Andes Biplane - F3A 2 Meter Pattern Plane

The all new Andes Biplane is born of the successful Zonda F3A design.
If you've ever dreamed of owning a competitive F3A Biplane – The Andes just might be for you.

• Beautiful flowing lines on this Biplane
• Available in either a Mono Prop or Contra Drive System
• All parts are fully produced, painted, covered and ready for your equipment
• Stable flight at slow speeds
• Effective rudder allows you to perform impressive stall turns, spins, and knife edge loops
• No conventional wing struts - A First
• Designed, engineered and built in Argentina

Couple this plane with a Plettenberg, Hacker or Himax motor and you'll have a combination capable of any maneuver up to FAI class.
Composite Fuselage - constructed from fiberglass, carbon fiber and balsa. This allows for a very strong and very light F3A plane. 

A completely new plane for 2018, the Andes Biplane includes enhancements not found in other F3A Biplanes.

Unique Features of the Andes Biplane

• No wing struts – faster assembly time
• Highly visible in flight
• Newly designed wings
• Carbon fiber landing gear (painted)
• Outstanding flight characteristics
• Large fuselage side area
• Under 5,000 gram weight (with batteries)
• Composite Fuselage (fiberglass, carbon fiber, balsa)
• Stab adjusters installed
• Wing & Stab mounted, aligned, and squared to the fuselage
• Ultralight Wheels
• Composite fuselage fully painted in a beautiful color scheme
• Covered flying surfaces with unmatched quality not found anywhere
• Dual elevators (2) 
• Light wing loading
• Capable of performing all the maneuvers up to FAI class
• Designed by Mariano Gostanian

Color Schemes

• Mariano Gostanian color scheme (standard color)
• ARFC (almost ready to fly custom) with your custom color scheme. You pick the colors and layout and we will process it for you. Average cost for a custom scheme is $300 (see the custom Gallery for examples)

Andes Biplane Specifications

Dimensions
Wingspan: 67.7 in. (1720 mm) 
Length: 78.5 in. (1995 mm) 
Wing Area: 1,410 sq. in. (91 dm2)
 
Weight
Net Weight: 75 oz. (2200-2300 grams) 
Gross Weight:  169 - 176 oz. (4800-5000 grams)
 
Construction
Fuselage:  Fiberglass, carbon fiber, balsa laminated, professionally painted
Wings: foam core balsa sheeted, covered in UltraCote
Horizontal Stabilizer: foam core balsa sheeted

Flying Surfaces
 
Wings
Shape: Tapered
One piece wings
 
Horizontal Stabilizer
Shape: Tapered 
Plug-in carbon fiber stabs
Dual elevators (mini servos)
 
Rudder
Pull-Pull cable

Power
Available in either Mono Prop or Counter Rotating Prop
 
Counter Rotating Drive
Gaishin V4 Contra Drive
 
Mono Prop Options
Himax 6330-210 Pro
Plettenberg Advance 30/10
Hacker Q80

​ESC:  80 HV or above
Spinner Size: 82 mm (included)
 
Propeller (mono prop) 
Falcon 21.5 x 13 (2 blade) 
Falcon 19.5 x 13 (3 blade)

Included Hardware
Lightweight wheels with axles
Carbon fiber landing gear (painted)
Wheel pants (painted)
Tail wheel
Stab adjusters (installed)
(8) Control horns (anodized)
Battery tray
Servo trays
Servo linkage
Stab Tube (carbon fiber)

Servos (required) 
Ailerons: (4) mini servos
Elevator: (2) Mini servos
Rudder: (1) High torque