E-Flite Draco 2.0m with Smart BNF

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THE ULTIMATE BUSH AIRCRAFT
By the majority of quotes, preparation and constructing the full-size DRACO must have taken years. Entrepreneur Mike Patey — whose remarkable drive and Back to Work™ principles have actually inspired thousands of people — accomplished it in simply 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 two times the power at half the weight. Lots of extra adjustments followed prior to Mike happily revealed his "ultimate bush airplane". It might go to the same locations as a Carbon Cub, however likewise climb up two times as fast; reach elevations approximately 28,000 feet; and cruise cross-country at 180 Miles Per Hour while bring 4 people plus equipment. Changes from the Wilga were so comprehensive that the FAA approved Mike's redesign as an experimental exhibition airplane. The DRACO 2.0m is equally special and astonishing — and it's likewise one of the most highly-engineered, comprehensive and feature-rich E-flite® airplane yet!





Video Introduction

 




Features

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

The only officially-licensed scale reproduction of the distinctive 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 area features, actions, antennas, wingtip skids, and much more

Practical Bonus Scale features including licensed KING shocks on the primary equipment 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 instrument panel and pilot figure

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

Fits batteries from 4000–7000mAh to supply a large range of efficiency and flight times approximately 10–15+ minutes

100-amp Spektrum™ Bird™ Smart ESC offers 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® technology

Easy to fly with innovative and optional-use SAFE® Select flight envelope security

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

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

Large and convenient, magnetically-secured leading hatch with large battery compartment

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

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

Customized and fully-molded carbon fiber equipment to deal with brief launches 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 easy assembly/disassembly

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

Factory-applied paint plus decal finish looks great and saves time

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





DEFINITELY ONE OF A KIND
Inspired by the amazing ingenuity and effort Mike Patey took into constructing the full-sized airplane, E-flite® uses the only officially-licensed scale reproduction of the ultimate 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, light-weight and durable EPO airframe with a factory-applied finish, it likewise features an abundance of Bonus Scale information including a variety of surface area features, actions, antennas, wingtip "stinger" skids, and much more. The clear windscreen and windows provide an excellent view of the comprehensive cockpit with pilot figure and backlit instrument panel. Practical Bonus Scale features consist of licensed, scale-like KING shocks on the primary equipment and tail wheel, leading-edge slats, slotted flaps and more. There are likewise an overall of 17 LEDs throughout the airframe — with a customized controller that allows you to select strong, strobing and other light combination alternatives from your transmitter. Oversized, tundra-style tires on the customized carbon fiber primary equipment soak up bumps and supply outstanding prop clearance, while the shock-absorbing and steerable tailwheel uses enhanced 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 deliver crisp, accurate control. The high-power brushless outrunner motor can drive the scale 4-blade prop with a large range of 4000–7000mAh batteries, from a 4S pack for sluggish and smooth scale flight to SIX power for better-than-scale vertical efficiency. It's likewise geared up with a 100-amp Spektrum™ Bird™ Smart ESC, and the BNF® Fundamental version consists of an AR637TA Smart receiver that provides full-range telemetry including real-time battery voltage, current, motor RPM, ESC temperature, and more to compatible AirWare™ geared up 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 due to the fact that 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 making the most of the BNF® Fundamental version's unique AS3X® and optional-use SAFE® Select innovations. And everything amounts to provide an unequaled STOL (Brief Remove and Landing), scale and beyond flying experience unlike any other!

The Plug-N-Play® (PNP) version lets experienced modelers choose and use their own transmitter, receiver, battery and battery charger. The Bind-N-Fly® (BNF) Fundamental version consists of a Spektrum receiver geared up with AS3X and optional-use SAFE Select innovations so intermediate to experienced modelers can use their own transmitter, battery and battery charger. An ULTIMATE Combination including the BNF Fundamental version plane, a Spektrum transmitter, Smart battery, Smart battery charger, the special tools and glue you need for assembly – plus a copy of RealFlight Fitness instructor Edition RC Flight Simulator – is likewise available and saves you more than $70 compared to purchasing all of the items separately.

Are you new to flying RC (Radio Managed) airplane? If you are, we suggest discovering to fly with one of our purpose-built fitness instructor airplane such as the HobbyZone® Carbon Cub S 2. Based upon the Carbon Cub flown by Mike's better half, Chandra Patey, it's geared up with unique and innovative SAFE technology that makes it possible for nearly anyone to discover to fly effectively! The Ready-To-Fly (RTF) version consists of everything needed to fly in one box and is the perfect choice if you're a new RC pilot.



 






More info about Mike Patey:



Mike Patey was born in Gresham, Oregon in addition to his twin bro Mark, numbers 5 and 6 in an 11 kid family. Maturing in a low-income family, they were 15 when they released their first organization together, Deck-It, constructing decks for their next-door neighbors in Orem, Utah. Prior to they finished high school they had developed it into a business with almost 200 employees. Their hard work and drive led them to create extra companies, effectively constructing and offering every one. Today, both continue applying their enthusiasm for work to their own companies, Mark with Finest Yanks, and Mike with EcoVap.

Mike is wed to his better half Chandra and they have 4 kids. Mike's aviation journey started in a 1971 Cessna 172L in 2002 when both Mike and Mark had independently chosen to pursue aviation. In a strange "twin moment", on the same day both had gone to airshows in different states and been inspired 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 instantly purchased a used 172, and the rest is history.

Mike continues his enthusiasm of flying and aviation while stabilizing family, work, and neighborhood. "Our parents taught us that if you are blessed with a skill or finances you should offer to others or you don't deserve it in the first place. We were raised dirt bad however our parents offered anything we had in excess to someone who had less than us." Mike continues to offer his time, skills, and energy to browse and save missions for local police, as well as constructing the aviation neighborhood through his YouTube channel where he shares his enthusiasm. He is exceptionally giving of his time and knowledge too, typically taking some time far from his builds for visitors though he truly simply 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 use it for my life in basic. It indicates offer your all, take pleasure in the process, and work hard." A mantra Mike truly lives by.

Mike holds several world speed records and has strategies to break those records again. From drag automobiles to hill climbs to planes, Mike has actually always been driven to race things. He likes to construct bigger, stronger, and much faster airplane, innovating originalities and making them truths in his builds. Mike's interest is transmittable, typically seen talking with fellow aviators and giggling over originalities or theories to enhance designs, he is a huge property to basic aviation and has actually inspired lots of to pursue their dreams of flight by earning their personal pilot's license.

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Exclusive Technologies (BNF® Basic only)
The DRACO 2.0m is geared up with unique Spektrum™ AS3X® and SAFE® Select innovations. AS3X works behind the scenes to smooth out the effects of wind and turbulence to deliver a locked-in feel that makes it appear like you're flying an even larger plane. Optional-use SAFE Select uses pitch and bank angle limitations in addition to automated self-leveling that can be turned on and off at the flip of a switch! And if you do not want to enable the SAFE Select features, simply bind the receiver usually and only AS3X will be active.
 



Smart Technology
The unique Spektrum™ Bird™ Smart ESC offers a variety of real-time power system associated telemetry data including motor RPM, current draw, general flight battery voltage and more through compatible receivers (including the AR637TA set up in the BNF® Fundamental 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 individual 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™ Bird™ 100-amp Smart ESC and high-power brushless outrunner motor can drive the large-diameter four-blade prop with a large range of batteries. Install a 4S battery for sluggish and smooth scale flying, a FIVE 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 achieve 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 area features, actions, antennas, wingtip skids, and much more. A clear windscreen and windows plus a detailed cockpit with backlit instrument panel and pilot figure add to the amazing 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 Bonus Scale features that take your experience to another level.
 



LED Lights
There are an overall of 17 LEDs throughout the airframe to replicate navigation, landing, down, tail beacon, reversing and other lights. They're connected to a customized light controller with different settings you can manage 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 primary equipment is geared up with large, tundra-style tires to soak up the bumps of rough surface areas and supply outstanding prop clearance. It's likewise customized from fully-molded carbon fiber to deal with brief launches from and landings on a variety of surface areas. The shock-equipped and steerable tailwheel uses outstanding ground handling, whether moving forward or when utilizing the optional-use motor reversing to taxi backward too.
 



Durable Precision
Building with fully-molded EPO product makes it possible to reproduce the complex information and shapes of the full-scale DRACO in a light-weight yet durable form. The outcome is an exceptional scale look that's easy to preserve 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 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 in addition to the V2 hands-free servo connection system, makes storage and transportation 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 finish saves you time and produces a scale reproduction 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 the air quickly and with the very best control experience possible much easier than ever. They come out of package 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 compatible transmitter, finish any last assembly, and fly!

This Bind-N-Fly Basic design is geared up with a Spektrum 2.4GHz DSMX® receiver featuring AS3X (Artificial Stabilization–3-aXis) technology that works behind the scenes to smooth out the effects of wind and turbulence. The outcome is an increased sense of stability and accuracy that makes you seem like you're flying a much larger, expertly tuned aircraft.

If this is your {first|very first} design of its type, or you desire an extra margin of security while familiarizing yourself with the plane, you can enable the optional-use SAFE® Select flight envelope security technology developed into the receiver. No programming is required. Merely alter the binding sequence 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 likewise prevent extreme climb or dive angles.

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

Easy Switch Project—No Complex Programs Required
The basic procedure for designating a transmitter switch to turn SAFE Select features on and off does not require any complicated programming and takes simply a few seconds.

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

 






Requirements

Approximate Assembly Time: Less than 1 Hour

Battery: Sold Separately

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: Consisted of

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

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Servos: Consisted of

Skill Level: Level 2

Speed Control: Consisted Of

Technology : AS3X and SAFE

Wingspan: 77.7" (1974 mm)