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ParkZone Mosquito


For operational flaps, the decals covering the servo pockets are cut open and the servos are then installed (above left). Chris used silicone to hold the servos in place. A completed flap (above right) showing the application of a new decal


avoid pinches. An included Y-harness links both 18-amp ESCs together, and the numer- ous leads completely fill up the Spektrum AR610 receiver.


The vertical stab and rudder come already attached, with just the horizontal stabs left for you. Both halves slide over a carbon fiber spar. Interestingly, one side of the joiner in one half slides into the bit on the other half. Very clever engineering! The horizontal stab halves are held in place with just a few pieces of included tape. Attaching the rudder and elevator clevises finishes up assembly. As usual, some time was spent dialing in all of my high and low rates per the manual and making sure all surface were perfectly trimmed. Throws for the optional flaps are also provided, so those were programmed in


covering the previously installed servo and the installed pushrod/control horn assembly. The small foam bridges are then cut out of the flap gaps to free them for deflection.


as well. Now all that I needed was a decent flying day in January in New Jersey. Good luck with that!


Flight report The deHavilland Mosquito is truly one of the greatest aircraft to serve in WWII, and possibly one of the greatest of all time. That being said, ParkZone had some rather high expectations to live up to. After going through several batteries worth of flying, I think they really nailed it. The full-scale Mossie was reported to be a joy to fly, with very spirited performance and forgiving characteristics. The ParkZone rendition captures that essence perfectly. I unintentionally discovered that the Mos- quito can get off the ground rather quickly


as I only had about 20 feet of usable runway available due to all of the snow. Once air- borne and at altitude, I hit my retract switch, bringing up those large foam tires. I did not notice any significant difference in attitude from the rearward c.g. shift. From there I only needed a few clicks of down ele- vator for straight and level hands-off flight. One thing that immediately became appar- ent was that both factory installed spinners and props were perfectly balanced…a beau- tiful sound any twin fan can appreciate. Within the first minute or two of flying, I found myself feeling like I had flown the Mossie a hundred times. Very smooth and predictable…so much so that I was doing full-throttle ground attack passes a foot off of the deck three minutes in. I flew the entire


The optional E-flite 10-15 size electric retracts (above) are installed in the nacelles. They are truly drop-in and the whole retrofit takes just minutes while making the Mossielook that much cleaner in the air. The horizontal stabs slide over a small carbon fiber spar (at left) and are held in place with a few pieces of tape. Note the plastic elevator joiner.


36 MARCH 2014


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