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ASSASSIN
$49.95 + S&H |
The Assassin is our best selling combat plane. We have clubs order dozens of them. We will give you a free plane with every 5 you buy to help you get your combat club going. People like the Assassin because it flies well and is so hard to break. Many flyers tell us it is the best plane they have owned. When you build a great combat plane you also have a great trainer. It is great to learn to fly on a plane that won't be damaged if it crashes. Watch the videos to the right and read more below.
The Assassin has a thick wing core. It is thick enough you stand your battery on its side with the side facing forward, protecting the edges of the battery in a hard forward impact. The servos and radio are also buried in the foam. The thick wing has many advantages of speed control and durability. If you want the farthest glide choose the Widowmaker. If you want the toughest plane choose the Assassin. If you can't decide, please get both.
The kit includes the EPP core, EPP elevons, 3 mil laminate, Formica motor mount base, 16 gauge stainless steel motor mount, 2 horns, flat carbon spar, push rods, wire guides, EZ connectors, and a nylon shock cord. We include the iron on laminate covering in the kit!
Link to RCGroups Assassin Thread
LOOK MA, NO FINS!!!! I have had the fins knocked off my combat wings so many times I specifically set out to design a plane that didn't need them. The new stable design flies so well without a rudder or fins that I don't even miss them. Having a plane without fins is great for combat, yard flying, and simply loading it in the car without breaking something off. When you watch the videos you will see the plane showing off its stability in slow flight. This is the only power plane I know that is this aerobatic and stable without fins.
We designed the plane to be a quieter, more neighbor friendly plane by using a larger prop turning at a slower speed. Watch the videos and notice the difference in the sound between it and other planes in the videos. Planes that turn a smaller propeller at higher speed not only make a louder noise but have a more piercing and irritating sound.
The Assassin can fly slow, making it a better plane for combat. It is not the fast plane that gets the most hits but the plane that can fly slow in formation that makes the most contact. It still has a good top speed of over 70 mph on the recommended motor and battery. At 17 oz, the Assassin is capable of vertical climbs and can be set up to roll like crazy. It is a safe plane because of it's light weight. Many combat planes are close to 30 oz. which is heavy enough to inflict personal or property damage in an accident. The Assassin has a soft leading edge, the prop in back, and a low overall weight. In the videos I repeatedly catch the plane. This is not something I would do with most planes.
The Assassin is designed to take a beating and keep on flying. It is wire cut from solid, extra thick 1.3 pound EPP foam so you can bury the battery, radio and motor in the EPP foam for those people who really want to hit something. This entire wing is built of solid EPP, not just an EPP leading edge like some of the manufacturers are doing to save money. It also comes with EPP foam elevons. The EPP elevons are just as flexible as the wing, keeping you in the air while the competition is out for repairs.
We cover the EPP elevons with tape and laminate to make them stiff. We include the laminate in the kit making the kit an even better deal. The bi-directional tape and the laminate do not need a spray adhesive to stick to the EPP foam and can be applied quickly, greatly reducing the building time. We have seen these planes do parking lot dives, hit trees and walls, and most desirable of all, hit other planes in combat and survive with no damage to plane or radio. I'm sure we could find a way to break it but with the shock cord, bi-directional tape, laminate and EPP it will really take a beating.
We are cost conscious. These wings have been designed to fly well with an inexpensive $6 motor and a 1300 3S battery to save on overall cost for a high performance plane.
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