Flyzone DHC-2 Beaver

by FliteTest | December 10, 2012 | (39) Posted in Reviews

The Flyzone DHC-2 Beaver is available as a RTF (ready-to-fly) and TX-R (Transmitter-ready) versions! 

A Tactic TTX600 6 Channel 2.4 GHz radio with SLT is included as well.


AnyLink allows you to use your own controller with the TX-R version.


This RC airplane also features conventional landing gear with a steerable tail wheel and this plane includes floats... steerable floats! Great for water or even snow landings.


Check out our 'Floats on Snow' episode here to find out more about landing a plane on snow with floats!



Tinted windows in the canopy reveal a detailed cockpit with seats and a display panel.  The Beaver also has working navigation and landing lights.  



Carbon fiber spares reinforce the wings which are setup with flaps.


  

This plane has a great look and it flies even better! This foam airplane is setup with a powerful motor which allows for some very fun flying, we had no trouble performing loops, rolls, and knife edges.



Thanks again to Hobbico for sending this out for us to review! To find out more about this airplane check out the link below:

Flyzone DHC-2 Beaver

More photos available in the forum post!  Click the link below to see more and join the discussion!






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COMMENTS

ERAU1983 on December 10, 2012
Good review with enough discussion to keep it interesting. I would have liked a little more detail of the construction and structure of the model. Do you know how strong the wind was?

Thanks guys!
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motomad111 on December 12, 2012
I fly off a lake where the wind is always howling, it flies very stable to about 12 mph then it does get pushed around quite a bit. Still in winds above 12 it is very flyable just a great plane.
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bmsweb on December 10, 2012
Looks like a fantastic aircraft! Would actually consider getting this one :)
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casehatter on December 11, 2012
Looks cool a good park Flyer for sure. I've said it before and I'll say it again I miss a good top wing with a good flap high alph landing it's fun.
Good job guys bring them on more and more.... Do they offer this in a Kit build?
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nevercrashed on December 12, 2012
are the wings removable? is there any space in the cockpit?
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Soldier53 on December 11, 2012
Looks great! you make it look EZ to fly. thank you for the video.
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Soundguru on December 11, 2012
Great review guys. Would like to see more about the build. So many ARFs are now more like kits, it's hard to know exactly what's involved in building a plane without asking someone or watching a review.
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motomad111 on December 12, 2012
very easy to build it took me about an hour from start to finish and flies great
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motomad111 on December 12, 2012
I have owned this plane for several months now and everything you have said is true... This plane flys amazing on and off the water. the plane has plenty of power to get off the water even without the flaps. THe only change that I have made is the water rudders are set up very poorly, I took one off and ran a flexible pushrod from the tail rudder to the float rudder... The wings are removable however it is a little fiddley disconecting the flaps and then reconecting them. I live on a lake so there is no need for me to remove the wings. The only other downfall to this plane is the battery compartment is lacated on the bottom so to get the battery out is kind of a chore. All being said this is probably one of my most favorite planes, definitely the best off the water and I own about 20+ (5 of them water planes Like the ICON A5, and a PBY). If your flying off water I highly recommend this plane hell even off the grass this plane is AMAZING.
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tramsgar on December 11, 2012
Nice, thanks!
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chaydock on October 25, 2013
As always, I love the reviews. I do have one request though... When you say something is "powerful" can you give the rated watts instead of the kV of the motor? Or, for added relevance... power to weight ratio. Just a thought. Anyway... Keep up the great work!
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dhc-2 beaver on May 24, 2014
Exellent machine by the look of it. I have liked the dhc-2 beaver for a while now and am glad that this vintige canadian plane has not quite gone from peoples minds just yet. DHC stands for de havilland canada
And as far as fish on the tails i am not sure although i have never seen a picture of one with a fish, they normaly don't have anything on their tales at all as far as i know. The dhc-2 beaver was usd by the canadian forces for carrying stores and supplys as well as being a civil machine.
Also thinking it would be good if you were able to choose out of more than one paint theme as the canadian "army" paint scheme looks quite nice.
Verry good looking machine hope to get it.
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