What's new at ICARE - ICARUS

Topaz back in stock

2012-02-08T06:44:00.000-08:00

Topaz RES and Topaz ailerons are back in stock, just in time to get ready for the new ALES season

Viper Jet Review in Fly RC

2011-12-28T11:25:00.000-08:00

The ViperJet has been reviewed by Dan Landis in the January 2012 issue of Fly RC.

Indoor season

2011-12-13T11:26:00.000-08:00

Just in, on time, for the new Indoor season:

Click EVO, in a limited edition

and the Edge 540 EPP:

Black Friday sale # 6

2011-11-23T10:08:00.001-08:00

miniCorado F5B all moulded ARF, full Kevlar/carbon, with flaps,
price: 589.00 $ US, on sale 475.00U$

High End battery charger

2011-11-21T05:44:00.001-08:00

Black Friday Sale Item #5:

Schulze universal all in one charger: next 6.30-6 eco

On sale at: 119.00 U$ !!

ViperJet

2011-11-19T10:51:00.001-08:00

An other Black Friday sale:

ViperJet for only 149.00 U$

Get ready for indoor season

2011-11-18T11:58:00.000-08:00

Great indoor biplane: Saturn Evolution

Black Friday sale at 49.95 U$

Black Friday Sale ==> item 2

2011-11-16T07:27:00.000-08:00

The nostalgia engine: MPJet .040 PB Classic Diesel
Black Friday Sale Price 65.00 U$

Add sale code BF25 when placing your order.
Valid till Friday Nov. 25

More motors for Hexa/Octo-copters

2011-10-11T06:53:00.000-07:00

Besides the AXI motors with short shaft-long lead wires, we now also offer the Plettenberg Orbit series with short shaft long lead wires, specially suited for the multi engines copters.
Example: Plettenberg Orbit 20-18, short shaft, long lead wires (70cm) at 209.00 U$ each.

mini-Hawk F5B

2011-10-02T13:01:00.000-07:00

We have now released that little gem: a 48" span of speed and thrill. Extremely sturdy, full Kevlar/Carbon fuselage. mini-Hawk F5B

Modelmotors AXI motors

2011-09-01T18:15:00.000-07:00

We are pleased to offer the special quad/hexacopter version of the popular AXI motors, they come with short shaft and long lead wires, great for your multi engine copter:
example:
axi 2214/22
axi 2217/16 or 20
etc..
if not stock, delivery 3-4 weeks any motor.

Hawk F5B Carbon

2011-08-31T14:28:00.000-07:00

We just got a new batch of our popular Hawk F5B, in a full carbon wing and Kevlar/carbon fuselage version: extremely strong. It is our greatest entry level F5B ship, very fast. Ask for power setup that will meet your budget.

Coming soon the mini-Hawk, packed with energy, for speed and thrill:

ASK-21, 4.2m

2011-08-12T09:17:00.000-07:00

This ASK-21 is one of the greatest entry level ship for aerotowing. With the Ka6e of the same span, these are the most popular kits these days in the 1:4 scale size.

Aspire F3J

2011-07-26T12:03:00.000-07:00

Aspire's F3J are back in stock, Hurry up only a few left!

DFS-Kranich

2011-07-12T08:03:00.000-07:00

An other new addition in the mid sized scale gliders:
the DFS-Kranich, 3.6m comes with built-up wings completely finished and covered with Oratex giving that great vintage style look.

latest addition to our catalog

2011-06-28T07:40:00.000-07:00

Here some novelties:

ASG-29, 9m

Swift S1 4.66-5.5m

DG-303 Elan Acro, 6.5m

SZD-59, 5.3-6.0m

Ka-7 Rhoenadler, 5.33m

Canada Post back on track

2011-06-28T07:31:00.000-07:00

Canada Post resumed their lock-out and all shipping/delivery activity shall get back to normal this week.
This means that some shipment may have been delayed by about two weeks, expect deliveries now to be done within the next 10 days, sorry for the inconvenience this situation occured.

Canada Post Strike => delivery delays

2011-06-15T11:26:00.000-07:00

Due to the current strike at Canada Post, small parcel deliveries are delayed till situation is reestablished.
Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yak 55 and RS 352

2011-05-19T06:50:00.000-07:00

RC Factory latest design's:
New Yak 55 and RS 352 S-Bach with top and bottom printed wings

JR Aerotow is approching, June 2-5

2011-05-10T10:48:00.000-07:00

Here a nice report courtesy of Steve Pasierb, an event not to miss!

RC Aerotowing.com

2011-04-20T07:15:00.000-07:00

A new ressource center has been launched for all RC Soaring enthousiast, with an emphasis on Aerotowing and scale gliders, a must to join.

Be part of the JR Aerotow, June 2-5

2011-04-06T06:01:00.000-07:00

We will be attending again this year the JR Aerotow event in Monticello, IL.
This year a special help will be provide to first time aerotow pilots, to make their experience the most enjoyable as ever.
Also we will be holding again a GPS event, with (5) Skynavigator systems available we will be able to make heats of 5 pilots racing against each other.
Be part of the FUN, and reserve these dates to join: June 2-5 2011
It will also be a great opportunity for those looking for a glider, to have it picked up there. Just let us know your needs and we will be pleased to bring them along.

Here a report, courtesy from RC Sport Flyer march 2011:

Toledo 2011

2011-04-03T06:04:00.000-07:00

Miss Toledo Made us the honor to present our new release:
a turbine powered 40% DG-303 (6.5m).
Evojet Booster Vx 90 and AFTJet retract mechanism.

Aerofly 5

2011-03-24T17:06:00.000-07:00

We stock probably still the best Sim for gliders. It features, slope flying, thermal flying, aerotowing, winch launch, dlg launch, and lost of scale gliders, multi-task gliders and electro gliders. This besides all other great feature this Sim has to offer.

aerofly 5

Gliders back in stock

2011-03-24T13:33:00.000-07:00

Beloved Cirrus V, 4.5m is back in stock, great to get into aerotowing, very versatile airframe and docile behavior.

Also in stock again, a great large scale ship the Ventus 2cx, in two wingspans 6.25-7.5m. Perfect ship to venture into large scale.

Stiletto pylon racer

2011-03-19T10:06:00.000-07:00

The Stiletto is a new all molded pylon racer. Nice a second step up airframe, it can reach very high speed with the right setup.

Desktop models

2011-03-16T06:43:00.000-07:00

We came across those nicely crafted desktop models, and we couldn't resist to offer them.
All these aircrafts are hand carved from wood and hand painted. Almost anything can be made, but since we specialize in scale gliders, we will stock gliders and a few tow planes, but you can get your preferred ship scaled down and with your own marking.
Great as a gift, a souvenir or just as a desktop decoration.

Skynavigator system

2011-02-04T07:56:00.000-08:00

We are pleased to offer those pre-owned Skynavigator systems for GPS triangle racing, and hope this will permit to more pilots to step into this great flying category.

To learn more about GPS-triangle flying:

We will be hosting GPS triangle flying during the JR Aerotow event in Monticello IL, June 2-5, 2011

ViperJet edf

2011-01-27T17:42:00.000-08:00

Jet Time
We are pleased to introduce this extremely well designed airframe.
Designed and manufactured in Germany, this edf Viperjet is one of the most well balanced jet in this category. It is designed for aerobatics, very maneuverable, precise, it tracks like on rails. Very wide speed range it has a very low stall speed allowing slow landing and still has a high top speed.
As an option we offer also the dedicated lighting kit which will give it that unusual look.

Autogyro

2011-01-17T06:09:00.000-08:00

LaHeli has released their auto-starting Autogyro LA-500.
Scale looking Autogyro, the LA500 has a motor to start the rotor and bring it up to speed, ready for take off, really neat!

Bellanca Super Decathlon

2011-01-13T18:07:00.000-08:00

We just got a fresh batch of a 3m Bellanca Super Decathlon in.
An other great tug and great for aerobatics as well.

Used/pre-owned

2011-01-13T17:30:00.000-08:00

We made section for used/pre-owned airplanes.
Use this opportunity to offer your planes you would like to depart of or check it out if you want something ready to go.

Indoor time

2011-01-11T18:43:00.000-08:00

RC Factory novelties:
Jazz 2, latest update of their popular music pattern plane

Bristol Scout, a gentle scale looking indoor airframe, lots of fun with this WW1 plane

For those wanting the latest in VPP or variable pitch props, we carry the Mamo-Model Upsidedown system:

More new Diesel vintage engines

2011-01-10T18:34:00.000-08:00

We just received a limited quantity of two diesel engine replica produced in limited series:
The Letmo MD-2.5, is 0.15cu-in post war replica, ideal for SAM airplanes

The Super Atom 1.8 isd a 0.11cu-in post war replica, ideal for SAM airplanes

New Address

2010-11-17T16:38:00.000-08:00

We are currently moving, and this will lead to some delays in the complete ordering process.
So we apologize for the lack of answer, delays in replies and shipping during this transition.
We appreciate your understanding.
The new facility will allow us to better serve you and concentrate all activities on one location for better efficiency, so we hope you will appreciate the improvement.
After dust has settled, we have some great novelties to announce, so stay alert for the next announcements.
Yours, ICARE/ICARUS team!

More self launch units for gliders

2010-10-24T17:09:00.000-07:00

We are pleased to offer now additionnal options to make your glider autonomous.

UP & GO II is the answer with a folding prop direct drive assembly. This unit is fairly easy to retrofit in any scale glider. It comes in two sizes to meet most application.

FanAir is a fixed unit that can easely be installed and removed, paryticularly well suited for the larger glider, it comes in two size, covering the range of gliders from 9-30 lbs.

AFTJet is the ultimate sls experience, allowing the use of a turbine with a retractable unit. For turbines from 60 to 160N. You will have THE show-off glider.

New large scale gliders

2010-08-30T07:27:00.000-07:00

A third scale ASK-21 (5.66m). This is a real baby to fly. All molded construction. If you are looking for a docile large scale glider, you can't go wrong with an ASK and this kit confirms it again. Made in Germnay.

Second offering is a 1/3 Lunak LF-107 (4.75m). Those who prefer the older style glider, with color full schemes, this is a sweet choice. All molded sturdy construction, nicely detailed surface, excellent all around glider.

RC Factory SU-29

2010-08-27T06:31:00.000-07:00

RC Factory released their latest novelty, the SU-29, after the YAK family, here now the SU-29.
It features the same characteristics as its predecesors.

Prism stunt aerobat

2010-08-25T08:08:00.000-07:00

Well, want to fly a different way?
This Prism is the answer: a merge between a pylon racer and a pattern airframe gives you a fast stunt aerobatic airplane. If you are looking for a boost of adrenalin, lets fly a Prism.

Habicht 2.6m

2010-08-25T08:00:00.000-07:00

This little Habicht has amazing flying characteristics. Even with its Gull shaped wings it has great lifting capability, and is very aerobatic. On the slope it will stay a loft in very mild winds and has excellent energy retention.

Lots of new stuff coming

2010-08-16T17:13:00.000-07:00

Well, after an exiting summer brake, many novelties are coming and will be released shortly.
First a new line of mid sized scale gliders. These feature built-up wing construction, made in the famous Czech quality, so no Chinese knock-off, high quality engineered scale gliders. Accurate scale and with great flying characteristics. Here the choices:

Go3 Minimoa, 3.4m, an outstanding floater, sturdy all wood construction with fiberglass fuselage.

ASK-13, 3.2m, and other hit in this category, same construction as the Minimoa

and last but not least the ASK-23, 3.0m, this one comes with sheeted foam wings and again outstanding flight characteristics.

Gracia F5J

2010-07-02T07:25:00.000-07:00

This is the big brother of the AVIA.

Gracia F5J, is an ultralite 3m (120" span) thermal duration glider. It features the same composite built-up structure, which gives this airframe the stiffness and rigidity while being extremely light.
The versatile MH-32 airfoil provides a wide performance spectrum, giving the ability for good wind penetration, when its time to get back home.

Minus review

2010-06-28T14:26:00.000-07:00

The Minus review has just been posted on RCgroups:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1263578&pp=50#post15368387

New Xtra F3A motor

2010-06-17T08:11:00.000-07:00

Plettenberg has just released their latest F3A motor, the Xtra 30-9 Evo II.
Motor is now stock.

Pitlab Variometer

2010-06-15T08:02:00.000-07:00

We are glad to offer now the Pitlab's variometer Skyassistant.
A very versatile and useful device that comes packed with features, PC adjustable and integral logger.

Grob 103C TWIN III ACRO

2010-05-11T18:58:00.000-07:00

Well, an interesting new additional to our line of semi scale gliders, the Grob 103C Twin III Acro. This 2.8m span glider is 1:6.5 scale and has some interesting new features:
1- it is ready for our optional new electric air-brakes

2-It is very easy to convert with our new electric conversion kit, a special long shaft motor, with holder, special yoke. Once installed the glider converts within seconds from glider to electric and back.

Coming soon!

2010-05-09T19:20:00.000-07:00

Acro Prism, the new trend, stunt aerobat. Speed and aerobatics.
We are currently testing the first two prototypes, and they are very promising.
Absolutely great plane, combining speed and aerobatics has never been so much fun!
Here some preview:

New products

2010-05-09T19:09:00.000-07:00

We carry some popular Actro motors, mostly used in helicopter application.
See selection here.

Latest addition

2010-05-09T19:04:00.000-07:00

Jive II F5D, world class pylon racer. All carbon wings, Kevlar/carbon fuselage. The ultimate speed machine available to any sport flyer.

Sport pylon racer, affordable and lots of fun! Cavalino ARF:

Toledo expo 2010

2010-04-14T06:36:00.000-07:00

Many thanks to all that came to our booth saying us hello!.
The show was great, and you can see pictures on this link:
Toledo expo 2010
For those interested, the day before the show we made a visit to the USAF Museum in Dayton, OH.
You see some pictures here: USAF Museum, Dayton, OH
Great museum!

New lower prices on Schulze chargers and new models

2010-03-21T18:38:00.000-07:00

The prices on the currently available Schulze chargers have been drastically lowered. Those fine charger are now even more affordable.
A new range will be available soon, featuring:
• Two identical charge and discharge outputs.
• Each output is able to charge or discharge e.g. 36 Nickel cells or 14 Lithium cells.
• Each output contains a balancer group of 7 single balancers for Lithium cells. The second balancer group can be automatically assigned (under certain circumstances) to the battery 1 output to balance up to 14 cells.
• All next-14-XXX chargers have the feature that the second charge output can be internally connected to output one - the results is double power of output 1.
• 40 / 60 charge/discharge setups can be stored (depending on the type of charger) – individually directed to output one or two.
• Fan with temperature controlled variable speed.
• No rising voltage on the chargers input when discharge programs are used.

Like Pylon Racing?

2010-03-10T18:31:00.000-08:00

Cavallino is our latest addition in this category.
This is an entry level racer, that will help you step up to the fastest one.
Easy to build and easy to fly.

More new stuff!

2010-03-10T18:27:00.000-08:00

Looking for your next E-glider project, here some nice novelties:
Alex F5B
Twister III F5B

Alex XXL
Xplorer-E, 3.5 and 3.8m

Spring Sale

2010-03-03T08:59:00.000-08:00

Great Spring Sale on all in stock Kontronik products.
See details here.
As long as stock last.

back in stock

2010-02-09T19:16:00.000-08:00

Xplorer 3.5m is available again, we also have now the 3.8m in stock.
Manta-E, also in stock.

We will be at the WRAM and Toledo shows.

2010-02-07T07:34:00.000-08:00

Come and meet us at the WRAM show, NY, on Feb. 19-21
as well as at
Toledo show, OH, on April 9-11
We wilk show you lots of great novelties.

SZD-55 Nexus

2010-01-20T08:21:00.000-08:00

After offering some very large scale glider (10m), now the smallest flying all molded scale glider, the SZD-55 Nexus. It spans only 900mm (~37"), but flies like a large one, very amazing. Of course suited mostly for slope.

New line of 1:4 scale gliders

2010-01-18T10:05:00.000-08:00

We have filled a gap in the intermediate size scale gliders and have now again a nice offering with following kits:
Lunak 4m
ASG-29 4.8m
Ka6e 4.2m
DG-800S 3.7-4.5m
Available immediately

Ventus 2cx 6.25-7.5m

2009-12-17T19:14:00.000-08:00

We just got a couple of those giant scale gliders in. At 1: 2.4 scale (42%) a gorgeous floater. Fully molded, highly prefabricated, 4000ft of carbon tow are used to build the spar system.
Ventus 2cx with 6.25-7.5m wingspan.

Guiness World Record

2009-12-17T18:58:00.000-08:00

Largest RC model airplane by wingspan, here the video, enjoy!
Scale: 50%
Wingspan 15m (49.5 feet!)
Length: 4.5m (14.8 feet)
Weight: 75kg (165 lbs)
Builder: Markus Frey (Switzerland)

Christmas / End of Year sale

2009-12-16T06:03:00.000-08:00

Sale ended
Till inventory last we offer following specials:

Offer one:
Two Madnes EP kits for the price of one, team up with a friend and save on this famous 3D machine (shipping cost extra).

Limited time offer two:
DLG Osiris mkII, our finest dlg at an unbeatable price of 439.00U$, hurry up they will go fast!

Racing gliders

2009-12-16T05:54:00.000-08:00

Ever seen full size gliders racing?
Here you go:

New line of electric power glider

2009-12-08T18:45:00.000-08:00

We are pleased to introduce this line of quality all molded electric motor glider. The first two we are offerring are the Falcon-E, a 2m all purpose glider. It comes with flying stab. cross tail, two piece wing for ease of transportation and canopy battery access. This airframe has proven to be very versatile, flown pretty hard on the slope it is very sturdy and on the field it was slow enough to thermal exceptionnaly well, so all in all a great sport airframe at a decent street price of 399.00U$.

Also immediatly availble is this F5B style airframe, the Hawk F5B. This airfrane has been successfully used by, under else, the French national team in international contests, and it is very competitive. A 4 Cells 3300 Li pack will fit easely allowing 1.5kW setups. No other airframe will give you the F5B WC thrill at such a decent cost. Street price: 309.00U$

Yak 55

2009-12-01T17:25:00.000-08:00

RC Factory has now released their second Yak version in the YAK 55. It features all same characteristics as the previous designs.
So same great handling and durability. Great airframe, In stock.

Soarmaster Compact

2009-11-22T17:01:00.000-08:00

The Soarmaster Compact is a great entry level thermal duration electric glider. It features all the characteristics of the world class TD ships at a fraction of their cost. Designed around a HQ-W airfoil it has a great versatility, easy in thermals, it will be also outstanding on the slope. If you are looking for an affordable all composite airframe for every day flying this is a great choice.

Cirrus-V

2009-11-17T19:46:00.000-08:00

This is our latest addition to our semi-scale glider. This 4.5m Cirrus-V is an all molded kit, so it is a great value for its price. Quality is excellent, manufactured in Germany. Construction is very sturdy so it can take some abuse. It will be a great allround glider.

Snipp FG, mini sport F5B/F5D

2009-11-04T07:29:00.000-08:00

The Snipp FG is one of the latest addition to our line of sport racers. It features a sturdy hollow molded construction and a nice handling. For F5D style flying we recommend the Mega 16/25/2, and for hotliner setup a 16/25/1 and PG5.2 will be awsome.
Here some pictures right out of the box.

A new Rc soaring contest

2009-10-12T12:29:00.000-07:00

This article has been published in SportFlyer from July 09, it gives you a good insight of that GPS contest, based on the Skynavigator system.

Schulze next 6.30-6 eco charger

2009-10-07T08:36:00.000-07:00

The limited time offer next 6.30-6 eco at 239.00U$ continues till nov.09.
A real bargain for this high end charger with dual output and graphic display.
Want to communicate with your PC, buy the USB-adapt-uni and you will be able to read charge data and upgrade your charger online.

New shopping cart web site

2009-10-07T07:55:00.000-07:00

We have been working since several months on a new shopping cart. It is now available here.

Note that we are still improving it and some information is maybe not update, like prices.
So we suggest that you still use the main web as a reference.
We invite you to submit comments and any issue you will find within this shopping site.

Hope you will like the new way of shopping with us.

Blog grand opening

2009-10-07T07:47:00.000-07:00

We are pleased to start herewith our new novelty blog.
We will supply here all happening, new product announcement, product update and changes, building tricks, reviews, and information of interest about ICARE.
Hope you will enjoy this format, subscribe to it so you will be kept up to date.
Thanks for your continuing support.

The flying staff at ICARE.