Turnigy Tek Sumo, the RC plane of the week

The Turnigy Tek Sumo flying wing from HobbyKing is this week's RC plane of the week on the XJet channel.

This example is Brent's and is perhaps a little underpowered with that tiny 2900KV motor but it flies nicely -- especially considering the very blustery conditions on test-flight day.

Remember: It's not an ad, it's not a review -- it's just the XJet RC plane of the week.

[TheIronSavior]

1:52 nice landing! And those pilot models look so lifelike!

[MormanHP]

I love your site.
Always up-beat, and much fun.

[kasikora]

This is pretty much a Swift 2, I use a 1500kv with 7x5 apc, and they fly great! Cover up the electronics with ice cream container stuck on with fibreglass tape. (in full combat we never hit our electronics this way!)

[WarblesOnALot]

@xjet
Very nice.. Anything that flies without pranging in a strong wind, like the one roughing up the Microphone, is a good model...! I was wondering about the Orientation, I like the tail being there to show me where it's pointing !
I have a Faceted Aerofoil, permanently-fixed, on my Subaru 4WD. A streamlined Solar Panel, to save fuel... Search 'SunFoil', and watch a few clips ; 'Short-Talk' & the 'Science', & 'Mk2 Construct.' are good !

[dirkcornelis]

Flew mine after almost 7 years again, took so long to swap a bad servo. Mine is a bit more lively, must be my throws, but I like it a bit squirrely.

[ArmoredRabbit]

I have the turnigy bonsai you should cover the bottom with something though

[MormanHP]

I couldn't find the wing on Hobby King.
Am I mistaken, or is the prop on backward??

[RCcarWIZERD]

hey i have a guillow's fokker dr1 flying model kit it is from 1985 is it worth it to build it as a rc plane with a cox engine or shold i keep it in the box????

[Ubernator]

How about links to the videos in the outro?

[Skymaxy]

This is Noo Zooland where they have sensible attitudes to combined operations, golly gee they even let gliders use the same airfields as powered aircraft! Not like Australia where everything that can be made difficult will be.

[MormanHP]

I couldn't find the wing on Hobby King.

[eastcoast]

Nice to bad it wasn't Bigger for FPV with GoPro!!

[DiyClassics]

that means it is sponcerd by turnigy

[xuzme]

One more "grumpy old men" rule, except that one is brought to you by the grumpy old men we have here in the states...

[scuba-divingofflorence]

i guess is like where I fly, the president of the club and other guys there they own the small airport.

[WirlWind]

And yet it says Turnigy right on the wing.

[BootyourHead]

you can find the Tek sumo in hobby kings "new items" section guys. it's on the top of there page in yellow.