Horizon Hobby's goes both ways

[Leester]

Must admit I saw this on SSW, but Horizon is coming out with an E-Flite PT-19 full fuse ARF for a Park 450-480 that will do R/C and C/L

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=EFL2675

[John Redman]

Hi guys,

I am the designer of the E-flite PT-19. Tried to hit a market for a great flying scale looking RC park flyer with the ability to be converted to CL and back to RC within only a few minutes of work by swaping out the elevator servo for the bell crank.

We also include some nice plywood parts that lock the ailerons and rudder for a control line only model as well.

Lines are 52 feet long and the model weighs in around 26 - 27 ounces using our Park 480 motor and a 2100 3S 11.1V Li-Po. Handle is adjustable for both the up and down lines. I will see if I can get some pictures up on the web shortly, thought they were there.

Sent one to Christ Rigotti last summer for some evaluation, he was quite pleased with the overall handling of the model. Please keep in mind the main design was for an RC model. I pushed to let the team allow me to make it a control line bird as well. If it sells well and we see decent numbers on the associated CL parts, I could probably do another. My goal over time is a dedicated control line stunt ship for electric power using E-flite motors, ESC, and potentially a serious type timer for the ESC. We have to see some decent sales numbers if you know what I mean.

Will fly some basic stunts pretty well. Insides and outsides are decent as is the inverted flight. Lazy 8's are nice as well. Great model for an easy flight without a lot of seriousness if you know what I mean.

Overall it takes me back to my days at 11 years old in 1976 when I got a Cox PT-19 and headed down to the school yard for some serious model flying. It never worked to well and I went back to my Midwest P-51 (.black widow powered) and Sig Banshee (OS .35 stunt powered), but I still loved the PT-19.

Hope you guys like it.

John Redman
Senior Product Developer, E-flite

[Bill Heher]

Are their any pictures of the uncovered wing and fuselage assembly?  Wondering about the posibility of modification for coupled flaps.

[John Redman]

Unfortunately not. The wing is built up all the way to the trailing edge. There is a small sub spar approximately a few inches from the trailing edge. Would be a lot of work to install flaps and I am not so sure you would reap any serious benefits. The main thought behind this was for the RC guys to take a look and possibly relive some of their control line days when they were kids. With this we have visions of RC fliers maybe converting the PT-19 at times to fly their grand kids or kids.

John