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Even More of a Fun Thing
Never in a million years could we dream that we could come up
with something as fun and easy to fly as the RC Firebird Plane.
Were we ever pleased to be wrong! The new RC Firebird XL Plane
takes all of the simplicity and fantastic flying manners of the
first Firebird and adds more size, more power, and legs-that's
right, landing gear! Now you can launch with a rolling take-off
and shoot touch-and-go's. Not since . . .well . . . the first
Firebird has ready-to-fly been this much fun.
Buy and fly
Like the original, the Firebird X LPlane includes everything
you need to fly in one package. This includes a 2-channel
transmitter and a 900mAh NiMH battery pack with a 300mAh wall
charger. It also features the same super simple 2-channel flight
control system that the original Firebird uses.
You can assemble the Firebird Plane XL and have it flying
almost as soon as you get it home from the shop. The whole
assembly process only takes about 15 minutes, and you may need an
hour or two to charge up the battery for the first flight. The
included instructional video takes you step-by-step through the
assembly process and offers some useful flying tips. So even if
you've never flown an RC airplane in your life, you can experience
a successful start on your own.
More is better
The main differences between the first Firebird and the new XL
version are size and power. The XL's larger 40" wingspan,
bigger fuselage, and more powerful Mabuchi 380 motor allow it to
be flown in windier conditions. Beginners shouldn't fly it with
any more wind than about 8 mph, but experienced pilots should be
able to fly the XL with confidence in 12-15 mph winds.
Climb performance is outstanding-almost twice that of the
original Firebird, in fact. In several of our test flights, a
straight-out climb at full throttle for about 45 seconds would put
the Firebird XL at about 800 feet and almost out of sight. With
this much excess power, it was easy to loaf along at 1/2 to 3/4
throttle without losing any altitude at all.
To go with the increase in size and power, the Firebird XL
features a larger, redesigned V-tail with bigger control surfaces.
In addition to providing more authority in turns with the power
on, the beefy tail surfaces produce better turn performance with
the power off too. This is appreciated most during an approach to
landing or when thermalling with the power off. Instead of using
wire, high-test nylon fishing line is connected to control horns
on top of the control surfaces. A rubber band on the bottom of the
V-tail mounting bracket balances out the tension from the nylon
lines and helps keep the control surfaces level when not in use.
