E-Medina – 2m Almost Ready to Fly e-RES Electric Glider

The E-Medina (see the Medina page for the pure glider version) is a pre-built and covered, almost ready to fly electric glider.

 Pricing is in Australian Dollars. Colours are: Red/Yellow, Purple/White, Blue/Yellow, Red/White.

A lot of us wants to fly high-performance e-RES/F5 gliders for competition or sport flying, but may not have the skills or time to spend two weeks’ worth of evenings putting together a balsa kit nowadays? We get it. That’s why we set out to do something about that!

The Medina comes fully pre-built and covered, so to complete the model you need to glue the carbon boom into the nose, glue the tail-mounting carbon pins into pre-drilled holes, mount the servos and run the pull-string wires. An electric power system and servos are not included in the kit, but are available from Performance Models.

The E-Medina has been designed by Performance Models and is based on the successful OZeRES 2 with the only change being the rounded wings and tail shapes. Like the OZeRES 2, the Medina has purpose-designed airfoils for modern F3/F5-RES competition flying. The wingtip airfoil is specifically optimized for great tip-stalling characteristics and can handle high variations in angle of attack. The result? A glider that turns tighter and more efficiently than similar designs, perfect for low-level thermal flying.

The properly-sized and removable V-tail is designed for control and great low speed handling, crucial during soft thermals and the landing phase. And of course, the V-tail not only looks good, but helps minimize the overall drag of the E-Medina for better L/D in all aspects of the flight envelope.

The fuselage is minimalistic but fits the ArmSoar 1806 powertrains perfectly, further minimizing overall drag by keeping the fuselage size to a minimum.

Specifications

• 4-channels: V-tails, Spoiler, Motor
• Wing airfoils: MS41-43 series
• Wing area: 36.2 dm²
• Root chord: 200mm
• Wingspan: 2 meters
• AUW: ~ 450-460 grams

Recommended Gear (not included in the kit):

• Tail servos: 2* KST X06 v6
• Spoiler servo: 1* KST X06H v6
• Battery: 3S LiPo – A maximum cross section of 20mm x 21mm is required and we use the Tattu 550mAh 3s batteries.
• Motor: ArmSoar 1806 Powertrain with speed controller (available from Performance Models)
• Spinner: CN 25/5/19 (available from Performance Models)
• Prop: CN 6×4 (available from Performance Models)

What’s Included

• Pre-built and covered removable wing panels (1* centre, 2* tips)
• Pre-built and covered removable tail surfaces (1* left, 1* right)
• Pre-built and covered nose and canopy
• Pre-drilled carbon boom
• Tail mounting pins
• Joiners
• Tail springs
• Pull-string wire

Build instructions:

Medina & OZeRES 2 Building Instructions 8Aug22

Recommended gear:

Armsoar T motor 1806 with ESC, CN models 6×4 prop and CN models 25/5/19 spinner – All available from Performance Models. Please email performance@mailzone.com for more details.

Tattu 550mAh, 3s, 18 x 21 x 63mm

 

Pricing is in Australian Dollars