Lets Learn: Opale (Wing Style)

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Opale Paramodels are amazing, beautiful, and fun to fly, once you figure out which set-up is right for you. Many of our Opale customers purchase multiple wings and setups, but for someone new to the world of Opale, it can be overwhelming. Read on to find out the basic differences between the Oxy, Power, Fox RS and the Hybrid series of wings.

Lets start with the Oxy. The Oxy series of wings offer a single skin construction. This design allows for stability, ease of inflation, and long flight times. As a result of its stability and flight time, the Oxy wing is great for the aerial photographer or FPV pilot.

Like the Oxy series, the Power 1.1 utilizes the same single skin technology, however its smaller design allows for much higher wing loading. This wing is great for the aerobatic pilot.

The Fox RS a high performance wing targeted towards intermediate and advanced pilots. The double skin technology provides an experience much like that of scale Paramodels with very high performance. the high-aspect ratio offers high penetration and a high flying speed resulting in a wing that is easy to fly in strong turbulence and high wind conditions.

Oplae’s Hybrid wing provides a gorgeous mix of single skin and double skin technology. This feature allows for a stable flight, while being easier to launch. On the Hybrid wing, the aspect ratio is increased, allowing for more speed. This paramodel must be actively controlled by the pilot, but still does not require years of experience to enjoy.

Check out the link below to get your Opale Paramodel now!

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Tips From Our Techs: Battery C-Rating

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With all the high-tech devices out there, we sometimes tend to over look the basics of the hobby. One common question we get is about the “C-Rating” on batteries and how to determine what you need.

C-rating is the number used to express the discharge and charge capability of a battery. Knowing how to calculate this becomes important when you are looking to outfit your model with the correct battery and space is a limiting factor.

To get the C-Rating appropriate for your aircraft use the following formula:

C-Rating needed = [Current Draw]/[Capacity (A)]

This will yield you the MINIMUM C-Rating that will work safely in your system. It is always a good idea to allow yourself a bit of overhead on your battery choice.

Lets break it down in the following examples.

Here is what you know: Your system will pull 90 amps, but you can only fit an 1800mAh 6S size battery pack. So your formula will look like this:

C-Rating needed = 90A/[1.8A]

C-Rating needed = 50C

*Take note that the capacity of your battery must be calculated in amps, not miliamps.

Here is another example where we are using a battery in series.

Here is what you know: You are flying a helicopter drawing 200 amps and using two 5000mAh 6S batteries.

C-Rating needed =200A/[5A]

C-Rating needed = 40C

Find your perfect battery below.

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Pulsar 4E Pro Compact Is Here

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New Pulsar 4E Pro Compact Electric Sailplane just arrived (Full/REF/RES)!

The Pulsar 4E Pro Compact is the latest and largest addition to the ever-growing Pulsar family of hand-made electric sailplanes. Built at our request, the new line of Pulsar Compact Models have been designed for ease of transportation. New 4-piece wing with CF wing rod and 2-piece fuselage keeps all parts under 1m. Price ranges from $1195.00 to $1225.00

Tennessee Style from Nashvegas

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Check out Flying Giants User Nashvegas’s awesome build of the 88″ Edge 540 from Extreme Flight. This very personalized Edge runs a DA70 engine, Falcon Carbon Fiber Prop, Jeti Central Box 200, and his very own special Tennessee high octane fuel tank. For more information on the build click here: Build Link 

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*Photos from Jim T. Graham’s article posted on FlyingGiants.com. 

Take Tom For A Ride With The Opale XL Trike!

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The Trike XL is designed for use with the Oxy 5/5.1m wing. At close to 1:2 scale, this is the largest paramotor trike available. It features a very scale tubular steel frame with an integrated prop ring and composite deck surface. Large rubber tires with inner tubes enable take offs and touch and go landings on rough surfaces. With a large payload capacity, you can easily fly with your pilot, AP or FPV system installed. This is the answer for the ultimate in scale realism for your Oxy 5 paramotor wing.

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