Escapade MX 30cc ARF by Great Planes

[ericb]

$299.

 

[Super08]

They are on Towers site. In the wrong section though. They are listed in ARF Sport .20-.50.

 

[ericb]

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXEGCH&P=ML

 

[PineBeltFlyer]

It looks a lot like the old Lanier Giant Stinger.

 

[3D-Joy]

It looks a lot like the old Lanier Giant Stinger.

Now that you mention it it really is true ! And also a similar fat airfoil. Should make it a much better flier than the smaller Escapade MX which is far from just an average sport plane. Its fast, snaps aggressively but still a fun plane, just much more advanced than a typical sport plane.

 

[payneaviation]

yeah I can see one in my future just got to thin the herd first

 

[Super08]

I picked one of these up about two weeks ago. It is a real nice kit and assembles pretty quick. I made a couple of changes to mine, one of which was to add flying wires to the tail. I don't trust non airfoil type stabs as they tend to flex too much without bracing. Maiden is sometime this week when the weather is good. Here are a couple of pictures.

 

[bob_nj]

Definitely need to see a flight report.
What's the weather like where you are?
It's abysmal here

 

[BarracudaHockey]

What do you want to know?

It flies nicely. Very stable, fairly wide speed range, has to be forced to stall and even when it does its a non-event. Takeoff and landing are easy. Its a nice Sunday flyer, more serious folks will want more bevel to get more throw but it does what its designed for very well.

 

[bob_nj]

Are you one to do elevators, harriers and the like?