Shinto Electric 3m Hotliner / Triangle Racer with wing bags

The Shinto Electric is a great new electric glider optimised for speed! It excels at fast sport flying, triangle racing, and F3G electric multitask comp events while also being a great multipurpose soarer. Although designed primarily as a slope racer, in its electric form it becomes a fast thermal soarers and very impressive sports model. Aeronautical design is by Max Steidle, a highly regarded aero engineer, with input from Stefan Eder. Structural design and manufacture is by Vladimir's Models. All our Shinto Pro's are ready fitted with servo frames and IDS servo linkages to speed assembly, and come with excellent quality wing and V tail bags. These are extras from other suppliers.

The wing is a two piece hollow molded structure with a very substantial spar and joiner system. The wing skin is a Carboline spread carbon - Rohacell - Carboline sandwich, with a strong carbon spar and carbon sandwich shear web.



All our Shintos are supplied with IDS (stands for Inegrated Drive System, also called LDS for Linear Drive System on Vladimir's site) frames installed in the wings with ready to connect linkages for the flap and aileron servos. These beautifully engineered Integrated Drive Systems allow the servo to be dropped into place in the pre-fitted frame. A pre-fitted pushrod of optimal length and geometry is already connected to each of the control surfaces, massively simplifying the installation. This system utilises an external bearing built into each servo's mounting frame, increasing control rigidity, reducing servo forces, and improving the structural integration of the servo in the wing. It also allows the servo to be removed easily for servicing or replacement if required. All models are fitted with IDS frames and pushrods. The servos required are listed with the colour scheme below the price.



The Shinto wing joiner is made of carbon prepreg in a steel mold with high pressure and cured at a temperature of 130 deg C. The wing joiner has ballast compartments for mounting 670 g of the steel or lead ballast.

The Shinto fuselage is laminated in an aluminium mold using a pressure balloon. The forward part is made of Kevlar and high modulus glass, and is 2.4GHz friendly. The rear part is laminated using high modulus carbon fiber. The control rods are installed already. A beautiful V-tail horn carbon hatch is supplied. The translucent Shinto canopy is made of plastic with the Shinto and VM logo molded in, to look good and give reinforcement. The Shinto Electric is supplied the motor firewall ready fitted.

The Shinto V-tail is a spread carbon sandwich construction. The stabilizers fit perfectly to the fuselage and the elevator horns are installed and hidden by the tailcone fairing. The stabilizers and wings must be secured to the fuselage with tape after assembly.

Shinto Electric Specifications
Wing span	3.0 m	118 in
Wing area	55.6 dm2	862 sq in
Length	147 cm	57.9 in
Flying weight from	1640 g	57.8 oz
Wing loading	29.5 g/dm	9.7 oz/sq ft
Aspect ratio	16.1
Wing airfoil	M164792S-Straak
Dihedral (EDA)	2.5º
Spinner Diameter	30 mm
Centre of Gravity	85-91 mm from wing leading edge
Controls	V tail, ailerons, flaps, throttle

Shinto Electric Typical Weights
Fuselage	187 g	6.6 oz
Wing	826 g	29.1 oz
V tail	64 g	2.3 oz
Wing joiner	66 g	2.3 oz
Accessories	34 g	1.2 oz
Total structure	1177 g	41.5 oz
Wiring	35 g	1.2 oz
Pushrods	25 g	0.9 oz
Receiver	12 g	0.4 oz
Tail servos	20 g	0.7 oz
Wing servos	80 g	2.8 oz
Speed control	30 g	1.1 oz
Motor	102 g	3.6 oz
Prop & spinner	29 g	1.0 oz
Battery	130 g	4.6 oz
Flying weight from	1640 g	57.8 oz

Recommended RC
V tail	Blue Bird BMS-M15H, MKS DS6100, MKS HV6100, JR DS285MG, Graupner DES 261BB
Flap	KST X10, KST X10 Mini, Blue Bird BMS-M57V, Blue Bird BMS-M15V, MKS HV6130, Futaba/Robbe S3173, S3173SVI,
Aileron	KST X10 Mini, Blue Bird BMS-M15V, MKS HV6130, MKS DS6100, MKS HV6100, MKS HV6110, Futaba/Robbe S3173, S3173SVI
Receiver	7 channel rx to match your transmitter

Recommended Control Throws & Mixes
See the Shinto-F3b-recommendations-from-Stefan-Eder.pdf file (link below).