I love RC ultra-micro parkflyers. They are so convenient; you can fly them almost anywhere, parks, baseball diamonds, parking lots, some of them even in your backyard. They are also relatively inexpensive and easy to store, thanks to their small sizes. The new ones made out of EPP or EPO foams are quite resilient and almost indestructible (unless you manage to fly them into a tree or under a moving car).
I am especially enamored of World War II mini warbirds, since they harken back to a very active time in aviation history. Previously, I have reviewed three 400mm wingspan ready-to-fly (RTF) mini warbirds, two from Eachine (F4U Corsair and T-28 Trojan) and another one from Volantex RC (P51D Mustang). In case you have not watched my reviews of these mini warbirds, here are the links:
Eachine Mini F4U Corsair
• Eachine Mini F4U Corsa...
• Eachine Mini F4U Corsa...
Eachine Mini T-28 Trojan
• Eachine Mini T-28 Troj...
• Eachine Mini T-28 Troj...
• Eachine Mini T-28 Troj...
Volantex RC Mini P51D Mustang
• Volantex RC (Eachine) ...
• Volantex RC (Eachine) ...
• Volantex RC (Eachine) ...
I have also reviewed the two other mini warbirds from WLtoys/XK, namely the A220 P-40 Fighter (Warhawk) and the XK A210 T-28 Trojan:
WLtoys/XK A220 P-40 Fighter (Warhawk)
• WLtoys XKS A220-P40 Fi...
WLtoys/XK A210 T-28 Trojan
• WLtoys XK A210 T-28 Tr...
• WLtoys XK A210 T-28 Tr...
When I saw this Rare Bear F8F (Rare Bear is a highly modified Grumman F8F Bearcat) with 380mm wingspan from WLtoys/XK, I had to add it to my RC Mini Warbirds fleet. I found it least expensive at AliExpress from the seller “RC Fun City Store” (this following link is NOT an affiliated link; I am just providing it for your reference):
www.aliexpress.com/item/32568...
The price was $59.99 with free shipping. There was a $1 store coupon at the time I placed the order, and with the tax I paid $62.68 shipped to my door (to United States). Considering that this is a ready-to-fly (RTF) package that comes with everything you need (except the four AA batteries for the transmitter), it is a great deal in the current economic climate and ongoing supply and logistics issues, IF it flies well.
In this first video, I am doing a “tailgate review” of this mini warbird. Is it going to live up to my expectations and perform as well as the previous mini warbirds from Eachine, Volantex RC, and WLtoys/XK? Well, you need to watch the video!
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