E-Flite Draco 2.0m with Smart BNF

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THE ULTIMATE BUSH PLANE
By many price quotes, planning and constructing the full-size DRACO needs to have taken years. Business Owner Mike Patey — whose extraordinary drive and Back to Work™ principles have actually motivated thousands of individuals — accomplished it in just 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. Many additional modifications followed before Mike happily unveiled his "supreme bush airplane". It might go to the very same places as a Carbon Cub, however also climb two times as quickly; reach altitudes as much as 28,000 feet; and cruise cross-country at 180 MPH while bring 4 individuals plus equipment. Modifications from the Wilga were so extensive that the FAA approved Mike's redesign as an experimental exhibit aircraft. The DRACO 2.0m is equally unique and remarkable — and it's also among the most highly-engineered, comprehensive and feature-rich E-flite® aircraft yet!





Video Introduction

 




Features

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

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

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

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

Practical Extra Scale includes including licensed 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 windshield and windows plus an in-depth cockpit with backlit cockpit console 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 offer a wide range of performance and flight times as much as 10–15+ minutes

100-amp Spektrum™ Avian™ Smart ESC offers real-time battery voltage, present draw, motor RPM, and other information via compatible receivers and transmitters

Optional-use motor reversing for unique 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 exclusive AS3X® innovation

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

Big and practical, 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 equipment with extra-large tundra-style tires

Customized and fully-molded carbon fiber equipment to handle brief takeoffs from and landings on a variety of surface areas

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 support throughout

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

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





ABSOLUTELY ONE OF A KIND
Inspired by the unbelievable ingenuity and effort Mike Patey put into constructing the full-sized aircraft, E-flite® uses the only officially-licensed scale reproduction 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 design and the precise shape of its fully-molded, lightweight and resilient EPO airframe with a factory-applied surface, it also includes an abundance of Extra Scale information including a variety of surface area features, steps, antennas, wingtip "stinger" skids, and a lot more. The clear windshield and windows use an excellent view of the comprehensive cockpit with pilot figure and backlit cockpit console. Practical Extra Scale features consist of certified, scale-like KING shocks on the primary equipment and tail wheel, leading-edge slats, slotted flaps and more. There are also a total of 17 LEDs throughout the airframe — with a custom controller that enables you to select solid, strobing and other light combination options from your transmitter. Large, tundra-style tires on the personalized carbon fiber primary equipment soak up bumps and offer outstanding prop clearance, while the shock-absorbing and steerable tailwheel uses enhanced ground handling — even when taxiing cab backwards with the optional-use motor reversing (compatible Smart receiver and 7+ channel transmitter needed for reversing).

Factory-installed, metal-geared servos with ball-link equipped and internal linkages provide crisp, precise control. The high-power brushless outrunner motor can drive the scale 4-blade prop with a wide range 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 also equipped with a 100-amp Spektrum™ Avian™ Smart ESC, and the BNF® Basic variation consists of an AR637TA Smart receiver that delivers full-range telemetry including real-time battery voltage, present, motor RPM, ESC temperature level, and more to compatible 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 needed 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 aircraft you can fly the DRACO 2.0m successfully, specifically when benefiting from the BNF® Basic variation's exclusive AS3X® and optional-use SAFE® Select innovations. And everything adds up to use an unrivaled STOL (Short Remove and Landing), scale and beyond flying experience unlike any other!

The Plug-N-Play® (PNP) variation lets knowledgeable 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 knowledgeable modelers can utilize their own transmitter, battery and battery charger. An ULTIMATE Combo including the BNF Basic variation plane, a Spektrum transmitter, Smart battery, Smart battery charger, the unique tools and glue you require for assembly – plus a copy of RealFlight Fitness instructor Edition RC Flight Simulator – is also offered and saves you more than $70 compared to buying all of the items separately.

Are you new to flying RC (Radio Controlled) aircraft? If you are, we recommend learning to fly with among our purpose-built trainer aircraft such as the HobbyZone® Carbon Cub S 2. Based upon the Carbon Cub zipped Mike's spouse, Chandra Patey, it's equipped with exclusive and innovative SAFE innovation that makes it possible for almost anyone to discover to fly successfully! The Ready-To-Fly (RTF) variation consists of everything required to fly in one box and is the ideal choice if you're a new RC pilot.



 






More info about Mike Patey:



Mike Patey was born in Gresham, Oregon together 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 first organization together, Deck-It, constructing decks for their neighbors in Orem, Utah. Prior to they graduated high school they had actually developed it into a business with nearly 200 employees. Their effort and drive led them to develop additional businesses, successfully constructing and selling every one. Today, both continue applying their enthusiasm for work to their own businesses, Mark with Best Pulls, and Mike with EcoVap.

Mike is married to his spouse Chandra and they have 4 children. Mike's air travel journey started in a 1971 Cessna 172L in 2002 when both Mike and Mark had actually independently decided to pursue air travel. In a strange "twin moment", on the very same day both had actually attended airshows in different states and been motivated to pursue their pilot's license without the other understanding. When they shared their decision by phone, they were so blown away at the coincidence of the whole thing that Mark right away purchased an utilized 172, and the rest is history.

Mike continues his enthusiasm of flying and air travel while balancing family, work, and neighborhood. "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 poor however 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 rescue missions for local police, along with constructing the air travel neighborhood through his YouTube channel where he shares his enthusiasm. He is exceptionally providing of his time and knowledge as well, frequently taking time away from his builds for visitors though he actually just wants to get "back to work", a phrase that has actually ended up being a tagline for his channel. "Back to Work means to get after something. I utilize it for my life in general. It implies provide your all, enjoy the procedure, and strive." A mantra Mike truly lives by.

Mike holds several world speed records and has strategies to break those records again. From drag cars and trucks to hill reaches aircrafts, Mike has actually constantly been driven to race things. He likes to construct larger, stronger, and faster aircraft, innovating new ideas and making them truths in his builds. Mike's enthusiasm is transmittable, frequently seen chatting with fellow aviators and laughing over new ideas or theories to enhance styles, he is a huge asset to general air travel and has actually motivated many to pursue their imagine flight by earning their private pilot's license.

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Exclusive Technologies (BNF® Basic only)
The DRACO 2.0m is equipped with exclusive Spektrum™ AS3X® and SAFE® Select innovations. AS3X works behind the scenes to smooth out the impacts of wind and turbulence to provide a locked-in feel that makes it look like you're flying an even larger plane. Optional-use SAFE Select uses pitch and bank angle limits together with automatic self-leveling that can be switched on and off at the flip of a switch! And if you do not|do not} wish to allow the SAFE Select features, merely bind the receiver typically and only AS3X will be active.
 



Smart Technology
The exclusive Spektrum™ Avian™ Smart ESC offers a variety of real-time power system related telemetry information including motor RPM, present draw, general flight battery voltage and more via compatible receivers (including the AR637TA set up in the BNF® Basic variation) 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 show private cell voltages, temperature level of the flight pack and other information when using Spektrum Smart LiPo batteries. Plus, optional-use motor reversing offers unique ground handling and other capabilities (compatible 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 prop with a wide range of batteries. Install a FOUR battery for slow and smooth scale flying, a FIVE battery for added power, or a SIX battery to provide 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 as much as a 7000mAh battery to achieve long flight times as much as 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, steps, antennas, wingtip skids, and a lot more. A clear windshield 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 a total of 17 LEDs throughout the airframe to replicate navigation, landing, down, tail beacon, reversing and other lights. They're linked to a custom light controller with different settings you can manage from the transmitter to pick which lights switch on and off with numerous functions, radiance solid, strobe and more.
 







Capable Gear
Like the major DRACO, the articulated and shock-absorbing primary equipment is equipped with extra-large, tundra-style tires to soak up the bumps of rough surface areas and offer outstanding prop clearance. It's also personalized from fully-molded carbon fiber to handle brief takeoffs from and landings on a variety of surface areas. The shock-equipped and steerable tailwheel uses outstanding ground handling, whether progressing or when using the optional-use motor reversing to taxi backwards too.
 



Durable Precision
Construction with fully-molded EPO material makes it possible to replicate the complex information and shapes of the major DRACO in a light-weight yet resilient type. The outcome is an exceptional scale look that's simple to maintain and delivers the very best possible flight experience, plus the factory-installed metal-geared servos with ball-link equipped, internal linkages provide crisp and precise control.
 







Added Convenience
The two-piece wing is protected with unique, quarter-turn thumbscrews so no tools are needed for field assembly/disassembly, and together with the V2 hands-free servo connection system, makes storage and transportation as simple and practical 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 produces a scale reproduction you'll be proud to flaunt all over you go.
 









Bind-N-Fly Completion Level Benefit
Currently own a Spektrum™ transmitter? Bind-N-Fly (BNF) aircraft make entering the air rapidly 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 require to do is bind the receiver to a compatible transmitter, end up any final assembly, and fly!

This Bind-N-Fly Basic model is equipped with a Spektrum 2.4GHz DSMX® receiver including AS3X (Synthetic Stabilization–3-aXis) innovation that works behind the scenes to smooth out the impacts of wind and turbulence. The outcome is an increased sense of stability and accuracy that makes you feel like you're flying a much larger, skillfully tuned aircraft.

If this is your {first|very first} model of its type, or you desire an extra margin of safety while acquainting yourself with the plane, you can allow the optional-use SAFE® Select flight envelope security innovation developed into the receiver. No shows is needed. Merely change up the binding series as directed in the manual.

With SAFE Select allowed, you get:

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

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

Easy Change Project—No Complex Programming Required
The easy treatment for appointing a transmitter switch to turn SAFE Select features on and off does not need any complicated shows and takes just a few seconds.

If you do not wish to allow the SAFE Select features, just 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

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 6S 5000mAh 30C battery; 8.5 lbs (3855 g) without battery

Propeller Size: 14.5 x 9 4-blade

Radio: Sold Separately

Receiver: Consisted of

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

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Servos: Consisted of

Skill Level: Level 2

Speed Control: Included

Innovation : AS3X and SAFE

Wingspan: 77.7" (1974 mm)