Description
RC electric gliders in a form of F5K models have gained a lot of popularity in recent times thanks to the compact size and great performance they provide.
The only drawback of the most molded carbon F5K gliders is their high price point.
Maverick is here to change this!
It is a full-house 1.5-meter balsa kit that you can build yourself in a workshop and join your local F5K competition!
The assembly guide is available online.
A Kit Contains
– All balsa and plywood parts
– A colored 1:1 scale assembly plan
– Accessories pack that includes wing mounting bolts, nuts, pushrod material, GF control horns, pull-cables, torsion spring material, etc.
– Carbon tubes and rods required for assembly.
Covering film and 2x 450mm+ JR-style servo extensions are not included and should be purchased separately.
For more details and building tips, please check an RCGroups thread on Maverick
A Potrable RC Electric Glider
Maverick features a 3-piece wing with a central section and removable wingtips. The Fuse is one piece with a classic cross tail that is also fully removable.
So, you can take your glider apart and pack it for easy transportation or storage.
Tehnical Data
Wingspan: 1492mm
Length: 1065mm
Wing Area: 25.2 sq. dm
Tailplane Area: 2.7 sq. dm
Airfoil: AG45ct mod
Dihedral Angle: 2° & 6°
Flying weight: ~300g
Controls: Elevator, Rudder, Ailerons, Flaps, Throttle
Skill level: Intermediate
Flight style: Thermal hunting and F5K competitions
Recommended Gear
- 2x 450mm+ servo extensions with JR-style connectors for installation into the central wing section
- TATTU R-Line 550mAh 2S 7.4V 95C 2S1P, CNHL 450mAh 2S 7.6V HV 70C, or similar
- 6x JX DPI DHV56MG/TGY D56MG or KST X06
- T-Motor F1507 3800kv, 1806, or a similar outrunner
- 30mm or 25mm Spinner and 6×3 folding prop
- HAKRC BLHeli_32 35A 2-5S ESC
- 7-Channel (possible 6Ch + 1 SBUS Ch) receiver
- Radio Tx with electric glider programming features
Recommended Settings
Wing Camber settings are described in detail in the assembly guide.
| Maverick F5K Control Throws and Camber Settings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CG | 85-87 mm from wing leading edge | ||
| Rudder | +/- 15mm | ||
| Elevator | “Touch-the-boom” down, ~13mm up | ||
| Ailerons | 12mm up & 12mm down | ||
| Ail-to-Flap Mix | 6mm up & 6mm down | ||
| Launch & Speed | Flat bottom of the wing airfoil | ||
| Cruise | Flat top of the wing airfoil | ||
| Thermal 1 | 3mm down from Cruise | ||
| Thermal 2 | 5mm down from Cruise | ||
| Brakes (Flaps) | 60°-80°down | ||
| Brakes (Ailerons) | ~45°down/20°up for crow | ||
| Brakes (Elevator) | 5-15°down | ||
Vince Amendola (verified owner) –
The Maverick was a very well laser cut also kit. Everything went together perfectly. A very well thought out and designed glider, I am very happy with the shipping and building experience. Great glider!
Philip Taffe (verified owner) –
Great kit!
Dennis in California (verified owner) –
Very good designed F5K glider. Easy build with all parts fitting together perfectly.
Riverview Retreats (verified owner) –
I love my little ‘Maverick’ glider.
It is a beautifully designed easy to build airframe that is also a joy to fly.
Congratulations to the designer/producer for this wonderful glider.
I wish – that you consider making a larger 3 meter version with a little more space in the fuselage for bigger avionics and battery.
Cheers, and keep up the good work.
Michael Chorney
Paul Riedlinger (verified owner) –
Kit and plans look fantastic. It is my upcoming winter project
John C (verified owner) –
Kit quality is very good. Color assembly plan is excellent and clearly identifies which parts go where, as well as differentiating between the various carbon tubes and rods to be installed.
Alexander Everitt (verified owner) –
Very enjoyable build with lots of thoughtful design features. Model flies fantasticly and I’ve learnt alot from it!
Dave (verified owner) –
Nicely put together kit. A little tricky to assemble, I am no expert.
Very light and loves to fly. Flew it again yesterday and had to eventually bring it down from a 250 meter thermal, it just wanted to keep on climbing. I did that a few times before I got worried about battery power.
With 1.5 meter wings it fits easily in my car without removing the wings.
Gregory Testerman (verified owner) –
Great glider, excellent build.
GAD (verified owner) –
Top quality kit, looking forward to build. This is a winter project.
Jason Barry (verified owner) –
Simple build, light balsa, flys great.
Parvez (verified owner) –
Maverick – The best laser-cut kit I’ve ever had. Extremely well designed and light. I haven’t put that sailplane together, however from the videos I’ve seen it goes together rather nicely.
Greg Potter (verified owner) –
It is awesome. A really nice, well thought out design. I have finished one kit in blue and yellow (in support of Ukraine) but have not had a chance to fly it yet.
Evgen –
Hope you will have a chance to maiden it soon.
Thanks for your support!
Gene
Mr M K Jones (verified owner) –
I am still building this model, so I have no comment on how it flies.
Service from Flightpoint is very good, the kit is of high quality, the laser cutting is excellent and parts fit together with ease. Some of the parts are quite small and need delicate handling.
I decided to run the servo linkage cables through the fuselage before fitting the bottom sheeting as I thought it would be easier than following the instruction.
Evgen –
Thanks for your feedback. Smart move!
We’ll see how we can optimize this in future kit updates.
Hope it will satisfy your flying expectations as well 😉
– Gene
Founder at FlightPoint
Rick Lindstrom (verified owner) –
Very nice and compete kit with high quality materials. I haven’t built mine yet, but it looks like it’ll be a great model. Shipping excellent too- arrived in Florida from Ukraine without a mark on the box. Thank you Gene.
Evgen –
Hi Rick, thanks for choosing FlightPoint 😉
Hope you will enjoy building and flying it as well!
– Gene
Founder at FlightPoint
Ben (verified owner) –
Great quality, light weight balsa wood and easy to build !
Evgen –
Thanks, Ben!
Appreciate your feedback!
Gene
Founder at FlightPoint