MD-HOBBY E0717 1030mm 4CH RC Airplane PNP for $60 from Banggood - Part 2: Detailed Assembly
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- čas přidán 11. 04. 2021
- I am cheap and I like buying and reviewing midsize (i.e. wingspan between 1000-1500mm) RC airplanes that cost less than $100 to get up in the air. This is a particularly important market segment in my opinion, especially for trainer airplanes, because most of the newbies wanting to get into this hobby are not willing to invest more than that. Nevertheless, their first experience is critical in keeping them in the hobby.
Hence, whenever I see a “potential candidate” in this market segment for a reasonable price, I just go ahead and order it. My main goal is to sift through the “duds” in order to get to the “buds”, or in other words to find the gems in the rough. Plus, I extremely enjoy building and flying a wide variety of cheap airplanes; the more the better.
I ordered this airplane kit from Banggood.com when it was on sale (“Flash Deal”) for $59.99 plus $2.99 shipping:
www.banggood.com/E0717-1030mm...
They advertise it as a PNP (plug-and-play or receiver-ready) airplane, but in actuality it is a kit that comes with the motor, ESC (electronic speed control), the servos, and two propellers. The premise is that you can build it up to a PNP-condition with all the materials provided in the box, and you will only need to add a receiver, a transmitter, and a battery in order to get it ready to fly.
So, in theory, you can get this airplane flying for $100 or less if you are a penny-pinching and patient shopper. Here is the math: This plane cost me $62.98 shipped to my door in the U.S. The recommended battery is a 3S 2200mAh LiPo battery, which you can order from HobbyKing for $9.99 (Rhino brand). And a basic Turnigy 5X 5Ch 2.4GHz transmitter and receiver combo costs $26.51 on HobbyKing. You can find similar deals from eBay, Banggood or other online hobby stores as well. (By the way, I am not counting in the charger, since it is an investment that you make one time when getting into this hobby and will use it for years with all your future planes.)
This kit arrived in a basic, unbranded cardboard box. Upon opening it, I was pleasantly surprised by a large sheet of building instructions with color pictures and an English description for each step. It was printed on a high-quality, glossy paper. I am not used to seeing something like this arriving with an inexpensive, no-name kit from China. GREAT START!
The materials used in the construction of this airplane turned out to be really interesting: plastic (polyethylene or polypropylene) fuselage, expanded polystyrene foam (a.k.a. Styrofoam) wings, sheet foam horizontal and vertical stabilizers, and plywood main tray and reinforcement. Do I care? No, as long as it builds well and flies true, I don’t! And we are going to find out soon enough!
In the first episode, I showed the unboxing of this kit and shared my first impressions:
• MD-HOBBY E0717 1030mm ...
In this episode, I am demonstrating the detailed assembly to complete this kit and get it airworthy. Next will be its maiden flight, so stay tuned!
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Thanks for a super video, and I love thath you show us not only the big brands..
Thank you for your feedback Martin. I am glad you like the reviews of these "cheaper" airplanes. 😁
Great detailed review!
Thank you!
nice comments...quite a few issues to consider it attractive even with that price.
thanks for the comments they are very valuable.
Thank you Alex. I tried to be as objective as possible and point out the good, the bad, and also the ugly... :)
Very well presented with a thorough explanation on both the problems with this model and how to assemble. Thank you.
I also bought this PNP but am very disappointed with it. I think it is way to difficult to assemble for a beginner (although your video helps immensely). The instructions are appalling with no detail on the intricacies of assembly.
I think the model itself is rubbish and would not recommend it to anyone.
Great video! What kind of hinges on the control surfaces??
Hello...I want to know the propeller direction. Is it CW or CCW? Thanks in advanced sir
When the nose of the plane is pointing towards you, the prop turns CCW.
Too much stress on the rudder . It should be done like the Eflite Air Tractor tail wheel.
Also, the Sullivan Brand tail wheel assembly removes the stress off of the rudder
I bought the kit for $60.00 but didnt get the motor or esc. included
The one I reviewed was the PNP version from Banggood. Looks like the PNP version is currently out of stock at their U.S. warehouse.
$60😅 the price is $120 now as of 2024
This kit sucks. this is the worst kit I regretted buying.
I am sorry you had bad experience with it. The build was a bit long, but I really enjoyed flying it until I had the ESC fire.
What was wrong with it?
@@austntexanKinda late but I also wanna know cuz I kinda want to buy it as it fits my budget lol