Bantam Kit, $49.95

Bantam Bipe Kit, $54.95

Special Offer! Both Kits for Only $99.95!
 

The SR Bantam design is really two different aircraft. The "Bantam" is a sporty monoplane while the "Bantam Bipe" is a majestic biplane. Both were designed around the popular GWS/MPI power system that is used in the GWS Tiger Moth, Cub, and Pico Stick. If you've busted up one of the GWS airplanes, you can move the power and radio systems right over to either of our two new kits. If you don't have these systems, we'll be glad to supply them.

Both kits are wonderful flyers. The airfoil used in our X250 and Cutie kits gives both Bantams superb flight characteristics. Both are very docile and both are great for indoor and outdoor flying. Although you can't consider an 8 oz. aircraft a good windy day flyer, the Bantam in particular can handle a little breeze. Unlike the "foam tray" designs that flutter and self-destruct when you pick up the speed, both Bantams have a very broad speed range.

As you can see from the photos at the bottom of this page, the Bantam and Bantam Bipe are both great for indoor flying. They have been extensively flight tested in a 75' x 90' single basketball court and the Bantam Bipe in particular is great for this kind of flying because of its lower wing loading.

As is typical of an SR kit, the Bantam kits are very complete. They include the best wood you've ever seen, GWS 1 7/8" wheels, pushrods, control horns, window graphic material, computer cut wing graphic, and much, much more. There's even a 40 page instruction manual and a newly revised copy of R/C Techniques Volume R-13 on covering techniques.

"Thanks. The Bantam Biplane is the best kit I have ever built. Great instruction manual, perfect fit on the laser cut parts. This kit makes the others manufactures look like amateurs." Max Newman

If you'd like to take a look at the instruction manual, click on this link for a PDF file of the first 20 pages of the Bantam's instruction manual. Bantam Instruction Manual (1500K file)

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Both Bantam kits include:

All laser cut balsa and plywood parts, GWS 1 7/8" wheels, control horns, DuBro Micro Kwik Links, SR Gapless Hinge Tape, composite wire/aluminum pushrods, computer cut graphics, numerous building fixtures,  socket head screws, full size plans, 40 page instruction manual, etc., etc., etc.. 

In addition to either Bantam kit itself, what will you need to get flying?

• Power System
• Charger
• Radio System
• Covering Material
• Basic Building Tools

Let's look at them one at a time...

Power System...

Bantam Power System, $79.95

This system would normally be $101.40 so you save over $20 by buying it at the same time as a Bantam kit. The Bantam Power System consists of the GWS DXA motor, gearbox, rubber spinner, and 9x4.7 prop, Jeti 05 Speed Control with JST connectors installed, and an SR 190 Series, 7 cell flat pack with JST connector. We decided to use the Jeti 05 speed control because after extensive testing, we found it had superior smoothness and efficiency.
 

Optional additional battery pack, $29.95

If you order a power system for your Bantam or Bantam Bipe, you can buy additional SR 190 Series, 7 cell battery packs with JST connectors for $29.95 each rather than the usual $43.50 per pack.