Pulsar Pro 2.5e

The new Pulsar Pro 2.5e is a stretched version of the excellent Pulsar Pro 2e electric R/C soarer. The Pulsar Pro 2.5e is a very light high tech full house 2.5m electric glider that is great for sport flying. It uses the latest Ukrainian composite construction techniques married to a modern aerodynamic design with a wing utilising Mark Drela's slippery AG25 airfoil for best thermal duration performance. The low wing loading enables excellent thermal climb performance, with fully articulated wing controls allowing the model to be centred accurately in small turbulent thermals. The thin low drag airfoil works well over a surprisingly large speed range, allowing the model to be safely brought back after drifting far downwind.

The Pulsar Pro 2.5e fuselage pod is beautifully molded from Kevlar with a large canopy hatch to give easy access to the powertrain, battery, and RC. The boom is a lightweight carbon molding with a molded tailplane mount and a bushed holes for mounting the vertical stabiliser. The tailplane and fin/rudder assembly are both removable for easy storage and transport. The rudder and elevator servos are mounted in the fin, to simplify the RC installation.

Like other quality thermal soarers the Pulsar Pro 2.5e is constructed using free-flight techniques. The three piece wing is a balsa built-up carbon fibre and Kevlar D-box design that utilizes carbon capped balsa ribs and a carbon trailing edge. All the flying surfaces are expertly covered in Oracover Light, and all the control surfaces have been nicely hinged. An unusual feature of this model is that the centre panel isn't flat, it incorporates some dihedral, which is added to in the tip panels. This improves the efficiency of the wing and raises the dihedral break, reducing the likelihood of ground looping when landing.

The best use of composites, combined with a high quality design ensures a lightweight and rigid structure. This high performance model is perfect for the sports flyer who wants to experience top level performance with a reasonably compact and tough airframe.

We have this model in both rudder-elevator-spoiler (RES) and rudder-elevator-aileron-flap (Full House) versions. Both are excellent thermal soarers. The RES version is best for lazy Sunday afternoon flying, and the house version is better for coping with wind, and accurate landings.

Pulsar Pro 2.5e Specifications
Wing span	2.5 m	98 in
Wing area	39.6 dm2	614 sq in
Length inc spinner	122 cm	48.0 in
Flying weight from	744 g	26.2 oz
Wing loading	18.8 g/dm2	6.2 oz/sq ft
Aspect ratio	15.7
Wing airfoil	AG25 mod
EDA (dihedral)	6.0º (Full House)
EDA (dihedral)	12.0º (RES)
Spinner Diameter	30 mm
Centre of Gravity	65-75 mm from wing leading edge
RES Controls	Rudder, elevator, spoilers, throttle
Full House Controls	Rudder, elevator, ailerons, flap, throttle

Pulsar Pro 2.5e Typical Weights (full house)
Fuselage	76 g	2.7 oz
Wing centre panel	157 g	5.5 oz
Wing Tips	152 g	5.4 oz
Tail Plane	21 g	0.7 oz
Fin	15 g	0.5 oz
Accessories & glue	35 g	1.2 oz
Total structure	456 g	16.1 oz
Wing wiring	20 g	0.7 oz
Tail ext leads	10 g	0.4 oz
Receiver	10 g	0.4 oz
Rudder servo	5 g	0.2 oz
Elevator servo	5 g	0.2 oz
Wing servos (4)	36 g	1.3 oz
Speed control	35 g	1.2 oz
Motor	72 g	2.5 oz
Prop & spinner	15 g	0.5 oz
Battery	80 g	2.8 oz
Flying weight	744 g	26.2 oz

Recommended Control Throws
Rudder	12 mm each way
Elevator	6 mm up / 6 mm down
Spoilers (RES)	85 degrees up
Ailerons (full house)	10 mm up / 8 mm down
Flap (full house)	1 mm up / 85 degrees down
Recommended flight mode settings
Speed mode	flap 1 mm up, ailerons aligned with flap
Cruise mode	flap 0, ailerons aligned with flap
Thermal mode	flap 2 mm down, ailerons aligned with flap
Crow brake mix	10 mm up aileron with full down flap

Use the template to set "0" flaps and ailerons

Recommended Servos
Elevator & rudder (2 servos)	KST X08, Power HD DSM44, Ripmax SD100, MKS DS65K, MKS DS6100, MKS HV6100
Flap/Spoilers (2 servos)	KST X08, MKS DS6100, MKS HV6100, Corona DS843MG, Hyperion DS09-AMD, Ripmax SD150
Ailerons (2 servos)-not RES	Ripmax SD100, Power HD DSM44, MKS DS65K, KST X08, Corona DS843MG, Hyperion DS09-SCD

Recommended Powertrains
Hacker A10-7L geared 4.4:1, 3S 900mAh LiPo, 13x9 folding prop, 14A, 6.8m/s
Hacker A10-7L geared 4.4:1, 3S 900mAh LiPo, 12x9 folding prop, 11A, 5.1 m/s
ADH300L Front Mount, 3S 450mAh LiPo, 9x5 folding prop
ADH300L Front Mount, 2S 450mAh LiPo, 11x6 folding prop
Hacker B20-18L geared 4:1, 3S 900mAh LiPo, 11x6 folding prop, 16A, 6.9 m/s
Hacker B20-18L geared 4:1, 3S 900mAh LiPo, 11x5 folding prop, 14A, 5.5 m/s
Hacker B20-18L geared 4:1, 2S 900mAh LiPo, 12x9 folding prop, 14A, 4.5 m/s

Mega 16/15/4 direct drive, 3S 1300mAh LiPo, 7x5 folding prop, 39A, 8.2 m/s
Mega 16/15/4 direct drive, 2S 1300mAh LiPo, 9x5 folding prop, 39A, 7.3 m/s

Mega 16/15/5 direct drive, 3S 1300mAh LiPo, 8x5 folding prop, 33A, 7.9 m/s
Mega 16/15/5 direct drive, 2S 1300mAh LiPo, 10x6 folding prop, 32A, 6.6 m/s