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Mid-size aerobatics with attitude!

American Airlines Captain Matt Chapman spends weekends thrilling crowds with the action-packed aerobatics of his colorful CAP 580. Now you can do the same at R/C airfields with this sport-scale ARF model of his famous aircraft — officially licensed and available ONLY from Great Planes!

• Flies well with a 2-stroke .46-.61 engine — and with a 4-stroke from the upper end of its displacement range, performs almost any aerobatic maneuver.
  
  
• Includes a generous package of high-quality, Great Planes-brand hardware.
  
  
• Radio compartment provides plenty of room for effortless installation of your 4+ channel system’s on-board components.

Assembly takes as little as 15-20 hours. The built-up wood airframe arrives with Top Flite® MonoKote® covering expertly factory-applied. Also included are a painted pilot figure, nylon spinner, and complete Great Planes hardware.		To recreate the aerobatic precision of a Matt Chapman airshow performance, the CAP 580 ARF takes advantage of the power and authority of dual aileron servos — an arrangement that has the additional bonus of easy control linkage set-up.
The durable, lightweight fiberglass cowl and wheel pants arrive professionally painted to duplicate the look of Matt Chapman’s full-scale airplane. The supplied nylon spinner is also colored to blend perfectly with the cowl. SPECIFICATIONS Stock Number: GPMA1280 Wingspan: 55.5 in (1410 mm) Wing Area: 562.5 in² (36.3 dm²) Weight: 6.75-7.5 lb (3060-3400 g) Fuselage Length: 52.5 in (1335 mm) Wing Loading: 28-30 oz/ft² (85-92 g/dm²) Engine Required: 2-stroke .46-.61 cu in (7.5-10.0 cc) or 4-stroke .52-.70 cu in (8.5-11.5 cc) Radio Required: 4+ Channel with 5 standard servos Product Manual - Parts Listing How to Tighten Covering on ARF Models View the video clip: 29.0MB, 3.6MB, 1.8MB Learn more about Matt Chapman and the CAP 580 he pilots in airshows around the world.		“I’m thrilled at how Great Planes captured the excitement of my one-of-a-kind paint scheme on their CAP 580 model. Whether I’m spending my Sunday flying at an airshow for a crowd of 250,000…flying my Great Planes CAP 580 at my local field with my friends…or competing at an IMAC event, the thrill is the same” Matt Chapman Commercial & Airshow Pilot Pictured with Great Planes President & Founder Don Anderson