Many of us want to fly F5-RES competitions or have fun with a high-performance 2-meter electric glider for sport flying, but who really has time to spend two weeks' worth of evenings putting together a balsa kit nowadays? We get it. That's why we set out to do something about that!
The E-Medina is an almost ready-to-fly (ARF) F5-RES/F5L electric glider and comes with fully pre-built and covered surfaces so you can enjoy flying the model shortly after receiving the package. To complete the model, you only need to glue the carbon boom into the nose, glue the tail-mounting carbon pins into pre-drilled holes, mount the servos and run the pull-string wires.
Created in partnership with Performance Models in Australia, the E-Medina uses new airfoils purpose-designed for the flight envelope of modern F3/F5-RES competition flying. The wingtips are specifically optimized for great tip-stalling characteristics and could handle high variations in the angle of attack. The result? A glider that turns tighter and more efficiently than similar designs, perfect for low-level thermal flying
The properly-sized and removable V-tail is designed for control and great low-speed handling, crucial during soft thermals and the landing phase. And of course, the V-tail not only looks good but helps minimize the overall drag of the E-Medina for better L/D in all aspects of the flight envelope.
The fuselage is minimalistic but fits our ArmSoar 1806 powertrains perfectly, further minimizing overall drag from the completed model.
For orders from Australia and New Zealand, please purchase fromPerformance Models
Specifications
4-channels: V-tails, Spoiler, Motor
Wing airfoils: MS series
Wing area: 36.2 dm²
Root chord: 200mm
Wingspan: 2 meters
AUW: ~ 450-460 grams
Recommended Gear
Tail servos: 2* KST X06 v6
Spoiler servo: 1* KST X06H v6
Battery: ArmSoar 3S 550mAh LiHV
Motor: ArmSoar 1806 Powertrain
Spinner: CN 25/5
Prop: CN 6x4
What's Included
Pre-built and covered removable wing panels (1* centre, 2* tips)
Pre-built and covered removable tail surfaces (1* left, 1* right)
This aircraft flies great. easy float, great in very light wind! Need ballast for anything above about 7 or 8 mph breezes. No problem. What was a problem was the weak Push-Pull setup on the v-tail. Springs were just not strong enough, and I was experiencing tail surface flutter on launch. Not right away, but it developed over time. I modified the system to a control rod and its good.
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Bill Pettersen
Great Glider part 2
I hate spell check..
That should have said Un-soldered and Re-soldered. Not In-solder and Resolver. The covering on my red and yellow one was top notch. I used 3M tape as the hinge for the spoiler. Servo was the A08H instead of the A06H. Thanks
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Bill Pettersen
Great glider
First off, great flying glider. The only reason for 4 and not 5 stars is the lack of instructions. Watching the video makes it hard to get dimensions, and other placements. I’ve been building planes for over 40 years but this is my first of these. Quality is top notch. Flight was great but I had to add some ballast. The solder joint from the motor to the ESC came in-soldered but I had a spare and will try and resolver the other to use as a backup, if it works. I enjoy flying this.
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Peter Schmalenbach
Sehr informatives Aufbau Video!!!
Ich bin begeistert von der präzisen gezeigten Handarbeit !!! Sehr hilfreich und ohne Worte gute perfekte Information !!!! MfG Peter Schmalenbach
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Jack Santi
E Medina
It flew great until I crashed it. Still waiting on the three servos that's needed.