Zagi-Flag

About

The Zagi is the work of Trick R/C, an American RC manufacturer that introduced the EPP-foam Zagi flying wing in the mid-1990s. Like every well-loved combat flying wing, the Zagi earns its place in the hobby by being three things at once: tough enough to survive aggressive slope-soaring and combat flying, simple enough to build from a flat foam blank in an evening, and forgiving enough that the inevitable wingtip-into-the-hill landings are a routine maintenance event rather than a rebuild project.

The Zagi's EPP (expanded polypropylene) foam construction was the technical innovation that made the design successful. Where conventional EPS or EPO foam would crumble under the kind of impacts a slope-soaring or combat flyer endures, EPP foam recovers from extreme deformation, allowing the airframe to be repeatedly crashed and flown again with little or no repair. The Zagi quickly became the dominant slope-soaring flying wing in the United States, and its fast, elevon-controlled flight character made it a favorite for slope-soaring "combat" — informal aerial dogfights between two or more pilots flying identical airframes.

This RC variant carries a "Flag" patriotic livery — stars-and-stripes graphics that have been part of the Zagi's visual identity since the type's earliest days. The unmistakable swept-wing flying-wing silhouette has been one of the most successful flying-wing designs in modern RC history.

In the simulator

A fast, sharp-handling flying wing. The Zagi has the kind of quick response and minimal-drag profile that suits a slope-soaring or combat flyer — narrow turn radius, high roll authority, and approach speeds that demand precision. Use it for fast sport flying with patriotic visual signature. A natural sibling of the Zagi-Flames variant in this same pack.