Formosa7
The Multiplex Formosa — the ELAPOR-foam electric sport-aerobatic foamy that brought European 3D handling to the intermediate price tier — captured in the simulator's standard form.
About
The Formosa is part of the Multiplex Modellsport sport-aerobatic foamy lineup, a German RC manufacturer that built its reputation on durable ELAPOR-foam construction and ready-to-fly convenience. Like every well-loved Multiplex 3D foamy, the Formosa earns its place in the hobby by being three things at once: light enough for honest 3D maneuvers, tough enough to survive the inevitable cartwheel landings of sport-aerobatic practice, and simple enough to pull out of the box and have flying the same afternoon.
The ELAPOR foam material that Multiplex developed for its full product line is the foundation of the Formosa's handling character. ELAPOR is a moulded particle foam that is tougher than traditional EPP and repairable with ordinary cyanoacrylate (CA) glue. The result is an airframe that can take a beating — hard contacts with grass, the occasional fence, the inevitable misjudged hover — and come back together on a workbench in twenty minutes. A symmetrical airfoil and oversize control surfaces give it the kind of inverted-and-3D capability that twenty years ago required a dedicated balsa airframe.
The bigger picture is the European foam-aerobatic category itself. Whether Multiplex Formosa, AcroMaster, or competing designs from European and American brands, electric foam 3D and sport-aerobatic models have replaced balsa-and-monokote builds with airframes ready to fly the afternoon you unbox them. When you crash one, hobby glue sets in twenty minutes. When you've outgrown it, you simply step up to a balsa ARF or a giant-scale gas competition mount.
In the simulator
A satisfying entry into Multiplex's sport-aerobatic family. The Formosa flies with the kind of nimble, agile character that small electric aerobatic foamies do best — quick on the controls, generous control authority, and the kind of forgiving handling that lets a pilot experiment with hovers, harriers, and torque rolls without the kinetic consequences of a heavier airframe. Use it as the natural step beyond the EasyStar (CV Planes Pack 2) into more demanding flying. Pairs well with parkland and small grass-strip landscapes.
