Wraith-1200 Composite V-Tail Pente Soarer 1200mm (ARF)

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Jul 13, 2014

If I could give this product a 0 Star review I would. I decided today to begin the build of my Wraith and carefully unpacked the contents from the box. First thing I noticed was the mold lines from the 2 halves of the fuselage. Being a composite molded sloper I was not expecting these blemishes. Next off a look at the canopy revealed it being so badly warped that it could not be installed to the fuselage. Now onto the V-tail and the badly warped fuselage. My fuselage is so badly warped that the V-Tail cannot be installed correctly and sits at a 30 degree angle to the actual fuselage. I have submitted an RMA and will return this back to HobbyKing ASAP. There was no QC on my model and am upset that HobbyKing would allow such a defective product to be shipped. Of all the orders from HobbyKing over the years, this is the only one so badly made that building it is impossible. I would NOT recommend this to anyone and would suggest spending a bit more on a better product.

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Aug 31, 2013

Nice plane but very frustrating design, just a little taller and a little wider would have made for a better bird, that would be a breeze to install but this minimalist design makes hard work of the install, none of the recommended servos or batteries seem to be a good choice.

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Mar 04, 2013

Flew my Wraith today in about 15knot winds and it was great!!!! Amazingly good penetration for such a small glider. Had 4 flights, 4 landings, no problems... I do not think this is for beginners since it is quick.


Great plane!!!

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Jan 16, 2013

This is a lovely well built model. The wings are fautless and the f/g fuselage is good with only a fairly deeply incised join line down the sides (easy to fill if you really want to). HOWEVER the hardware supplied is rubbish in that it is incomplete - 3 control horns for 4 control surfaces, some screws missing and some supplied that you don't need - thus only 4 crowns. You do need very thin wing servos (the Vigor ones fit perfectly) and you do need very small servos for the v-tail - no more than 25mm high overall! Th wings are joined and epoxied into one unit on a carbon rod, but the holding down bolts have to pass through this join - very unsatisfactory as a) the drill wanders on the epoxy and b) the cntre ribs are not thick enough to take the size of hole required. So I made up a thick central rib and joined the wings each side of this and then drilled through this central unit. Finished model flies beutifully.

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Oct 01, 2012

wow ! I got this just today and must say! I AM IN LOVE !!

what a beauty ! beautifull finish and super sleek !
almost build completed and I will write again after the maiden!

in the meanwhile ! all thumbs up just because of the superb quality !
a must buy

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Aug 04, 2012

ce n'est pas un planeur de dbut,prevoire des modification , comme changer les tringle rie, les servos, il faux des 3,7g, dlassement du servos de commande de profondeur ce trouve au niveau du bord dataque ,et prevoire une petit platine,.le lipo ok ,il ce loge juste devent , et rajouter 15 g de plomb

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Jul 23, 2012

premier essai hier , vol trer trer bien ,prend le moindre petit thermique , je vais en commander un autre rein dire merci hobbyking

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Jul 19, 2012

appret installation des servos dans les aile ,c'est ok , met quelle servos mtre dans le fuselage?il faux vraiment du mini de cher mini , qui peux me dir quoi prendre

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Jul 19, 2012

trer bonne construction, met trer fin , les servos preconisez son pas bon il faux des tgy-1370a, pour les ailes et le fuselage,je vais fair des essai dimanche ,et surement une video a bientot