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Size and Weight
The Brio-10 has a wingspan of 41 inches, with an overall length of 40 inches. The wing area is 325 square inches. The weight is anywhere from 28 to 34 oz. depending on what options you place on the airplane.
Avionics
The avionics must be acquired separately from the airplane. A six-channel receiver is recommended by E-Flight. For the servos, four sub-micro servos are recommended. Servos are electronic devices that receive the input from the receiver and move a lever arm. Each servo is connected to one control surface, such as the rudder. When the servo moves, the lever moves the control surface, making the airplane move accordingly.
Motor
One of two motors is recommended for the Brio-10: either a Park 480 Outrunner or a Power 10. A Power 10 motor draws 2.1 amps at 10 volts on very low power. At cruising power, it draws 32 amps. At full maximum, for short bursts lasting no more than 15 seconds, it draws 42 amps. The weight is 4.3 oz., and the diameter is 1.4 inches. The shaft diameter is 5 mm, or 0.2 inches; this is slightly thinner than a quarter-inch.
A Park 480 draws 22 amps at cruising speed and has a maximum power draw of 28 amps for 15 seconds. The weight is 3.1 oz., and the diameter is 1.4 inches. This is a slightly weaker motor that the Power 10 because of its current draw characteristics. The motor does not come with the airplane.
Battery
The battery is also not included with the airplane. The recommended battery is a three-cell unit producing 11.1 volts. The power rating of the battery should be anywhere from 1,320 milliamp-hours to 2,100 milliamp-hours. A milliamp-hour refers to how many amps of power the battery puts forth in one hour. Since 1,000 milliamps is 1 amp, the battery requirements can also be stated as producing between 1.32 to 2.1 amp-hours of electricity.