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The Z-Wing & Mini Z-Wing have been tested and proven over and over for years and each withstand tremendous abuse. We have had head-on collisions with absolutely no damage to our Z-Wing or to the radio gear. Beginners have dived the Z-Wing from over 75 feet up, straight into a concrete sidewalk and the only damage was a slightly crumpled nose and scuffed covering which was straightened out with a hot iron! We personally had one of our Z-Wing's to land in the street at Redondo Beach, on the Esplanade here in California, and a SUV drove onto the Z-Wing and skidded to a stop with its right front tire on the center of the Z-Wing , right where the receiver is, with no damage to the receiver or servos and the only damage was some abrasion to the covering on the underside and the winglets had to be remounted in the field. We flew the Z-Wing within 10 minutes of the incident. We cannot promise you that you will never sustain radio damage in a crash. It is possible to crack a crystal or worse, you could damage or destroy the receiver or battery pack. No plane or radio gear is safe from possible damage, but we can tell you that the Z-Wing & Mini Z-Wing itself are nearly indestructible in normal combat flying conditions.

The Z-Wing & Mini Z-Wing was designed for combat flying and cliff soaring and they have some of the best flying characteristics combined into a single flying wing through the airfoil design. Each has an overall light flying weight and a fast semi-symmetrical airfoil with low stall speed characteristics. The result is a smooth, fast and highly maneuverable flying wing which will stay aloft even in the lightest breeze. The Z-Wing & Mini Z-Wing are designed for R/C pilots with flying skills from beginner through advanced. They will out-maneuver and destroy your opponent! (Well, anyway they will have to retrieve their shot down (knocked down) aircraft). Inverted flying with the Z-Wing & Mini Z-Wing is uneventful with their semi-symmetrical airfoils. They are manufactured from EPP (Expanded Polypropylene Foam) and the wings are strengthened and maintain their shape with Carbon Fiber Spar trailing edges. The Z-Wing can be flown with an electric motor for Cliff or Inland flying. So, those of you who do not have a cliff to fly from, you are not limited in your flying. It is great to use a High-Start System consisting of a bungee cord with 90 pound fishing line to fly with by attaching it to the bottom of the wing with a common drapery hook with reinforced packing tape.

We have had great fun just hand-launching our Z-Wing's at a football field just to see how many circles around the field that we can make. You can even play a modified Frisbee style golf with these Z-Wing's. It is great for two or more guys or gals to go out to a large field with trees and take turns teeing off from a spot to a predetermined location and see which of them can get closest in the shortest number of throws. Sometimes you can choose to fly to and around a tree or two to see if you can make it back and spot land your Z-Wing. The method of scoring is simple. The first person closest is "0", second is "1" , third is "2" and so on. You can be quite ahead of the pack and suddenly be in last place. You will be surprised how these wings can take very harsh punishment and sustain little or no damage. Usually the only damage is minor scuffing of the covering from hitting a tree. We hope you enjoy your new Z-Wing & Mini Z-Wing and wish you many hours of great flying fun!

The GEE BEE Z ^Ò, with a light flying weight and a fast airfoil, is a smooth, fast and highly maneuverable aircraft which can stay aloft even in the lightest breeze. On windy days at the cliffs it will perform all of the classic maneuvers. The GEE BEE Z ^Ò is made entirely from EPP (Expanded Polypropylene Foam) and Coroplast. It has a spruce spar from wing tip to wing tip and a spruce dihedral brace. We hope you enjoy your new Gee Bee Foamie and wish you many hours of great flying fun! By the way, It flew great at the cliffs at Point Fermin Park in San Pedro, California.

THE GEE BEE FOAMIE IS AVAILABLE TOTALLY SETUP AND READY TO FLY WITH A RADIO AND UP TO THREE AVAILABLE COLORS FOR ONLY $325. PLUS SHIPPING. JUST CALL US AT FOR ORDERING AND FOR DETAILS.

Here is the latest (February 17, 2010) built especially for Floyd Ferguson of San Francisco, California.

Larry Burns Jr, his wife Dorothy and daughter Symphony live in Wolfstein, Germany and Dorothy is stationed at Ramstein AFB. On a recent trip to Italy, Larry could not resist taking his Mini Z-Wing with him. Here you see Larry getting ready to fly his Brand new 8.75 oz Burns Model Aircraft Mini Z-Wing over-looking Beautiful Vernazza, Italy, May 2010. It was a successful and exciting flight for Larry.

flying Chris Burns' brand new 9 oz Burns Model Aircraft Mini Z-Wing at Redondo Beach, California, Saturday, July 10, 2010. This Mini Z-Wing will find its new home in Great Falls, Montana where Chris is in the United States Air Force and lives with his Wife and Three Children. Chris designed the Gee Bee Z which is featured near the top of this page.

Mike Freschi, President and Founder of Redondo Beach Breezers R\C Flying Club

flying his brand new 9.5 oz Burns Model Aircraft Mini Z-Wing at Redondo Beach, California, Thursday, March 20, 2008

Burns Model Aircraft Mini Z-Wing at Redondo Beach, California, Monday, May 11, 2008

Burns Model Aircraft Mini Z-Wing at Redondo Beach, California, Monday, Sept 14, 2009

Burns Model Aircraft Mini Z-Wing at Redondo Beach, California, Monday, May 11, 2010

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48 INCH MODEL

Requires standard or smaller servos and receiver

All EPP Foam Wing with Balsa Elevons

Coroplast Winglets

Trailing edge Carbon Fiber Strips

16 ounces with standard servos

49 inch Wingspan

12 inch Root Chord

4.5 inch Wing Tip

Wing area = 490.25 sq inches

Wing loading = 6.41 oz per sq ft

Control hardware Included

Comprehensive Instruction Manual

plus shipping

30 INCH MODEL

Requires micro or mini servos and receiver

All EPP Foam Wing with Balsa Elevons

Coroplast Winglets

Trailing edge Carbon Fiber Strips

7-10 ounces with Micro servos

30 inch wingspan

9.25 inch root chord

4.5 inch wing tip

Wing area =240 sq inches

Wing loading = 6.86 oz per sq ft

Control hardware included

Comprehensive Instruction Manual

ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PACKAGES A PRIOR CALL FOR CLARIFICATION OF THE ORDER IS REQUIRED!

JUST CALL US AT FOR ORDERING AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR SENDING TO US OR DROPPING OFF YOUR RADIO FOR INSTALLATION.

All Z-Wings INSTALLED BY US WILL HAVE THE RADIO GEAR MOUNTED ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE WING WITH DIAGONAL EXITING OF THE PUSHRODS 2 TO 3 INCHES FROM THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE UPPER SURFACE WHICH GIVES THE WING A CLEAN UPPER SURFACE UNLESS DIRECTED BY THE CUSTOMER OTHERWISE.

Z-Wing or the Mini Z-Wing

(1) ALMOST READY TO FLY: FOR YOUR OWN INSTALLATION OF YOUR OWN PERSONAL RADIO FOR ONLY $155.⁰⁰ PLUS SHIPPING.

WE WILL BUILD AND PREPARE THE WING AND SUPPLY A TEMPLATE FOR SUGGESTED CUT-OUT LOCATIONS FOR THE PROPER LOCATION FOR THE SERVOS AND RECEIVER . ELEVONS WITH PUSHRODS WILL BE PRE-INSTALLED WITH THE CONVENTIONAL TOPSIDE SERVO MOUNTING STYLE AND WITH YOUR CHOICE OF ANY TWO AVAILABLE COLORS. THE CUSTOMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CUT-OUTS FOR SERVOS, RECEIVER AND BATTERY. THIS KIT INCLUDES EXTRA MATCHING COVERING TO FINISH THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE RADIO INSTALLATION. A MONOCOTE© IRON OR EQUIVALENT IS REQUIRED FOR FINISHING.

ADD: $36.⁰⁰ FOR TWO PRE-INSTALLED SERVOS.

ADD: $40.⁰⁰ FOR A CUSTOM MOUNTED SWITCH/CHARGING HARNESS WITH ON/OFF LED INSTALLED WHICH INCLUDES:

(A) FOUR DOUBLE AA 2500 Mah NIMH BATTERIES FOR THE Z-Wing.

(B) FOUR TRIPLE AAA 1000 Mah NIMH BATTERIES FOR THE Mini Z-Wing.

(2) TEST FLOWN (GLIDED) AND READY TO FLY WITH YOUR OWN RADIO TRANSMITTER & RECEIVER, SERVOS AND BATTERY & SWITCH HARNESS: FOR ONLY $215.⁰⁰^:PLUS SHIPPING.

(3) TEST FLOWN (GLIDED) AND READY TO FLY WITH YOUR OWN RADIO TRANSMITTER & RECEIVER, SERVOS (WE SUPPLY THE BATTERY AND SWITCH HARNESS): FOR ONLY $255.⁰⁰^:PLUS SHIPPING.

WE BUILD AND INSTALL YOUR RADIO GEAR AND YOUR CHOICE OF ANY TWO AVAILABLE COLORS PLUS SHIPPING (CALL FOR SHIPPING CHARGES) (MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SHIPPING OR BRINGING YOUR RADIO EQUIPMENT TO US.)

(4) TEST FLOWN (GLIDED) READY TO FLY, WITH YOUR OWN TRANSMITTER: FOR ONLY $299.⁹⁵PLUS SHIPPING.

WE WILL SUPPLY A 2.4 GHZ RADIO AND RECEIVER PLUS TWO SERVOS OR WE WILL SUPPLY A TWO OR THREE CHANNEL RADIO TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER WITH YOUR SPECIFIED FREQUENCY, TWO SERVOS, CUSTOM MADE TRIPLE AAA NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE (NIMH) BATTERIES WITH MICRO SWITCH HARNESS AND YOUR CHOICE OF ANY TWO AVAILABLE COLORS) PLUS SHIPPING. (CALL FOR SHIPPING CHARGES) THIS ITEM DOES NOT INCLUDE A TRANSMITTER.

(5) TEST FLOWN AND CERTIFIED READY TO FLY WITH SUPPLIED TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER: MINIMUM PRICING IS: $399.⁹⁵PLUS SHIPPING.

JUST CALL US AT FOR ORDERING AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR SENDING TO US OR DROPPING OFF YOUR RADIO FOR INSTALLATION.

This is a typical installation of the pushrods in all of our wings unless the customer requests over the top of the wing configuration.

We cut EPP foam wings from your choice of airfoils and we also custom cut some fuselages (requires sending us a drawing or template and/or dimensions).

Call for Prices. Contact us at to order by phone or order products by email at: LBurns@BurnsModelAircraft.com

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