X-Ec Diversion

by Megatech International

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• ASIN: B000068NKR
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #616,304 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Product Description

Ultra Light and Ultra Easy to Fly! The X-EC Diversion is the lightest weight, ready-to-fly R/C airplane around. It has an exclusive pre-programmed auto-landing fail-safe feature that makes it a one-of-a-kind. It also features the On-Board Flight Computing System. And the best part is that it can be used both inside and outside The X-EC Diversion is a radio-controlled micro model airplane that incorporates some of the most technically advanced electronics available. The Diversions on-board microprocessor controlled thrust-vectoring, works in conjunction with the designs self-righting elliptical wing and pre-programmed fail-safe landing mode to make this model incredibly stable. The X-EC can be used indoors as well as outdoors. Designed for calm day flight, the X-EC is hand launched. It comes fully assembled. The parabolic-sweep, polyhedral self-stablizing wings provide superb flight performance. The impact absorbing nosecone means the plane is extremely resistant to damage. The rechargeable flight pack provides up to six minutes of continous flight time. Weighs only 56 grams, has a wingspan of 19. Includes X-EC Diversion Plane, single stick 2-channel transmitter/charger unit, NiMH battery pack, hook and compartment tool, transmitter frequency flag, model display stand, instructions. Requires 6 AA batteries (not included).For Ages 10+.

Customer Reviews

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57 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars cute little flying marvel, October 5, 2002

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a. mershon - new R/C Pilot (arvada, co. 300 days of sun a year) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: X-Ec Diversion (Toy)

this is the plane you buy to have fun. READ THE DESTRUCTIONS...if you don't read them that is what they become. charge the battery in your hand and when it becomes warm, not hot, then it is ready. secret to learn any vehicle...steer in a figure eight from beginning. all turns after this are simple.
crashed first few times due to too hard throws. a simple toss and throttle to fly. got good and pssssst guess what? YOU CAN FLY INSIDE at work in confernce room - do not hand to boss you will never get it back. take children outside to big park and it babysits for HOURS and bring lots of AA batteries. I use the rechargeable ones from RAYOVAC. rubber nose cone is secret to durability and if you see a crash coming turn off power to keep from breaking propellers. THE Christmas gift with class! was so fun to fly bought another one. ENJOY

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great RC plane for anywhere fun....., November 26, 2003

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lavneet (New Delhi, India) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: X-Ec Diversion (Toy)

After 6 years in the hobby and 7 gas powered RC planes, I finally got my first electric plane!!!The X-EC is based on the principle of variable thrust vectoring, where one motor slows down to yaw the plane in the direction of the slowed motor. Throttle gives it thrust which in turn causes lift - acting as a proxy elevator. It has no control surfaces as conventional planes, so banks and pitches are more sluggish. One needs to plan a turn/rise more in advance. Also, the controls are not proportional....and you have either full or nil throttle/rudder.
I took it to our field with my glow plane, doubting if this thing would ever fly. Total weight with the battery pack came to about 54 Gms.
The day was ideal for light weight electrics. There was a very slight breeze(the manufacturer says upto 5MPH.....but that would be like flying it through a typhoon. If you can see a leaf on a tree move, chances are that it wont fly). I charged one of the two stock packs (3.6V 120 mah) and hand launched the plane with the throttle/climb switch pressed. The plane just continued out of my hand into a steady climb. It flew so gently that I could actually run and catch up. Very slight corrections were necessary to keep it flying on course. When it got to about 40 feet, I hit the left turn button. It gently banked left but began to lose altitude. I released the left turn button and it continued to climb again and now flying at a 90 deg left of its take off path. I had figured out how to take circuits!!!!!
After about 2 circuits(at an avg height of about 30') I decided to land. I released the throttle switch and it began to decend rather quickly with a nose down attitude. I had no elevator control. So the next best thing was to give it power, and I did. It recovered and got to level flight again. I released the power switch again and it began to decend. At about 1 feet off the ground I added power again and it flared beautifully and landed gently. I couldn't stop smiling. It was my first electric flight and I enjoyed every second of it.
The reason I have given it 4 stars for durability is that although it is foam and very fragile, it is very repairable. I have had many bad landings and even 'Tree top' landings and broke the stab and cracked the wing once when flying it on a windy day. Just a bit of foam glue and some transparent tape got it flying as before. I don't think it is of much educational value as there is no bulding required(it flies out of the box) and does not follow all the dynamics of conventional aircraft either.

This is not gonna be my last electric plane for sure. ... it is an awesome deal. The only RC plane I've seen that you could pack in your briefcase and take and fly anywhere.It can do no aerobatics but does slow and gentle circuits really well. Learning to fly with this is simple, but still no piece of cake. Throttle management is the key in the X-EC to get good flghts and landings. Just letting the plane glide back to land is not the best idea.One needs to give short bursts of power to keep the nose level and grease into the ground.Good throttle management gives 5 minute flights with stock packs.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice plane, if it works!, October 20, 2003

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Atac Turkay (United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: X-Ec Diversion (Toy)

I bought this plane from a seller on eBay. It was brand new. The range of the radio turned out to be very short, less than 25 ft. I called the Megatech technical service for help. I was told that as I bought it on eBay, the warranty was void. This is the first time I ever heard of such a policy. I decided to try to fix the problem myself. I found that the antenna connection in the transmitter was poorly designed and fabricated. I soldered a thick cable connecting the RF output on the PCB and the base of the antenna. I also added an extra 13 inch of aerial cable to the existing aerial on the plane. The range increased dramatically. I was able to fly it in winds up to 10 mph. The performance is impressive, but it seems like there are problems with production quality, and the customer service is less than desirable. I would not recommend this plane without reservations. If you are looking for a good beginners R/C plane, I suggest you should consider the HobbyZone's Firebird line of planes. I hope this helps.