Oxai is not going back to one piece wings they have always been there and not really left. Many of the modelers around the world and primarily in Japan prefer the one piece wing models. There are many reasons. Without going into details as the masters and grand dragons of the pattern world will argue why it should be their way.....I'll leave it at this. I doubt I will be flying a plane with plug in wings for a very long time. I think the one piece wing has some very good advantages. The biggest issue is a belly pan attachment system. If you have a quick and secure belly pan attachment method the one piece wing is easier than the plug in wings. The one piece wing is way stronger and way easier to deal with in trimming and assembly.

I can put my Astral XXc together way faster than I could my Pinnacle. I can also stick my bipe together as fast as the Pinnacle. They are lighter, stiffer and easier to assemble. They also fly better. The one touch buttons that Oxai uses for the Belly pan is just a really cool feature than makes it effortless to remove. Since the pan mounts on a tongue and groove system it doesn't rattle, wear under vibration, or come loose. There are only the two one touch buttons and two pins at the rear. You don't have to worry about it fitting the wing shape or anything. The way the Japanese models are designed is really well thought out. I'm a really big fan of wood models now.

As for retracts...I know that Oxai produces the new Impression with retracts. This model is also sold in Japan as the Infinity. My friend Greg Frohriech has one of the prototype "impression/Infinty" models and it was built for retracts. The model is HUGE makes just about anything out there look tiny. I would say the fuse is largest volume I have ever seen on a pattern model. The shapes are unique and it looks really good. This plane was built with retracts and its a nice model. We have not flown it yet...but I expect nothing less than the typical Oxai flying quality in the air.

The photo below is of Mr. Roger Mao and Mr. Yang Yong the gentlemen behind the world class work at Oxai models.

Oxai actually has a Engineer on staff that works with the guys to design the models. He does both Aero things and also structural design. This makes the planes stronger and also makes sure they follow the rules to make it fly right. I have yet to fly an Oxai model that was a poor design and had bad habits. Other folks may disagree but most of the Oxai customers cringe at the price until they start trimming the model and flying it. Then they call and order another one.


Troy