Model Airplane News – September 2019

SEPTEMBER 2019 55

WHAT WE LIKE

Quick assembly

Attractive paint scheme

• Excellent stability and flight performance

AT A GLANCE

MODEL

1220mm Ranger

MANUFACTURER

FMS (fmsmodel.com)

TYPE

Sport/trainer

WINGSPAN

48 inches

PILOT SKILL LEVEL

Beginner/Intermediate

ASSEMBLY TIME

20 minutes

RADIO REQ’D

4-channel

POWER REQ’D

3S 1300 to

1800mAh LiPo

PRICE

$179 (PNP); $199 (RTF)

UNIQUE FEATURES
Available ready-to-fl y (RTF)
or plug-and-play (PNP), the
1220mm (48-inch span) Ranger
is molded out of lightweight,
sturdy EPO foam. It has an
attractive high-visibility yellow,
black, and white paint scheme.
Th e high-wing confi guration

gives the Ranger excellent

stability, while its low wing

loading produces a pilot-friendly

fl ight envelope. Th e airframe

comes well packaged, and the

test model arrived without

any damage at all. Th e model

features plastic wing struts,

which give it scale looks and

GEAR USED

RADIO

Spektrum DX8e

transmitter

w/ Spektrum

AR6210X receiver

(spektrumrc.com);

FMS 9g servos

(installed)

MOTOR

3136-1200Kv

brushless and 20A

Predator speed

control (installed)

BATTERY

E-flite 3S 2200mAh

(e-fliterc.com)

PROPELLER

10x6 w/ snap-on

spinner (installed)