Yoda EL High-Performance F5K 1.5m
Description
- Full-house wing with separate ailerons and flaps for superior control
- Two-piece wing for easy transport and storage
- Expert-level prefabrication - minimal assembly required
- High-performance power system with an integrated motor-in-spinner drive
- Ultra-light 280g takeoff weight
- Ballastable fuselage for adaptable performance
- Extreme climb rate with a 3S LiPo setup
- Suplied with high quality wing and tail bag set
Elevator & rudder: KST X06
Flaps: KST A08 or KST X08
Ailerons: KST X06N
| Yoda EL F5K 1.5m eDLG Specifications | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wing span | 1.5 m | 59 in |
| Wing area | 19.0 dm2 | 295 sq in |
| Length | 91 cm | 35.8 in |
| Flying weight from | 284 g | 10.0 oz |
| Wing loading | 14.9 g/dm | 4.9 oz/sq ft |
| Aspect ratio | 11.7 | |
| Wing airfoil | JW Yoda F5K EL | |
| Dihedral (EDA) | 8.1º | |
| Centre of Gravity | 67-72 mm from wing leading edge | |
| Controls | Rudder, elevator, ailerons, flaps, throttle | |
| Recommended RC | |
|---|---|
| Tail servos | KST X06, CHA DS06, CHA HV06, CHA LV06 |
| Aileron servos | KST X06N, CHA DS06, CHA HV06, CHA LV06 |
| Flap servos | KST X08, KST A08 |
| Receiver | 7 channel rx to match your transmitter |
| Power | 2S-3S 300-400 mAh LiPo square cross-section |
| Yoda EL Control Throws & Mixes - in degrees | |
|---|---|
| Rudder | 10° each way |
| Elevator | 6° up / 7° down |
| Ailerons | 17° up / 11.5° down |
| Flaps (roll input) | 14° up / 9.5° down |
| Recommended aileron and flap settings. Down=surface TE down. | |
| Speed | 1° up |
| Cruise | 0° |
| Thermal 1 | 2° down |
| Thermal 2 | 5° down |
| Landing crow brake | Ailerons 10° up, Flaps 47° down, 5° Elevator down |
| Yoda EL F5K 1.5m eDLG Typical Weights | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fuselage | 31.5 g | 1.1 oz |
| Wing (2 piece) | 113.0 g | 4.0 oz |
| Fin | 6.1 g | 0.2 oz |
| Tailplane | 6.2 g | 0.2 oz |
| Accessories | 22.6 g | 0.8 oz |
| Total structure | 179.4 g | 6.3 oz |
| Receiver | 8.0 g | 0.3 oz |
| Tail servos | 12.8 g | 0.5 oz |
| Aileron servos | 12.8 g | 0.5 oz |
| Flap servos | 16.6 g | 0.6 oz |
| Motor, prop, spinner, ESC | 34.4 g | 1.2 oz |
| Battery | 20.0 g | 0.7 oz |
| Flying weight | 284.0 g | 10.0 oz |
Reviews 8
Wish I had read other reviews before building mine as for me both 4 pin connectors were wrong and I only noticed after I had glued them in !
One with incorrect pin outs, broke it getting it out again. (VM made me pay for a replacement despite it being their mistake) and the other 4 pin harness had a broken wire making me think I had a defective servo. Purchased another servo and that did not work either which led me to find the partially broken wire (not visible) . Servo tray took some filing to fit. Crimps missing from kit. One wing flap had fixable break.
Not as great as I expected from Vladimir Models and for the price.
Neil was / is great
Alex from VM helpful, but charged.
Wish I had read other reviews before building mine as for me both 4 pin connectors were wrong and I only noticed after I had glued them in !
One with incorrect pin outs, broke it getting it out again. (VM made me pay for a replacement despite it being their mistake) and the other 4 pin harness had a broken wire making me think I had a defective servo. Purchased another servo and that did not work either which led me to find the partially broken wire (not visible) . Servo tray took some filing to fit. Crimps missing from kit. One wing flap had fixable break.
Not as great as I expected from Vladimir Models and for the price.
Neil was / is great
Alex from VM helpful, but charged.
Wish I had read other reviews before building mine as for me both 4 pin connectors were wrong and I only noticed after I had glued them in !
One with incorrect pin outs, broke it getting it out again. (VM made me pay for a replacement despite it being their mistake) and the other 4 pin harness had a broken wire making me think I had a defective servo. Purchased another servo and that did not work either which led me to find the partially broken wire (not visible) . Servo tray took some filing to fit. Crimps missing from kit. One wing flap had fixable break.
Not as great as I expected from Vladimir Models and for the price.
Neil was / is great
Alex from VM helpful, but charged.
-12C over here, so no flying comments. But quality built is great.
be sure to check the 4 pin wing/fuse connectors for proper wire locations,
mine were incorrect.
- otherwise a fun kit to assemble , looking forward to flying.
10/10 for quality
10/10 for layout and design
10/10 for flight characteristics
And 10/10 for neil for stocking such a beauty.
All round an amazing little glider perfect for taking away on holiday as it packs down super small. having the motor means you can fly anywhere in basically any conditions, with the safety of always getting it back home if the lift dies on an unfamiliar slope or cliff over the ocean.
Needs no room at all for launch or landing as it will launch out the hand and land in the hand.
Great kit ,great service .Looking forward to the build .
Excellent service from Neil, as always. The quality of this model is indeed on a different level. The airframe structure is well thought out and engineered to perfect accuracy and fit of all the components. Always wanted one of these since they were first produced but sadly production ceased due to the war in Ukraine. Now they're back in limited quantity and so the Snipe EL has had to go. Now looking forward to summer flying........!
