Shockflier

About

The Shockflier is a "shockflyer" foam aerobatic foamy — a category that sits at the smallest, lightest end of the foam-aerobatic market. Shockflyers are typically built from open-cell EPP (expanded polypropylene) foam in a flat slab-fuselage configuration, with extreme-low wing loading, oversize control surfaces, and small brushless installations. The result is an airframe that can fly indoors in a school gymnasium, in calm-evening conditions in a backyard, and at speeds that let a pilot practice unlimited 3D maneuvers in confined spaces.

Like every well-loved shockflyer, this one earns its place in the hobby by being three things at once: light enough to fly indoors at slow speeds, tough enough to survive the inevitable contacts with walls, ceilings, and floors, and simple enough to pull out of the box and have flying the same evening. EPP construction means hard impacts don't end the airframe's flying career.

The bigger picture is the shockflyer category itself. Whether the original Edge 540, Yak 54, and Extra 300 shockflyers from Twisted Hobbys and competing manufacturers, or generic designs like this one, EPP-foam shockflyers have become one of the dedicated indoor-and-micro 3D categories.

In the simulator

A friendly entry into 3D handling at the smallest practical scale. Slow speeds, low wing loading, and the kind of forgiving handling that lets a pilot experiment with unlimited 3D figures. Use it for hovers, harriers, knife-edge, and torque rolls in confined airspace. A natural sibling of the Shockflyer_Edge (CV Planes Pack 6).