Flyzone Acro Wot MkII By Jim Wiggin A British invasion of the R/C sport electric kind!
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PHOTOGRAPHY: JIM WIGGIN & ANGELA HAYNES I
f I were to ask any one of my flying bud- dies what their go to second airplane was after their primary trainer, I would no doubt get a short list of air- craft. Granted, during my era of primary flight, there was a list of favorites such as the Sig Four-Star 40, the Goldberg Tiger and of course the Great Planes Super Sport- ster. All the aircraft had one thing in com- mon—to get you a set of low wings and some room to try aerobatics without completely removing that comfort zone of stability your primary trainer gave. These “second” planes gave us the confidence to do the basic aero- batics that would be the building blocks be- fore advancing to more advanced sport, Pat- tern, scale and aerobatic aircraft. Like us Yanks, our brothers over in the United Kingdom have a similar list of classic great planes. If you are a British modeler, the name Chris Foss is one you know well. Chris is a modeler and designer of many model aircraft but his most famous may just be the Acro Wot. Like our favorites, the Acro Wot gained popularity in the 1980s and was of the standard fun fly, .40 size planes. Its looks were sleek, clean and had the look of a fullscale home built or aerobatic plane. It was designed to take the pilot, who had successfully mastered his trainer, to the next step. The Acro Wot did that and so much more. In fact, it is still revered as the go-to fun fly plane of Britain.
Convinced that those Brits were on to something, Flyzone started paying attention
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and working with Chris, developed a small- er electric version of the British aerobatic plane. Flyzone would follow the same course it had been on with recent releases: 50-inch or so wingspan, roughly the size of a .10–.15 nitro plane, Aerocel foam and fast easy as- sembly. I say assembly because that is real- ly all it is, no glue is required. Flyzone would also release this airplane as either a RTF, complete with a Tactic TTX404 four-channel radio system or as a Tx-R where one binds the transmitter to the Tactic receiver in con- junction with an AnyLink. I received the Acro Wot MkII in the Tx-R version. What this means is you must sup- ply your own transmitter and flight pack. The Tactic receiver is already installed and must just be bound to your transmitter with AnyLink. For the purpose of this re- view, I received an AnyLink as well as a 3S 1800 mAh Flyzone Li-Po. Remember, this is assembly work. Rather than go step-by- step through the short but well written manual, I will discuss some of the high- lights of the aircraft before going on to the flight report.
The box is typical Flyzone, colorful and in- formative. Unpacking the box shows the care that Flyzone has taken in ensuring your Acro Wot will arrive in tiptop condition. I was impressed at how well the Aerocell foam had captured the look of the original Acro Wot and how smooth it was. The color- ful trim scheme is already applied at the fac- tory and not only accentuates the lines, but
Construction: Wing span: Wing area: Airfoil: Length: Weight:
Wing loading: Motor: ESC:
Battery: Radio:
Manufacturer:
R/C sport foam
49 inches 410 sq. in. symmetrical 39.5 inches 38 ounces 15 oz./sq.ft.
30-24-920 Kv 40-amp
3S 1800 mAh Li-Po Futaba 8FG w/AnyLink Flyzone
Dist. by: Hobbico P.O. Box 9021
Champaign, IL 61821 217-398-3630
www.flyzoneplanes.com
gives it a fresh modern look that is easily visible in the air.
The wing is symmetrical and the tail sur- faces are air foiled. This alone will make the plane track better. All the servos, as well as the receiver, brushless motor and ESC are installed. Do take note of the addendum sheet located in the manual, that size and type of screws used to secure the gear to the fuselage has been updated.
Everything is keyed. Once the gear is at- tached, tail surfaces installed along with the
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