▁Plus ▁wings ▁have ▁ 3 / 4 ▁span ▁a iler ons . ▁All ▁models ▁have ▁conventional ▁three - axis ▁controls . ▁ ▁The ▁landing ▁g ear ▁is ▁of ▁tr icy cle ▁configuration . ▁Ear lier ▁models ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁ste er able ▁nose w heel , ▁but ▁the ▁SS ▁and ▁R X ▁ 5 5 0 ▁Plus ▁include ▁this ▁feature . ▁Most ▁models ▁have ▁independent ▁mechanical ▁or ▁hyd ra ul ic ▁bra kes . ▁ ▁The ▁co ck pit ▁pod ▁en closure ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁fi berg lass ▁and ▁incorpor ates ▁a ▁wind sh ield . ▁ ▁Oper ational ▁history ▁The ▁Be aver ▁has ▁proven ▁very ▁popular ▁in ▁service , ▁both ▁with ▁flight ▁schools ▁and ▁private ▁own ers , ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁rug ged ness ▁and ▁pleasant ▁handling ▁characteristics . ▁AS AP ▁owner ▁Br ent ▁Hol om is ▁says ▁that ▁" The ▁R X - 5 5 0 ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁tra iner ▁because ▁it ' s ▁so ▁easy ▁to ▁fly ." ▁ ▁The ▁early ▁single ▁seat ▁R X - 2 8 ▁suffered ▁from ▁a ▁problem ▁of ▁main ▁t ube ▁crack ing ▁in ▁oper ational ▁service , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁close ▁proxim ity ▁of ▁the ▁m uff ler ▁he ating ▁the ▁t ube . ▁This ▁was ▁later ▁resolved ▁by ▁re loc ating ▁the ▁m uff ler . ▁ ▁Vari ants ▁Be aver ▁R X - 2 8 ▁Single - se at , ▁power ed ▁by ▁a ▁ ▁Rot ax ▁ 2 7 7 , ▁produced ▁by ▁Spect rum ▁A ircraft