Sleek, powerful and perfectly formed the Arrows Hobby Hawk will be something of an eye-opener to anyone who still thinks EDF jets have some catching up to do. Experience the Hawk in action and you’ll quickly realise that nothing could be further from the truth. Packing a sweet-sounding 50mm 11-blade fan that’s spun up by a precision 2627 4500KV brushless motor, this 3S-fuelled semi-scale Red Arrows jet can’t fail to delight with its flowing aerobatics, cloud punching performance and exceptional speed. But that’s not the half of it, the Hawk is also a supremely practical jet that copes beautifully in a wind (thanks to its switchable 3-mode Vector stabilisation system), exhibits exceptional low speed handling, is small enough to transport in one piece, is retract (hassle) free and enticingly budget-friendly. Moreover, it gets away easily from an underarm launch. Given that it’s such a good performer, we just know that the Hawk will become a frequent flyer in your air fleet and, of course, that equates to superb value for money.
