Flyzone’s
Millennium Master
A modern homebuilt sets the stage
for turn your head flight performance in this R/C electric!
By Peter Serafini PHOTOGRAPHY: PETER SERAFINI & FRANK FANELLI S
pending more than a few seconds discussing the “build” of a Flyzone Millennium Master would mean spending more time discussing than
actually building. The fact that it requires only a small Phillips screwdriver and a very small amount of foam safe CyA to complete should provide a clue as to the build process. In the time it takes to charge the 1800 mAh 3S battery, building should be complete and the real fun can commence. The full scale Millennium Master is
known for being a fast airplane (in spite of its relatively small engine) yet it has im- pressive slow speed handling characteristics and to top things off it’s aerobatic. Flyzone has managed to translate all of these won- derful characteristics into their product. The Millennium Master accelerates quickly as the throttle is advanced and before you have time to really appreciate how well the nose wheel steering works, it’s off the ground. The climb performance is excellent and in fact, it will climb vertically although it’s not a 3D machine. Loops and rolls are very easy and that is
only the beginning. With the elevator and rudder rates on high, the Millennium Mas-
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ter will snap roll and spin wonderfully. At full throttle, knife-edge passes are no prob- lem and are actually very easy. Although the landing gear doesn’t retract as it does on the full-scale airplane, there is another way to “put the gear up”. Inverted flight is very stable and it sure looks great zipping down the runway with the wheels pointed at the sky.
When it’s time to put the wheels back to
work, there is no need to be apprehensive. The Millennium Master is very docile at slow speeds. The ideal scenario is to be slow- ly moving the right stick back on final ap- proach as the airspeed decreases and just as the main wheels are about to touch down, the elevator reaches full up. If this scenario plays out, a beautiful and fairly short land- ing will ensue. If instead, the airplane stalls a foot off the ground (or worse), it will like- ly yield an embarrassing bounce. However, the bounce is only likely to harm your pride, as this is one tough airplane. The tricycle gear can take a pretty terrible landing and return to service in an instant. In all likeli- hood however, the Millennium Master will afford plenty of opportunity to make smooth landings.
AT A GLANCE Type:
Construction: Wing span: Wing area: Airfoil: Length: Weight:
Wing loading: Motor: ESC:
Battery: Radio:
Manufacturer:
R/C electric sport scale foam
41 inches 268 sq. in.
fully-symmetrical 38.5 inches 26.8 ounces 14.4 oz./sq.ft.
brushless 1000 Kv 30-amp
3S 1800 mAh Li-Po 4-channel radio Flyzone
Dist. by: Hobbico P.O. Box 9021
Champaign, IL 61826 217-398-3630
www.flyzoneplanes.com OCTOBER 2012
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