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Athena Electric Warmliner Sailplane Balsa Composite 1480mm (PNF)
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Plug and fly isn't just for foamies anymore. The Athena electric sailplane is a high performance, high quality airframe with all the electronics pre-installed. Designed to be a competition level sailplane for the discerning pilot with little time to build.
This model oozes performance and quality. The Athena has a carbon fiber fuselage molded in epoxy resin, not cheap polyesters. The built up wing and tail feathers are made of the highest quality balsa available. Covering those surfaces is premium Oracover plastic film covering. The wing arrives as two pieces, just needing to be joined with some epoxy to make it 1 piece. Pushrods feature ball link ends for maximum precision and zero slop. Even the control horns are airfoiled to further reduce drag. With such a nice model, it was screaming for good components so we have outfitted the Athena with digital metal gear servos, with the high power brushless motor spinning a carbon fiber folding propeller attached to an aluminum spinner. The blade yoke on the Athena is a twisted style which is designed to allow the propeller blades to fold flatter against ...
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