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Nitro Capitol Flyer
(Megatech)

The Nitro Capitol Flyer is another one of the popular ARF gas trainers from the Megatech series, but differs slightly from the rest because this one has a semi-symmetrical wing section for better aerobatic performance.


Megatech nitro Capitol Flyer



It's still the classic high wing trainer design which means that the model is very stable in the air, but the semi-symmetrical wing creates more lift when the model is inverted (straight trainer airplanes normally have a flat-bottomed wing section).
This feature makes the Capitol Flyer a good all-round 'sport' airplane; one that you can learn the basics of rc flying on and then progress to better aerobatic maneuvers without the need to upgrade to a different model, until you wish to.

Another great and useful feature of the Capitol Flyer is the variable dihedral, from 0 - 6 degrees. This can be changed depending on whether the model is being used to learn on (maximum dihedral for maximum stability) or whether it's being flown for aerobatics (minimum dihedral for best maneuverability).

The nitro Capitol Flyer comes ARF (Almost Ready To Fly) with a very short final assembly time, thanks to Megatech's now known and trusted "Simple-7T System", which makes use of just 7 wing nuts to assemble the model. This basically means that even with no prior model building experience, the Capitol Flyer can be assembled quickly and easily by following the instruction manual.

The construction of the model is from balsa and ply making it a good robust airplane and all servo, fuel tank and linkage cutouts etc are done for you, so all you need to do is provide and install the engine and radio gear.

Megatech recommends their M-46 engine but other options include engines from manufacturers such as OS, one of the top glowplug engine manufacturers.
The OS 46 LA series engine would be fine choice for this model; the 46 will give you a bit more power which is so useful when flying any kind of aerobatic maneuvers.

A suitable 4 channel rc set could be something like the recently released Futaba 4YF SkySport - a very well respected rc manufacturer.

The 4YF SkySport has become a popular choice as a first radio set because it has all the features that you need, without being overloaded with ones that you'll never use. It's a solid design and has already proven itself to be very reliable and easy to use.


Other Capitol Flyer features (as specified by Megatech) include:



Summary: the Nitro Capitol Flyer ARF is a safe choice if you're looking to buy a 4 channel gas rc airplane that you can do a small amount of work on before flight (ie install the engine and radio gear yourself).
It's a good model to learn on if this is your first model, with good stability in the air, but will also let you fly it to a more demanding level once you've mastered the basics.


The Nitro Capitol Flyer is available from RC Discounts.


The full product review can be seen here. (It's a PDF file and may take a few minutes to load, but it's in a new browser window so you can let it load in the background).