FlyZone Hadron EP Thrust Vectoring Model

The Hadron is an exciting, high-performance flying wing that includes several notably engineered and innovative features that I would like to see become standard on all foam-composition airframes. The Hadron's flight envelope is broad enough that a newer pilot could handle it at lower throttle settings when flying on a 3S battery. It exhibits impressive slow-speed stability in this configuration. The 500-watt, 4S Hadron is probably best reserved for pilots who can handle high-speed flight and potentially disorienting spinning and tumbling maneuvers. This flying wing excels at both! A technical bulletin has been posted on the Flyzone website in connection with the aft end of the plastic turtledeck, at the point where it abuts the vectored-thrust unit. Inspect this area of your model to ensure that the three motor wires are not catching on the edge of the turtledeck's plastic inlet shroud. If necessary, a sharp hobby blade can be used to carve a slight chamfer into it. Read the entire review in the March 2014 issue ofModel Aviation.

• A dimensionally deluxe flying wing with a preapplied crisp, futuristic, military-inspired red, black, and gray graphics scheme. • The included brushless power system can be fed with either an 11.1- or 14.8-volt LiPo battery, with nothing more than a quick propeller swap necessary. • Thrust vectoring allows the Hadron to perform insane flat spins and other extreme maneuvers. • The airframe is reinforced with carbon rods in its wings and on the fuselage centerline. • Molded-in-the-foam indexing marks simplify CG verifications and proper battery positioning. • Magnetically retained nose cone is easily removed and replaced, should any less-than-perfect hand launches or landings crumple it. (spare included)