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Great Planes: Specialties and Models

Fans of RC planes or gliders must have heard of Great Planes. This brand is recognized. Who is she? What are its products?

What is Great planes?

Who is the manufacturer Great Planes?

Great Planes is an American company specializing in the manufacture and marketing of parts and equipment necessary for aeromodelling.

What is aeromodelling?

Before learning more about society, a little reminder about aeromodelling is necessary. It is a discipline whose objective is to fly aeromodels. More specifically, these are scale models of flying machines. Aeromodelling thus consists in piloting small aircraft, gliding, helicopters or any other model capable of flying. It is also a question of mounting the parts of the aircraft yourself before flying and piloting it.

What are the special features of Great Planes?

Aware of the interest of amateurs in the assembly of aeromodels, Great Planes has striven to offer better machines, quality parts and readable instruction manuals. These three aspects have made the company famous. Moreover, she is a kind of pioneer in this field. The American company was the first to create machines for cutting parts of an RC aircraft. It also launched the fashion of using CAD to design an RC glider model. In addition, it offers an RC simulator that is among the best on the market.

What are the specialties of the manufacturer Great Planes?

Great Planes' specialties clearly cover three categories:

● Great Planes sells RC aircraft Performing. Some models are even able to fly after 15 seconds. Among the best known, it is possible to mention great planes p- 40 kit, great planes f4u corsair, super stearman, fokker d vii, etc.

● In the Great Planes catalog, there is also a wide choice of RC gliers and RC simulators. They are to build yourself and the assembly is rather easy because the instructions are clear.

● The third category is the sale of parts and accessories for RC modeling. It can be a starter kit, a Master Cadd field box, etc. In any case, there is a wide variety of quality equipment at Great Planes France or elsewhere.

What are the models of Great Planes and their specificities?

At Great Planes, there are models of aircraft and glifers that are very popular. The Great planes spirit is one of them. It is one of the most sought-after models since it is suitable for beginners. Easy to build, piloting is also easy. Indeed, the machine has slow and fast speeds to adjust according to the level of the user. Made of wood, it also consists of balsa boards and quality kits such as a glass roof. In addition to the Great planes spirit, the Great planes kunai is also an interesting glider model. Like all other products in the company, this range comes in several versions. There are Great Planes Kunai 1.4m EP Sport Glider ARF or EP sport with engine approx 1.39 m for example. These are mostly motor gliders designed for soaring and aerobatics at high speed.

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07-26-2024

Really good service. Great good price for the model I bought so would recommend them.

WILLIAM H.

07-05-2024

A little expensive but it was a kit I found hard to find.

JOHN H.

07-05-2024

Prompt service easy to deal with

GEORGE L.

06-15-2024

I live in england.uk. Big big thank you, great communication,fast delivery, great seller to buy from.AAA

DWAN E.

06-14-2024

All was excellent, I recommend 1001 Hobbies .

PATRICIA K.

06-14-2024

Good site, easy to follow and Andy's Hobby models are great. 1/16 models add a new dimension to model making, they are a long and involved build...

ALI S.

06-14-2024

I'd been struggling to find topcoat. They had what I wanted in stock and delivery was very quick. A genuine pleasure.

PAUL R.

06-04-2024

Great service. My package arrived 6 days before the estimated delivery. Always get a excellent service 👏

JOHN B.

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