This is brand new, glow powered, radio
controlled, Almost-Ready-to-Fly Rutan 74 Defiant 60'' Airplane. It is designed
for intermediate or advanced modeler.
It is a twin-engine aircraft with the engines
in a push-pull configuration. An aircraft constructed with a push-pull
configuration has a mixture of forward-mounted (tractor) propellers and
backward-mounted (pusher) propellers. The advantage that an push-pull
configuration provides is the ability to mount two propellers on the aircraft's
centerline. The design avoids the increased drag that comes with twin
wing-mounted engines.
It is also easier to fly this plane even when
one of the two engines fails. The thrust provided by the remaining engine is
symmetrical. Most conventional twin-engine aircrafts will yaw in the direction
of the failed engine, and becomes uncontrollable below a certain airspeed (
known as Vmc).
Specifications:
- Wingspan: 65 in 1650mm
- Fuselage Length : 51 in / 1300mm
- Flying Weight: 7.9 lb / 3600g
- Wing Area: 924 sq in / 60 sq dm
- Radio Required: 4Channels 7servos
- Engine Required: 2 c 0.40 cu in x2
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