly returns to and holds level flight when the sticks are launched and in the center position. It's also useful for keeping the wings level during takeoffs/launches and landings.

Easy Change Assignment—No Complex Programs Required
The easy procedure for assigning a transmitter switch to turn SAFE Select functions on and off does not require any complicated shows and takes simply a few seconds.

If you don't wish to make it possible for the SAFE Select functions, simply bind the receiver normally 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

Product Length: 53" (1346 mm)

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

Propeller Size: 14.5 x 9 4-blade

Radio: Sold Separately

Receiver: Included

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

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Servos: Included

Skill Level: Level 2

Speed Control: Included

Technology : AS3X and SAFE

Wingspan: 77.7" (1974 mm)