WW 2 Aircraft
Utube videos
1. YouTube
- maquette spitfire au CLM Spit with
torquemaster, what a sound!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNA06f5sQQQ
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWPhmS0x3Bo
Dutch Spit landing
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFb3T5eQiqU
Dutch Spit take off. 4 min
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrCow_no4pA&feature=related
Workshop talk Usa
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA9MNjAlbWs
Dutch flight
6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiGXkCTBVb4
USA takeoff 3 min
7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEA4euVXH10
Electric Spit Maiden 2 1/2 min
8. watch-v=6NT6XoUlPm8&feature=player_embeddedCTRL
+ Click to follow link Micks Strutter and Petes electric Spit
9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbjVhXKmjO4
Jims contest aerobatics
10. http://www.youtube.com/watch-v=l6u5-Vq3qVYwatch-v=t7u8DgSoCPo Belgium Spit maiden, 10 min
11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HQCXa1KCiY Micks spit, 3w 80cc, 8 min
12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_MyublwoYY Micks Spit in contest.
12. Mick Reeves Spit contest Barkston june
2011.wmv http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-iwmvaYlqY
13. P1000518 Mick Reeves Hurricane
retracts. Hurricane
hydraulic retracts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-iwmvaYlqY
14. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkYUFPJ6EN8
http://www.rcscalebuilder.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5088&TPN=47&get=last#342692
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZgL1HfVXvs
U-tube video of Hurri ELECTRIC retracts
http://www.youtube.com/user/captainpercy
Spitfire inverted
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scale. Span 109", 2770 mm. For engine 60 -
80 cc.. Will require nose ballast. Finished weight is
under 15 KG. forum_posts.asp-TID=18172&TPN=1&get=last#366700 Link to building forum. |
Plans , instructions
and laser cut balsa and ply parts, for fuselage, wings, tail, fin, rudder. £184 Balsa pack. £22 12 Epoxy mouldings £115. 10 Vac forms. £11 Hardware packet. £23 Canopy £6 Canopy rails £6 ProSkin, 4 sheets £132 Wing tubes. £22 Dash £7. or Super dash £20 Spinner 5" £35 Wheels 6" £65 Retract set, Air £295 Retract set, electric £295 Dummy scale prop kit £20 Photo CD, 550 shots. £20 |
![]() My 1/4.5 scale Hurricane is now flying under electric power. 110" span, 15 kg. |
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![]() Basic fuselage is quickly built, then stringers at the back, proskin panels at the front. |
![]() Stringered wood fuselage , proskin panels, epoxy cowl. Proskin covered wings. |
![]() NOW IN STOCK. Big Hurricane scale action retracts. Air powered with additional option of hydraulic slow action, parts are included in the price. The pair of retracts, with sprung main legs, and all valves, pipes and connectors to complete the working system. £295 Videos
of both types on U-tube. links above |
![]() Alternative ELECTRIC system. Complete set only requires a 4 or 5 cell 1000 mah battery and a small servo to operate. Slow realistic action. Compare to air system - There are no.. Air leaks, no plumbing pipes,No fillers, gauges. etc. You don't need a pump to fill it. How many operations do you get from an air system before refilling? Half a dozen? We calculate you could get 1000 with this system!! Recharge once a year?? On the field you just plug in and you are ready to go. £295 |
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CG. Mark the distance from LE on the end rib. Lift the
tail to get fuselage level. |
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Exact scale SPITFIRE Mark IX.
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![]() Micks 1/6 spitfire at the World Champs, Reno, Nevada. This model won the top score in static at one world championship. It won the best flight at another world championship. Renowned for its good flight ability. |
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Span 74 inches. Engine. 10 to 20cc.
Weight. 12 lbs. Main balsa wood required to complete the kit. |
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![]() 1/4 scale Spitfire exhaust kit. £8. The moulded halves are cut out and glued together, then glued to the small mounting plate. These are then fitted to the long plate with 4 screws provided. The open pipes allow good airflow for cooling. |
![]() 1/4 Spit or Hurri wheels. Metal hub with bronze bushes. £65 pair. |
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![]() INSTRUMENT PANEL KITS For WW2 British fighters. As shown. 1/7 scale £5. 1/6 scale £5. 1/5 scale £5. 1/4.5 scale £7. 1/4 scale £7. 1/3 scale £10. Now included in our Spitfire and Hurricane kits. Can be assembled in half an hour. |
![]() Self adhesive silver detailing sheets. 4 sheets ( screws, hatches, dzuz, stitching). plus 3 view to show positioning of details. In 1/4, 1/5, 1/6 scales. £3 per sheet or £12 for all 4. ![]() Silver self adhesive vinyl sheet. 12" x 24". £2.50. Use for scale hatches etc. see my 1/4 Spitfi |
![]() Vac form radiators and blisters set, 1/4 scale £8
1/4 scale doors kit. |
re![]() Sliding canopy rails. 12
inch long brass. £6 pair
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![]() Alloy spinners . 3 3/4" and 4" £24. 5" £32 6", turned from solid. £42. Spun £35. |
![]() 4" heavy duty plastic spinner £6. ![]() SPINNER TIP For security, the spinner cone must fit into the backplate groove. This can be difficult to see. Paint your spinner with the cone inthe backplate. If the cone is not seated tightly, it will show as picture. |
![]() Super 6" Carbon spinner. Lightweight and strong. £70 |
![]() 3 or 4 BLADE SCALE SPITFIRE PROP KITS See my model at the top of page. 1/6 scale £10. 1/4 scale. £20 |
![]() This 1/6 scale sergeant pilot is included in the kit |
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![]() 1/6 Retracts |
![]() I can carry the spit fuselage with one hand. (batteries out) |
| June 2011. Ali Machinsky flew my electric Spitfire. Three flights. I was thinking about remarks I heard saying that light models are no good. They flit, or fly like a kite. Ali's 1/4 Spit weighs 90 lbs, so I wondered how he would find my 35 lb one. He was delighted with it. He flew
massive loops, slow rolls, 4 point roll, barrel roll,
Immalman, inverted |
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| July 2011 Customers might be interested in the way I fly, which is carefully planned for contest flights. My electric Spit has limited duration, so I now do a 'turn arround' schedule to save wasting time in circuits. I only use full power for verticle climbs, and level cruise is done at about 1/2 throttle. This looks and sounds better than using full throttle throughout. This my present schedule. Model stands still, into wind. slowly open
throotle and take-off with 1/2 throttle, keep climb-out
straight and at shallow angle. why don't you try it. Mick |
![]() How I carry my 1/4 Spitfire. Wings and tail at the side, fuselage velcroed to the hand hold above. One seat removed, chest of drawers with plastic box on top. Model restes on a pad and on the folded rear seats. No fixings needed here. I lift the model out with my left hand under the fuselage joint. Easy. Still have 5 seats and room for two more models. |
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| A scale access hatch from ProSkin in 10 minutes! 1.
Use scissors to cut the hatch shape from ProSkin. For a flush fitting hatch. |
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![]() Turnigy C80100 180kv motor. Jeti 200 amp ESC. 12s x 10 ah. 24 x 12 prop, 6k8 at 130 amps. More power than 80cc petrol engine. I reckon thrust is now better than 1:1. I love it! I have now flown with 3 batteries, 15ah for longer flight time. |
![]() Pete Fords installation.. |
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April 2009. Micks new one, ready for first flight. Ted Cooke's. Zenoah 61 with pipe, "bags of power" |
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1/4 Spit data from our customers. Whats yours? Contest limit is
15 kg.
| Name | weight kg | Engine | ballast gm | CG | |||
| Mick Reeves | 12.5 kg | Moki 360 twin | batteries | no cockpit | scale cooling | ||
| Jim Reeves | 14.5 kg | Zenoah 62 | 600 gm | old fuselage | 7" | ||
| Paul P | 14 kg | moki 75 single | none | no paint yet | |||
| Abe | 18.6 kg | 2720 gm | |||||
| John Mota | 20.22kg | ZDZ 100R twin | 1700 gm | ||||
| Mick Reeves number 2 |
14.5kg | 3W 80 twin 24 x 12, 6000rpm |
Engine lightened. No ballast |
ProSkin Wings |
Scale cooling | 6" | 75% expo on elev. |
| Ted | 17.7 kg | Zen 62+pipe | 1 kg | ProSkin | |||
| Mathieu Reynjens | 16kg | Torquemaster | 28 x 14 | 4200 rpm | 7" | scale cooling | |
| Jim Reeves | 16 kg | Zen 62 | 1.2kgm, in front of prop. | 6 1.2" | scale cooling |
| Pete Ford. | 16 1/2 kg | turnigy C80100 | 2x 12s, 5000mah | 24x12 | 6500rpm | 6 1/2" | |
| Mick Reeves | 15.85kg | turnigy C80100 | 2x 12s, 5000mah | 24 x 12 | 6700. | 6 3/4" | 17 1/2 kg thrust |
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Nov 2010. My new 2010 Spit was weighed. Without paint and a few details. 14 1/2 kg, So finished flying weight should be about 15 1/2 kg. Contest weight without batteries 12 1/2 kg. Probable weight with petrol engine 13 1/2 kg (mine is electric) |
Customers comments. ' the best spitfire kit on the
market (far superior to the .... or the ..... one, and with 100% scale cockpit and fittings etc, its ready to fly weight was only 33 lb, i ncluding the Z62 and torquemaster. 'the Torquemaster is incredible. The low rpm with scale diameter prop make a model that sounds every inch the part and not just looks great, and I cannot recommend it enough.' |
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![]() Bob Norton's neat saito twin instalation. Spark ignition. 1/6 Spit |
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![]() electric retracts in 1/6 Spit. |
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![]() Mathieu Reyntjens Torquemaster installation. |
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![]() 3W 80. . Carb feed from behind spinner. bottom left, Spectrum Rx, throttle servo.Top left, retract valve, gauge, filler, speed control valve, ignition battery. Rx battery will be 1800 lipo.No switches used, just plug in. |
![]() 3W 80. Cooling duct at bottom rear. 24 x 12 plastic prop, 5900 rpm. 95 Db on silencer. FOR SALE |
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![]() Jims Spit with Zenoah 62. Won flying contest July 2008. Short pipe added. 7600 on 22 x 12 prop. |
![]() News. Thanks to Ted Cook, we now know that covering the 2008 wing with ProSkin is acually very easy. Seperates sheets are used for the front and rear, with split along the main spar. 3 1/2 sheets of 0.3 mm are needed. Latest way - in one sheet, with split along main spar near the tip. |
![]() Easy way to add ballast. Steel discs or washers in front of prop, well forward! About 1.6 kg here. Equivalent to 2.3 kg on the engine. Note scale exhaust outlet. 3 mm ply engine mount. |
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| NEWS. October 2007. I
built a 1/4 scale Spit for my 2008 contest model. I will
need it to be below |
![]() My 2009 Spit with Moki 360 twin. Ducts to cylinders from scale intake, and carb from the side. Items from the rear;- Rxs, air filler, two Rx switches, retract valve and servo, one litre tank, throttle servo, rudder servo, elevator servo, glow switch and ammeter. Batteries will be at the front, dependant on CG. This engine was sold. |
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![]() Canopy rail and rivets I used our new rivets set to
apply the 20,000 rivets to the wing panels, |
![]() ![]() Sep 09. The engine cooling from the scale carb intake was not quite good enough. It was very hot after a flight. I have cut inlet and outlet doors in the bottom cowl, I also cut some 1 inch holes in the top wing skin so air could enter past the retracts. |
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![]() Steve Foxon. Maiden flight. Flies like a dream. 3W 75, 24x10 prop. 38 lbs. CG 6". |
![]() Corne Gous from South Africa. MVVS 80cc. |
![]() Mathieu Reyntjens from Belgium. Torqumaster fitted. |
![]() Mark James Spit with our Torqumaster |
![]() Bill Wilkinson |
![]() Kevin Hopwood from Arizona. 1/6 scale, Laser 100. 14 lbs. 'Flew like a dream'. |
![]() Mathieu Reynjens. Torquemaster/Zenoah 62. 16 kg, scale cooling intake. "Very smooth". 28 x 18 prop. Sounds great, see Utube above. |
![]() Dennis Hartly. 'great flying model' |
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![]() John Mota From USA. 100cc inline ZDZ |
![]() Jason Thomas |
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MARK NUMBERS OF MERLIN ENGINED SPITFIRES
The fo1lowing Mks of Spitfire are all basically similar
externally, except for following.
There are two main groups:
1. Long nose (As supplied in kit). Mks.VII, VIII , IX, X, XI,
XVI.
With four blade prop & two radiators.
2. Short nose. (2 1/3" shorter than kit model). Mks. I, II,
V, VI, XIII.
One radiator, one oil cooler, 3 blade prop. (2 blade on early Mk
I.)
The enlarged rudder shown on plan was fitted to some Mk VII,
VIII, IX, XI,
most MK XVI and all Mk X.
ARMAMENT . The suffix letter after the mark no. indicates the
type of wing fitted.
A Eight 0.303" machine guns.
B. Two 2Omm cannon, plus four 0.303" machine guns.
C. Two or four cannon, plus four 303 machine guns.
E. Two cannon, plus two 0.5" machine guns.
The standard tips could be varied by being clipped or extended,
and these could apply
to any Mk. Retract tailwheel. On Mk. VII, VIII, X, and some Mk
XI.
CANOPY SHAPES
Flat. Mk. I.
Curved top. Mk. I, II, V.
Blown. (As in kit) Mk. V, VIII, IX, XVI.
Teardrop. Mk. IX, XVI.
External bulletproof wind screen was used on Mk. I, II, V. and
was changed to
internal from Mk V on. (Mk V with external screen was a
conversion from Mk I.)
Other points to watch. When modelling a particular aircraft,
check such points as
exhausts, wheels, small blisters and openings, wing type, as well
as the camouflage
and markings which usually varied from the official type.
Customers comments
'I have built 12 Spitfire models, your 1/4 Spit
was the best.'
'I have just crashed your 1/6 Spit after 10 years of flying.
It was the best flying model I ever had. Send a new one.'
'I have flown one for 13 years and over 800 flights and have
proved to myself and all who saw it that nothing flies like
a Spitfire."
MOSQUITO
1/6.5 Mosquito. 100 inch span (2.54 M). Weight 24 lbs (11 kG)
![]() Ted Cook after maiden flight on Electric power. Landed very slowly even without flaps. |
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Suits two 90 to 150 engines. (15 cc to 25cc)
Balsa wing outer panels and tail. The rest in epoxy mouldings.
Rear fuselage detaches at the scale joint. Outer wings unplug.
Part kit price £600, plus postage
Kit contains.
5 Clear EPOXY mouldings
6 canopy mouldings
16 Vac formed parts.
Laser cut plywood spars and formers.
Laser cut balsa wing and tail ribs.
3 page plans, notes and pictures,
Wing mounting tubes,
Extra balsa etc will be
required.
The kit contains no hardware, hinges, etc , so you can devise
these yourself.
Extras.
Wheels £26.50 pair.
Spinners £60 pair.
Retracts £175. Air cylinders £60 pair
Vinyl decals, general set with grey letters £17.50, duxford
special £17.50.
Spitfire dash to 1/6.5 scale, useful to modify for Mossie. £5
![]() Bob Parry. 26cc chinese engines. 'Flies like a dream' 'lots of power, did victory roll' |
![]() Ted Cook. Electric power similat to Pete Fords. ![]() |
ELECTRIC MOSSIES Mosquito
built by Pete Ford using two Tornado C6354 200kv motors. |
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