Flight Review - H-King Steadfast Yak-11, Single Seat, 1450mm (PNF)

Stuart's back and this time he's show casing the brand new single seat Steadfast Yak! Checking out the video to see this slick scale racer/warbird being put through its paces. Full details below and on the link:

Details:
The Yak-11 was designed as an advanced trainer for use by the Soviet Air Force and came into service in 1947. The pilot and instructor sat in tandem under a long canopy that had separate sliding hoods. Although designed as a trainer, Yak-11s were also used in combat during the Korean War, and more recently, highly modified ones have been used very successfully for air racing. The Steadfast was built from scratch as an out-and-out high-performance single-seat racer in Romania in the early 2000s. It was based on the Yak-3, but essentially it looks the same as a Yak-11, so our model is based on our previous Yak-11 model.

The inspiration for our Steadfast version came from Nick DeCarlis (MrSmoothie on RCG), Nick had converted the original Yak-11 into a Steadfast version. He made his own single-seat canopy and changed the color scheme to give his Yak-11 a striking new look. HobbyKing regularly works in partnership with members of the RC community to develop new models that not only look great but are also well-proven and tested when it comes to their flight characteristics.

The H-King Yak Steadfast is supplied with a power train that has been developed for pure speed. Using a 6S LiPo pack, the 5020-550KV brushless motor with the supplied 95A ESC and 16x6 prop will give it an incredible turn of speed of over 100 mph. It is very quick, and seeing a model of this impressive size doing fast pylon turns near the ground is a sight to behold. Aerobatics are also a dream to perform, the rolls are very axial, and looping manoeuvres are big due to the abundance of power. The only limitations to the aerobatics it will perform are your flying skills.

The model is full of outstanding features, these include CNC machined fully functioning oleo struts, servoless retracts, split flaps, LED landing lights, and navigational lights. It is supplied as "Plug N Fly" with the motor, ESC, and high-power metal geared servos factory installed. Building the Steadfast Yak is also very quick and straightforward due to the minimal parts count and preassembled components. The fit of the parts and the finish of the Steadfast Yak have also been improved over previous versions of this model.

The striking H-King Yak Steadfast is an impressive 1450mm wingspan scale RC plane that has impeccable handling characteristics, has plenty of power, and looks stunning in the air. It is a must-have addition to any RC modeler's hangar and will turn heads when flown at your local model flying patch.

Features:
• Plug-N-Fly with servoless retracts, and split flaps
• CNC machined fully functional all-metal oleo struts with gear doors
• LED Landing and navigational lighting system
• Quick connect wing servo connectors
• Powerful and reliable H-King power system gives speeds over 100mph
• Landing gear configured for grass runways
• Colorful Yak Steadfast color scheme with single-seat canopy

Specs:
Type: H-King Yak Steadfast Single-Seat 6S Racer (PNF)
Wingspan: 1450mm (57")
Length: 1300mm (51")
Flying Weight: 2900~3100g (103~110oz)
Motor: 5020-550KV brushless outrunner
Propeller: 16x6
ESC: H-KIng 95A brushless w/XT90 connector
Servos: 6 x 12~19g high power digital metal gear
Material: EPO foam

[PetrincicBrosRC]

Love the sound Stuart. Oh yeah. Big salute to all RC lovers here from Pilot Robert Slovenia.

[givdulsen]

That sounds amazing when you did those full speed passes. never heard an electric rc foamy sound so good. It looks also amazing!

[footsativa]

FYI, Steadfast is now located in Blenheim in New Zealand, it is still flying. Full noise Yak 3 crashed in 2023 and is being rebuilt. Nice looking model i will be looking at getting one!

[PanoramaRundblickde]

just ordered, the most beautiful of the three👍

[niner]

Good job, loved the original it is based on. Saw it fly a number of times and holds a world record for time to 10000 ft👍

[RAW]

Take my money!!!

I have seen the old red version flying and always regretted not getting it.

[quilong]

Banger! - the price to what you get is very good

[JohnVHRC]

Well done! Good job guys, I love my warbird version from last time! Amazing flyers.

[ModelAVRChannel]

Very nice looking model! I love the unique subjects like this Stuart! Screams! Very nice overview!

[gooniac]

Hobby King killing it yet again!! This looks awesome and I will for sure be getting this one!!

[simons]

Loving that Flight Evenlode Mr Dj ...😊

[mikeandrews]

Steadfast is still flying in New Zealand and is a regular at the major airshows here. It was at Warbirds over Wanaka in easter. So, changing the registration under the tail from VH (Aus) to ZK (NZ) would make the scheme accurate.

[JeffsCustomRC]

Great review and beautiful plane Stuart 👊🏼👊🏼

[Moose]

Love my Yak 11 - it flies great and this Steadfast version looks cool as well. But the Yak 3/Yak11 radial engined examples have been modeled in numerous versions now. So, to evolve and improve things even more, how about a Yak 3 in it's original V12 engine form? If you kept it to the same scale as this version it would look great at the airfield sitting next to my old Yak 11😊😊

[AussieRCPlayground]

This looks and sounds absolutely amazing!! Job well done. 😎👍

[bcflyer]

This might be a good replacement for V-1200, maybe even better than the V-1200.

[niner]

Yep I’m in- get it to AUS warehouse please🙏

[stevec]

It's nice, but I think Perestroika/ Czech Mate would have been a huge hit. I realize it would have to have a new cowl and turtle deck though, so that's probably too much new tooling.

[speedtwint]

Nice plane but not in stock ! How much longer is Hobbyking going to use this unique sales strategy ?

[jayb]

bringing it back because its cheaper than doing something new!