Hello all,
I saw an Oreka 80 plane on the CPLR FB page but I can not find any more info anywhere, just a few photos on some Chinese F3A flyer on FB. I have an YS 70DZ CDI new in a box and I would love to match this motor with a modern (and a bit funky) plane like Oreka 80 (Oreka 70). Does anyone have any info on that allegedly "upcoming" small F3A plane ?

Cheers!
Smok

Hui Yang makes a 2 meter version, but I can’t find an 80 sized version. Maybe BJ-Craft is going to produce it as they have produced some ‘70’ sized kits.
Could be a prototype or pre-production model.
I’d like one, too!

Hello

Seen on CPLR Design and XuJun Zhang Facebook; Oreka 80 or 70 ? will be produced by Hui Yang
https://www.facebook.com/CPLR-Design-101652474830346
Claude

Hi Claude,

Yes I saw these pictures but it looks to me that somehow CPLR and Hui Yang could not agree on marketing terms for that small Oreka version - or maybe there is another reason.... It's a real pity, I really like the Oreka shape and the looks of it and I have a YS DZ70 CDI motor waiting to be put in something worthy. Let's see...

An update - looks that they started to manufacture Oreka 80 at Hui Yang:

Hi all !

Are there any news on delivery, price, quality of the Oreka 80 ?

Thanks and regards,
Christian

I think it's not available yet, so no news to share so far...

Reading from the box graphics - we might expect that it will be manufactured by Flight Model and marketed by Hui-Yang. It looks also that it will be somewhat bigger than previous 50-70 size F3A planes - quoted weight 3200g for GP - and length also quite bigger at almost 1.6m, plus a beefy fuselage. The wingspan is around the same as my Oxalys 50 but these wings are swept and quite wide-chorded so it seems it's going to be a larger bird overall. I hope it will fly well with YS DZ-70CDI that I keep for this plane. Plan B will be to use FZ-80CDI but it's only marginally stronger if at all.

The ARF is available in Japan if it helps you. This link is from a modeler's site I follow and he is beginning a build series on the kit. It mentions the Japan hobby shop Oreka-80 EP/GP ARF Machine (Parts Enclosed) - HOBBYNET (hobbynet-jp.com) source in the video.............

Thanks for the info. The components look nice, but no info about weights ... it‘s real the question, if the YS-80 has enough power. I assume that CPLR tested the plane with Yamada engine, but I could not find anything.

The ARF box graphics has some weights printed: 3250g GP without fuel, EP 3450 with 5000 mAh 6S batteries.

Anyone heard any further news on that small Oreka 80 yet ? Just curious...

Fuselage so fat! They should outlaw all these extra surfaces!