Type: Aircraft
Sub Type: Electric
Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Price: £49.99
Flight Training is available on this Aircraft.
Designed for the complete novice pilot, the three channel (rudder, elevator and motor) Easy Star features simple assembly from the extremely durable Elapor foam.
The kit is supplied complete with a powerful 400 class pusher motor and propeller which can be easily replaced with a more powerful motor as experience grows. For ease of transportation the wing can be removed in moments.
With a speed range of 10 - 80 mph this aircraft needs an area not smaller than a football field if it is to be flown successfully.
Construction: Elapor foam on the fuselage, wing and tail section
Wings: Two-piece, foam construction, blue in color
Radio Compartment: Foam
Cowling: Foam
Canopy: Moulded into fuselage, outlined with a decal from decal sheet.
Landing gear: No landing gear,model lands on its belly
Hardware: Pushrods and other hardware included
Motor mount: Molded into the foam fuselage
Motor: 400 size Permax motor with 5" diameter pusher prop with black spinner (prop faces the rear of the aircraft)
Electronic Speed Controller: Multiplex X-08 (8 amp) or equivalent required.
Battery: 6 or 7-cell NiCd Ni-Mh 500 -1500 mah pack required.
Charger: a DC charger will be required
Landing gear: This model is hand launched and belly landed, so no landing gear is required
Hardware: All required hardware is included
Build time: Around 2 - 4 hrs.
Decals: Colorful Easy Star logo decals (must be cut out and applied)
Foam fuselage, wings, and tail section, 400 size motor (direct drive) with connector and lead (must be soldered to motor), prop, spinner, hardware package, decals and illustrated instructions.
The motor can be easily upgraded to a 480, fitment of which allows more extreme manoeuvres to be performed (outside loops etc).
3-channel radio (throttle, rudder, and elevator control) with 2 micro servos Multiplex Tiny-S, Hitec 81's or similar.
Minimum of 8 amp speed controller.
6 or 7 cell battery from 500 to1500mAh with connectors, (performs very well with Li-Ion 2,200Mah 7.4V batteries 1 hour + flight times under suitable conditions).
Miscellaneous building equipment.
Wingspan: 54" (1370mm)
Wing Area: 372 sq in (24 sq dm)
Weight: 24oz. (680 g)
Length: 34" (870mm)
Airfoil: Flat bottom, high wing
Center of Gravity: 3.07" (78mm) Back from the wing's leading edge
Control Throws-Elevator: Up & Down 3/16" (5mm) Rudder: Right & Left 3/8" (10mm)
Can be glued with either Epoxy or medium CA glue. Can be repaired with either Epoxy or thick CA glue and activator. Do not use CA glue designed for polystyrene foam.
The Easy Star has been extensively flown by West Wales Models and is in fact used as our basic Electric Training aircraft. It is very easy to fly and can perform most rudder / elevator manoeuvres (loops, rolls etc). However when fitted with the 480 motor the aircraft is transformed and will perform outside loops and other more extreme manoeuvres.
This aircraft has proved not only to be extremely durable in use but also very pleasurable to fly even for the more experienced pilot.
In our view the Easy Star is undoubtedly the best R/C aircraft on which to learn to fly.
