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Hobbyking Pitts-S12 Python (Yellow/Black) EP 1370mm (ARF) (USA Warehouse)
For many RC pilots, there is something really special about flying a Bi-Plane, and there is plenty about the Hobbyking Pitts S-12 ARF that is special! The Pitts Python is perhaps the ultimate Bi-Plane and this ultra high quality kit really does this amazing aerobatic aircraft justice, not only in terms of scale looks but also performance.
Just look at the quality of the balsa/ply construction and you will see a strong but ultra-lightweight design, and this theme continues throughout the model, carbon fiber control horns, composite/ply motor mount, pull/pull rudder control with rigging wire to stiffen the verical & horizontal stabilizer, glass-fibre wheels spats with large lightweight wheels, alloy cabane and so on.
The Hobbyking Pitts S-12 is designed specifically for electric flight and is also very practical, quick to field assemble, it features massive removable canopy with a quick release latch and a huge battery tray. This is a good size model that will require a 5s set up for sport flying, however, to get the best from this model, we would reccomend a low kv 6s set up.
Includes: Ply/Composite Motor mount Box All Hardware Full Photo Instruction Book Decal Sheet
Requires: Your Own 4~6 Channel TX/RX 0.60~0.90 Equivalent Electric Motor 60A~90A ESC 4000mAh~5000mAh 5s~6s Lipoly Battery 4 x High Torque, Digital Servo
ATTENTION USA WAREHOUSE ORDERERS HK does NOT ship this by any carier!! They say it is too large and so is the other pitts in bllue/yellow. Supposidly they are only avail for local P/U!! Whaaaa? Really? I mean C'mon HobbyKing if your gonna stock it in the US warehouse least ya could do is ship it in the US!!
I bought the Blue and Yellow one from Hobby King on Ebay, shipping was $20 cheaper. I wish they would come off of the shipping rates in the US, yea, their prices maybe a bit better but shipping is crazy!
Shipping from the US warehouse to Florida is $1 more expensive than shipping from China to Florida. Why would I pay $40 extra for the kit?!?!? The thing is that the postage table says $25 but the "live rate" states $65. :(
I made mine electric. AUW 8# 8oz with 1300W. I'm sure it would be great with gas too. Plenty of room in the cowl for whatever you want to fit I'm sure.
What is the actual wingspan on the model? The listing says 1370mm but I have seen build threads which state the actual wingspan as 1470mm.
Also, the build threads state that the center wing supports were too long. If you look closely at picture of the plane in the HK listing you will notice that the tabs of the outboard struts are not inserted into the wing., rather they are setting on top of the wing. So it seems that the inboard struts were too long even on the model they used for the photos. It was also stated in one build thread I saw that the larger Pitts was a scaled up version of their 42”* model.
Assuming that the scaled up 42”* statement is correct one and the actual wingspan is 1470mm Vs the stated 1370 mm would wonder if some scaling calculation was wrong resulting in incorrect lengths for either the inboard or outboard struts.
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muchomor84
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I've flown this plane two years ago with 91 two stroke, awesome power. Real dry weight was 3600g. I've used 16x6 and 15x7 prop. Sevos all around HS-5245MG and HS-225BB for throttle. My buddy who bought this model from me converted it to electric and used 5065 380kV with 16x10 or 16x12 on 6s 5000mAh and it was even better than in glow version. Cheers!
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ao pits python
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wow, what a plane. Hobby King you've done it again!
I flew my Pitts last week for the first time. Believe it or not i put a turnigy 30cc in this kit. What a nice little motor. Starts with one flip after only one tank of gas threw it. I was worried about the C.G. being nose heavy, so i mounted the two tail servos under the tail like you would find in the larger planes. Had no issue with balance it's about a third of the way back from the leading edge. This plane jumped off the runway in less than 10 feet with this set up and flew great.
I have to say though that the hardware that comes with it is lacking the quality that i like. The firewall and landing gear supports are way too week for my tastes also. Not a big issue when you look at this **cking beautiful ARF. Thy have done a real,real nice job with the covering and the painting of the hatch and cowl. no flaws what so ever. Way to go H K and yes i would buy another and do show this bipe off to all my flying buddies.
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CG in manual is wrong , i worked it out myself and it is 108mm from leading edge of TOP wing according to my calculations. Maidened it yesterday with the above CG and it was only just nose heavy in inverted flight , so a good point to start from. Flies beautiful , and looks great in the air. Cheers Patrick
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5/1/2013 PilotPete
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I owned this plane back when it was a Hyperion kit...It was my favorite plane! I found it on Hobbyking and had to get another. It appears to be the exact same kit except the quality is not quite as good this time around. It is still far better than most of the Chinese ARFs coming over but there are little things that weren't as nice such as the covering job, paint on the landing gear and wheel pants, etc. The manual was also not as good as the original. I would still recommend the plane HOWEVER, the CG is wrong in the manual. It says 65mm from the leading edge of the bottom wing when it should say top wing. The difference will make or break your maiden flight (learned the hard way yesterday).
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