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Instructions and mounting parts are included for installing a 2-stroke or 4-stroke glow engine or a brushless electric power system. Use whichever you prefer — no modifications are necessary. Aluminum motor mount sold separately.
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This Eagle showcases Great Planes’ finest ARF construction. The main assemblies arrive built and covered, control surfaces (except rudder) are pre-hinged — and the cockpit comes complete with installed pilot bust! |

You’ll find plenty of room in the Eagle 580’s fuselage to install your on-board equipment. Powerful magnets secure the hatch but allow easy removal and reattachment.
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Painted fiberglass parts and die-cut decals easily recreate the signature look of Matt Chapman’s full-size Eagle 580. The large Embry-Riddle logo underneath the wing is part of the expertly factory-applied MonoKote film covering.
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Brilliantly refined – and ready for anything!
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Officially licensed and available only from Great Planes, the Eagle 580 Sport-Scale ARF brings the excitement of a Matt Chapman air show to your favorite flying site...with you at the controls. It’s as aggressive in action as the full-size plane — with the same brilliant trim scheme and graphics leaving a contrail of color behind.
- Minimizes weight and assembly time.
- Large, airfoiled control surfaces for aggressive 3D flying.
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- Mounting set-ups for glow or brushless electric power.
- Licensed Embry-Riddle trim scheme.
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“This Eagle 580 accepts glow or electric power and offers dramatic 3D potential with the looks of an air show favorite — all in a popular .46 size. You can’t get any closer to piloting from Matt Chapman’s perspective without being right in the cockpit.”

Don Anderson
President & Founder
Great Planes Model Manufacturing
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"I’m really thrilled with how accurately Great Planes reproduced the trim scheme of my Eagle 580 on their models. As an R/C pilot and IMAC competitor myself, I enjoy flying them almost as much as the full-size aircraft!"

Matt Chapman
Commercial & Air Show Pilot |
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Specifications |
Wingspan: 53 in (1350mm)
Wing Area: 645 in2 (41.6 dm2)
Weight: 6-7 lb (2720-3180 g)
Wing Loading: 21-25 oz/ft² (64-76 g/dm2)
Length: 57.5 in (1460mm)
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Requires: 4-channel radio w/4-5 servos, 2-stroke .46-.61 or 4-stroke .52-.81 engine; OR RimFire .80 outrunner brushless motor,
60A brushless ESC, Two 11.1V 3200mAh LiPo batteries
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