HobbyKing EPP-FPV 1.8 Metre

<from the HobbyKing blurb>

Designed especially for FPV (First Person View) camera flight!

This is a true FPV plane that comes packed with common sense FPV must-haves such as rear mounted servos for the elevator and rudder to help counter balance the additional radio gear.

The narrow fuselage helps glide rates for longer flight times and yet it still has a large area fore and aft of the CG to move the battery for better balancing when using heavy camera/Tx gear.

Rear mounted pusher-prop keeps motor and esc away from the camera to reduce noise.

EPP foam makes the plane very resistant to crashes and rough landings.

The EPP-FPV glider has a twin CF-Spar 1.8m wingspan for higher, longer flight times with a wide range of camera equipment.

The HobbyKing EPP-FPV has 4 channels (Ail, Rud, Elev, Thr) for agile performance and is reinforced with 2 CF spars on the main wing, a CF tail boom and CF elevator spar plus the ailerons have flat CF rods for stifness during fast turns or dives.

The main wing can be removed easily for transport.

The HobbyKing EPP-FPV can take any number of batteries however recommended is a 2600~4500mAh 3S pack for long flight times and good CG balance.

<now my part>

I have owned this aircraft since new.

Installed is:

=> 60 AMP ESC (5.5v 4 AMP SBEC) => NTM 35-36 1400kv motor (550 watt) => 3 blade Master Airscrew prop => 4 x Hitec HS-65HB servos (these are quality servos and cost $28 each new) => XT90 battery connector

I relocated both tail surface servos to the tail after the first few flights for direct control as the factory setup introduced far too much control slop. This made a world of difference to the handling.

Great, stable FPV platform with a ton of wing area and a very strong motor. Never crashed, though of course it does have a few grass stains under the fuselage from landings.

Will require:

=> Min 4 channel radio system => 3s LiPo battery (2600-4500mAh)