Aquila

About

The Aquila is a small electric park-class glider with the kind of high-aspect-ratio wing and gentle handling that has been the entry point into RC soaring for generations of new pilots. Like every well-loved park glider, it earns its place in the hobby by being three things at once: slow enough to react to with confidence, durable enough to survive the inevitable mistimed landings of a learning pilot, and forgiving enough that thermal-hunting becomes a meditative exercise rather than a stressful one.

The recipe is timeless. A long, narrow wing with high aspect ratio captures the maximum lift from minimum airspeed, giving the airframe the kind of sailplane silhouette that distinguishes a glider from a powered foamy at any distance. A small electric motor driving a folding prop provides just enough climb capability to gain altitude before the engine cuts and the real flying — the soaring — begins. Generous dihedral and a flat-bottomed airfoil provide self-righting stability so the pilot can take their hands off the sticks and watch what the airplane is doing in a thermal.

The bigger picture is the park-glider category itself — whether the venerable Multiplex EasyGlider, the ParkZone Radian, or any of dozens of similar designs from competing brands. Electric park gliders have become the modern face of accessible RC soaring.

In the simulator

A peaceful starting point for new pilots. Use it to learn thermal-soaring technique: climb to altitude on motor, cut the throttle, and read the air for the thermals that will keep you aloft. A natural sibling of the Ascent Park Glider (CV Planes Pack 1), Easy Glider, EasyStar (CV Planes Pack 2), and Sky Surfer-Flaps (CV Planes Pack 6).