Great Planes 1/3 Matt Chapman Eagle 580 ARF

Great Planes^® 1/3 Matt Chapman Eagle 580 ARF

Features

The Eagle 580’s canopy doubles as a convenient hatch that lifts off for fast access to the wing panel bolts and onboard radio equipment. Other realism pluses include licensed Embry-Riddle trim and sponsor decals, a factory-installed instrument panel and a fiberglass pilot bust with a trim-matching 3-color paint job on its helmet.

Both gas power options offer stand-out performance power and the ease of direct, bolt-in installation. The fiberglass cowl is spacious enough to accommodate a lightweight 85 cc single chosen for its power-to-weight advantage, or a 100 cc twin with canister-style mufflers.

Hinge point hinges in the stab and wings are already installed, which improves strength and precision without extra work. A servo for each elevator half and dual servos for the rudder and ailerons provide swift, powerful response. Double-beveled control surfaces make the best use of each ounce-inch of torque, for impressive 3D maneuvers, precision aerobatics at IMAC events and everyday sport flying.

Two-piece wing and stab designs offer equal measures of performance strength and transportation convenience. The wing tube is made from high-quality aircraft aluminum — and the stabilizer tubes are tail-lightening carbon-fiber.

More on-the-edge performance — more on-the-money realism!

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The only IMAA / IMAC airplane with a licensed Embry-Riddle trim scheme!

Features a performance-optimized airframe built from strong, light woods and weight-saving fiberglass parts.

Includes a complete set of hardware custom-designed for giant-scale flight!

There’s no mistaking Matt Chapman’s Embry-Riddle ride, and no closer match to it in looks and performance than the 1/3 scale Eagle 580 ARF! It’s pounds lighter to push the envelope wider and authentically detailed from the licensed Embry-Riddle livery to the pilot’s 3-color helmet. And while it sets new highs in scale accuracy and performance potential in the air, it also reduces assembly time on the bench!

Great Planes 1/3 Matt Chapman Eagle 580 ARF

Great Planes' engineering results in world-class weight-savings throughout the Eagle 580 ARF! The all-up weight of the Eagle 580 ARF is just 24-28 pounds — a huge power-to-weight improvement over the original's 29-32 pound range. Great Planes produced the improvement with a combination of lightened airframe components, select woods and greater use of tough, light fiberglass. Painted fiberglass parts now include the pilot bust and landing gear as well as the cowl and wheel pants. Purchasing hardware for a kit this size could add hundreds of dollars to the cost of flying. Hardware for the Great Planes Eagle 580 ARF is not only included, but custom-designed for the stresses of 1/3 scale modeling.

"I’m really thrilled with how accurately Great Planes reproduced the trim scheme of my Eagle 580 on their models. As an R/C pilot and IMAC competitor myself, I enjoy flying them almost as much as the full-size aircraft!"

Matt Chapman
Commercial & Air Show Pilot

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