DW Hobby Savage Bobber ARF Electric Airplane Kit (1000mm)
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DW Hobby Savage Bobber ARF Electric Airplane Kit. This detailed balsa wood kit has been designed to fly amazingly easy. Weight in at 600g, it is one of the lightest 1m sized plane available. Due to its light weight, it can be flown super slow making it great for entry level flyers. Landings are a breeze with the included foam wheels.
Specifications:
Wingspan: 39" (1000mm)
Length: 28" (700mm)
Flying Weight: ~600g
Recommended Motor: 2208-2600kV Brushless
Recommended Prop: 7"
Recommended ESC: 20A Brushless
Recommended Servos: 6x 3.7g Micro Servos
Recommended Battery: 2S 7.4V 1300-1500mAh LiPo Battery
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Specifications:
Wingspan: 39" (1000mm)
Length: 28" (700mm)
Flying Weight: ~600g
Recommended Motor: 2208-2600kV Brushless
Recommended Prop: 7"
Recommended ESC: 20A Brushless
Recommended Servos: 6x 3.7g Micro Servos
Recommended Battery: 2S 7.4V 1300-1500mAh LiPo Battery
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This product was added to our catalog on December 8, 2021
Lydia Jones
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Monday, Jun 27 2022 (about a year ago)
DW Hobby Savage Bobber ARF Electric Airplane Kit (1000mm)
A very unstable plane; a nightmare for a beginner, and a challenge for a seasoned pilot.
A friend at the local club had one of these and we couldn't get it to stop crashing. I took it as a challenge, bought my own and set it up to see if I could tame it.
I added a 1400kv motor to run with a 3s 1300 and 7x5 prop. Pushing the battery all the way forward, this just barely gets the recommended CG...but only barely.
Mine flies better than my friend's, I can get it off the ground and putz around in the sky, but this thing requires CONSTANT correction! Its natural tendency both power-on and power-off is to roll in either direction and lawn dart to the ground. I thought the giant motor and prop in my friend's plane was the cause (torque rolling), but no, this thing has some kind of positive feedback loop making it roll randomly unless you correct.
Stalls into a wingover, ailerons are mostly ineffective, and I'm genuinely scared the control surface horns will fall out (rudder already did).
I'm not saying don't buy this, but know what you are getting into. I fly RC helicopters, and flying this thing in a straight line scares me more than practicing piro flips. Absolutely gorgeous, this is my most scale looking mini RC plane, and the 1300mAh batts for it can charge off of a potato power source. Still...it will explode into a pile of toothpicks one day.
A friend at the local club had one of these and we couldn't get it to stop crashing. I took it as a challenge, bought my own and set it up to see if I could tame it.
I added a 1400kv motor to run with a 3s 1300 and 7x5 prop. Pushing the battery all the way forward, this just barely gets the recommended CG...but only barely.
Mine flies better than my friend's, I can get it off the ground and putz around in the sky, but this thing requires CONSTANT correction! Its natural tendency both power-on and power-off is to roll in either direction and lawn dart to the ground. I thought the giant motor and prop in my friend's plane was the cause (torque rolling), but no, this thing has some kind of positive feedback loop making it roll randomly unless you correct.
Stalls into a wingover, ailerons are mostly ineffective, and I'm genuinely scared the control surface horns will fall out (rudder already did).
I'm not saying don't buy this, but know what you are getting into. I fly RC helicopters, and flying this thing in a straight line scares me more than practicing piro flips. Absolutely gorgeous, this is my most scale looking mini RC plane, and the 1300mAh batts for it can charge off of a potato power source. Still...it will explode into a pile of toothpicks one day.