Volantex ASW28 ASW 28 V2 Sloping 2540mm Wingspan EPO RC Sailplane PNPVolantex ASW28 Spare part click hereThe full scale ASW 28 is a Standard Class airplane with a fifteen metre span built of modern fibre reinforced composites The manufacturer of the ASW 28 is Alexander Schleicher GmbHCo The W indicates this is a design of the influential and prolific German designer Gerhard Waibel Serial production started in 2000 As all Standard Class sailplanes the ASW 28 does not have flaps or other lift enhancing devices It has tall winglets a retractable undercarriage and a water ballast system The structure is a complex composite of carbon aramid and polyethylene fibre reinforced plastic This permits a light structure with the strength to carry large amounts of water ballast thus permitting the widest possible range of wing loadings for weak and strong soaring weather Volantex ASW 28 is a sport scale model that does incorporate flaps unlike its full scale counterpart It comes plug and fly so you just need to complete some final assembly install your battery receiver and fly The airframe is a mix of EPO foam for the wings and tail with a blow molded plastic fuselage This gives a slick finish that is also extremely durable Great for those less than perfect slope sites A powerful 4018 850kv brushless outrunner motor rockets the ASW 28 to altitude then when you throttle down the propeller folds back for extended soaring Accessing the battery is easy through the can