In spite of rising cost, the price will be same as the Katana MD, $189.99
Specifications Wingspan 1219mm (48" Length 1094mm (43" Wing area 490sq in AUW: 955g / 33.7oz Wing loading: 9.9oz/sq.ft Motor: PA Thrust 30 ESC: PA Quantum 40 Servos: 4 Micro servos 1.6kg/cm torque Lipo pack: PA 2,200mAh 11.1V Prop: APC 12x6 E or 13x6.5 E
Our Slogan for the new PA Extra 260 is “Breaking All the Rules” – which is literally what we achieved in the design of this model.
We approached the new design with the short “wish-list” you guys posted on RCG and with FiberFusion™ construction technology under our belt. The result is an amazing aircraft designed for unlimited aerobatic performance with a level of precision demanded by today’s Freestyle competitions.
While the Extra is larger than the PA Katana MD and features fully air-foiled tail section it weighs the same as the Katana MD! This means the new 260 is now the lightest model in its size category, yet is it one of the robust models available on the market today.
Being this light also mean you can power the PA Extra 260 by the same lightweight 30 size iPAs setup as the Katana MD. (If you don’t have the set up yet – check the special discounts on our website – not only you save $35 on the combo shipping is FREE worldwide).
Similar to the Katana MD, the new PA 260 ailerons fit into the wing trailing edge tunnels and are glued and pre-aligned in the factory.
The PA Extra 260 excels in all tumbling manoeuvers. Violent walls, snaps rolls, flat spins (representative of full-scale aircraft) are just some of the high-speed, high-energy maneuvers the Extra 260 is capable of performing. On the post-stall extreme freestyle end, the Extra 260 is fully capable of executing excellent, well balanced rolling harriers (extremely slow and persistent) and slow stable harriers (both upright and inverted) with no wing rocking. Elevators are extremely stable (allowing long elevators all the way down to a spot landing) and harrier turns are tight and stable. Transitions into high Alpha flight are extremely smooth and stable. The 260 also Knife Edges, with the accuracy to perform KE circuits adds a further dimension of precision to the overall flight performance. So if you demand precision flying with unrestricted freestyle and 3D agility, the PA Extra 260 is the ultimate no-holds-barred, high performance aerobatics machine that delivers.
End quote, needless to say i am pretty excited about this one.
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I just ordered the addiction this afternoon, now I want one of these too! 48" WS sounds sweet as......Guess I should take a leaf out of Doc Austins book and start working my 3DHS extra 300 SHP really hard to make room in the hangar.....
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That is quite a price for such a small type plane. Others in this catagory are much cheaper. Am i right? I have the Green Addiction and though it is a very good 3D plane and very very light it was pricey and if i crash this one will probabaly not spend that much on a plane of this size anymore. By the time i outfitted this 39" plane i have well in acsess of 300.00 more like 4 in a 39incher. If they came down a bit on price i think they would have sold more than they made so far lol. But none the less hope i don't crash it beyond fixing cause it does fly awsume and I am sure the Extra will also. PRICEY though lol.
That is quite a price for such a small type plane. Others in this catagory are much cheaper. Am i right? I have the Green Addiction and though it is a very good 3D plane and very very light it was pricey and if i crash this one will probabaly not spend that much on a plane of this size anymore. By the time i outfitted this 39" plane i have well in acsess of 300.00 more like 4 in a 39incher. If they came down a bit on price i think they would have sold more than they made so far lol. But none the less hope i don't crash it beyond fixing cause it does fly awsume and I am sure the Extra will also. PRICEY though lol.
Well, it's the same price as their slightly smaller but much less intricate Katana MD, and it's only a few bucks more than the average plane of this dimension (3D hobby shop, extreme flight rc etc) 10$ more than an AJ extra and all the carbon fibre used? I think it's a bargain.
but... you should never spend more on a plane than you are willing to accept losing on the first flight in case of extreme bad luck. This prevents you from enjoying it.
you can get a defective neoplanes yak54 of similar dimensions but it won't be anywhere near the quality of a quality passed PA plane.
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That is quite a price for such a small type plane. Others in this catagory are much cheaper. Am i right? I have the Green Addiction and though it is a very good 3D plane and very very light it was pricey and if i crash this one will probabaly not spend that much on a plane of this size anymore. By the time i outfitted this 39" plane i have well in acsess of 300.00 more like 4 in a 39incher. If they came down a bit on price i think they would have sold more than they made so far lol. But none the less hope i don't crash it beyond fixing cause it does fly awsume and I am sure the Extra will also. PRICEY though lol.
I agree a bit pricey for a plane this size then include all the electronics to get it flying.fiber fusion or not i could only imagine what the markup is on any of these models we fly sometimes you pay for the name, sometimes you get what you pay for. E-Flite Extra 260 looks like my next contender.Still have yours aflipz?
It's an alright plane, pretty damn good even but it's a cheap flying toy when you compare it to a Katana MD, let alone a PA 260 which is even more evolved (more pre-assembly done and airfoiled tail feathers)
Bottom line is if it's too expensive for you don't buy it...
but again... comparably sized planes are all very similarly priced (do NOT compare this to a eflite 260 or a mini funtana X as they are not even remotely similar)
as for the electronics; any plane you choose even the eflites are going to need servos like hs65's = same cost, 2100 packs= same cost 35A esc= same cost... it's also going to need a rx, and the motors are almost the same price too (thrust 30 vs park 480 for instance the overall difference is only a few bucks.
Yes markup is high on all arfs. but who do you think marks up by more? a 179.99 fliton AJ extra or a 189.99 PA extra with all the carbon and complex design?
I just want to make sure i don't come through a a bourgeois ****! It is a lot of money for me too, but i think it's worth it therefore i enjoy it. If i went into it already thinking it was too much money it would stop me from enjoying it. I'm not rich... that's why my flagships are these PA planes; until big pack prices go down that's as far as my budget will take me.
I COULD make huge sacrifices and buy myself a 40% plane and electrify it; but i could certainly not afford to crash it therefore i won't buy one.
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sometimes you pay for the name, sometimes you get what you pay for.